Tuesday, March 17, 2026

New Volume: Japanese Yearbook of International Law

The latest volume of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 68, 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • In Memoriam
    • Yuji Iwasawa, Judge Shigeru Oda (1924–2025)
  • Challenges for Inter-State Dispute Settlement in the Era of Multilateral Disputes
    • Dai Tamada, Introductory Note
    • Dai Tamada, Inference of Disputes: A Key Element for Multilateralising Dispute Settlement
    • Xinjun Zhang, The Judicial Protection of Community Interests at the World Court: Evolution, Progress, and Challenges
    • Béatrice Bonafé, The Sound Administration of Justice in Multilateral Dispute Settlement
    • Kei Nakajima, Multilateral Evidence-Gathering and Fact-Finding
    • Christian J. Tams, Unprecedented “Waves” and “Damp Squibs”: What to Make of the Recent Surge of Interventions in ICJ Proceedings?
    • Juliette McIntyre, Legal Effect of Judgments in Multilateral Dispute Settlement
    • Alina Miron, The Legal Implications of Advisory Opinions on Dispute Settlement
  • Current State and Issues of Japan’s Governance in a Digital and AI-Implemented Society: Focusing on Consumer, Information, and Competition Law
    • Emiko Maruyama & Takami Hayashi, Introductory Note
    • Takehiro Ohya, Algorithm, Society, and Consumers
    • Emiko Maruyama, Personalized Pricing — Intersection of Information Law, Competition Law, and Consumer Law —
    • Kaori Ishii, Regulating Dark Patterns — Current Frameworks and Future Directions in Consumer and Information Law —
    • Sayako Takizawa, Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Japan: Current Trends Focusing on Digital Platform Regulations
  • Public International Law
    • Yasue Mochizuki, Debating Universal Jurisdiction for Serious Human Rights Violations — Implications of ASEAN States’ Practices —