Other Publications

Legal Innovation Program

European Trends on Digital Platform Regulation [in Japanese]

AuthorIKEGAI Naoto
DateMay 2021

AbstractRegarding the various EU digital platform (DPF) regulations, this article deals with DPF-related institutional reforms and legislation introduced by the European Commission from 2014 to the present.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

Multilateralism and democracy in Asia [in Spanish]

AuthorICHIHARA Maiko
DateMay 2021

AbstractThe article proposes that institutional and cooperation frameworks that had been developed in Asia by the first decade of the 2000s have had few tangible outputs. Political instability and the rise of authoritarian powers such as China represents a challenge for the expansion of democracy in the region. The answer to prevent this will be based on cooperation, consolidation of emerging democracies and institutionalization, but this could be even more challenging with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Seoul incident and feminism: Five Korean socially conscious films that are both art-oriented and popular [in Japanese]

AuthorKwon, Yongseok
DateMay 10th, 2021

AbstractMany Korean films are bold in their criticism of politics and power, and touch upon historical and social issues. The strength of Korean cinema is that it combines art and popular appeal. In particular, the "Candlelight Revolution"(2015-2017)that led to the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, triggered the emergence of socially conscious films.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

Demand for electronic components and the challenge for globalization [in Spanish]

AuthorHANNIG, Sascha
DateMay 6, 2021

AbstractThe article relates the scarcity of some core goods with the attitudes that some countries took at the beginning of the pandemic and the impact these have in Latin America.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

‘Human Rights and Democracy Diplomacy’ under Transformation: International Cooperation among Democratic Countries and the Direction for Japan [in Japanese]

AuthorICHIHARA, Maiko
DateMay 2021

AbstractThe Biden administration has placed the protection of human rights and democracy diplomacy, at the core of its new policy, and the cornerstone of its new line has become the promotion of human rights and democracy through international cooperation. In the background, in addition to the retreat of the liberal international order, the US administration and intellectuals are aware of the changing perception of the US by the international community.

Quantitative analysis of civil wars [in Japanese]

AuthorOBAYASHI Kazuhiro
DateApr. 2021

AbstractThe section introduces the quantitative studies of civil war, and conducts an analysis on the potential role of power sharing arrangments as a key to faciliate stability and democratization in a post-conflict society.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

Japan as an Agenda Setter for the Quad’s Vaccine Diplomacy

AuthorICHIHARA Maiko; YAMADA Atsushi
DateApr. 30, 2021

AbstractThe article refers to Japan’s role in pushing vaccine diplomacy through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), amidst an aggressive strategy by countries such as China and Russia which have invested in providing vaccines to developing countries, taking the place of traditional aiders, like the US or Japan, which have failed to provide vaccines to poorer countries as a policy.

Joining the International System [in Japanese]

AuthorYAMADA Atsushi
Date2021

AbstractJapan's entry into the international system during the 1950s and 1960s was followed by a period in which both the benefits and costs of that participation were extremely high.

A Guide to EU Environmental Law [in Japanese]

AuthorNAKANISHI Yumiko
DateApr. 2021

AbstractA textbook for EU Environmental Law in Japanese.The book is composed of two parts. The first part explains what the EU environmental law is, how EU measures are adopted and are implemented. The second part covers several issues which are related to enviornmental protection, animal welfare, energy and others.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

Ninety percent of vaccines come from China and Chile, why did the confirmed rate increase instead of decreasing? [in Chinese]

DateApr. 14, 2021

AbstractPress article referring to the effectiveness of Chinese vaccines in Chile. Ms. Sascha Hannig is quoted in this article.