Other Publications

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.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

Democracy: the end of an era? [in Spanish]

AuthorHANNIG, Sascha
DateApr. 6, 2021

AbstractThe op-ed describes the overall situation of democracy in the world and how this is reflected in the Chilean case.

The duty to seek a preliminary ruling and the right of access to the court [in Japanese]

AuthorNAKANISHI Yumiko
Date2021

AbstractCase note “BVerfG, Beschluss des Zweiten Senats vom 19. Dezember 2017, 2 BvR 424/17”(Case note, 2 BvR 424/17 of the German Constitutional Court). The case in question is concerned with the right to a fair trial by a judge as stated in the Article 101(1)(b) of the German Basic Law (Constitution). The analyzed issue details a problem found in the German Federal Fiscal Court, which had not asked the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling .

Legal Innovation Program

Making the National Archives from the Perspective of Future Users [in Japanese]

AuthorINOUE Yuriko
Date2021

AbstractThe National Archives will need to be constantly reviewed from the perspective of the diverse users of the future.

Legal Innovation Program

Special Libraries and Copyright Latest Trends 2021 [in Japanese]

AuthorIKEGAI Naoto
Date2021

AbstractThe article explains the revision of Article 31 of the Copyright Acts.