STL/Kyoto University Joint Student Seminar in International Law

On May 20 and 21, a group of STL and Kyoto University students will participate in a Joint Student Seminar in International Law, to be held on STL’s campus in Shenzhen. Students will present papers on emerging issues of international law. Professor Shotaro Hamamoto will lead the Kyoto University group, and Professor Mark Feldman will lead the group from STL. The following papers will be presented at the seminar:

The Kyoto students and paper topics are as follows:

Okada, Yohei:

– Attribution of Conducts Carried out by UN Peacekeepers: The Concept of Effective Control

Ochi, Megumi:

– Amnesties in the International Criminal Justice

Hirano, Miharu:

– Human Rights to Water and Investment Arbitration

Kitamura, Rieko:

– The Scope of Religious Freedom in the European Convention on Human Rights

Nisugi, Kento:

– Non-pecuniary Remedies in Investment Treaty Arbitration: Application of ILC Articles in Transnational Forum

Takata, Hinako:

– The Roles of the International Human Rights Courts in Promoting and Helping Transition to Democracy

The STL students and paper topics are as follows:

Chen Shenglan：

– Protecting Human Rights of Host States’ Local Residents through Non-Party Submissions

Daniel Culpepper：

– Ukraine Crisis Sanctions: WTO Obligations and Security Exceptions

Du Xiaoye：

– Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in China and Japan: A Comparison of Practice

Jiang Shan：

– Anonymous No More: Regulating Offshore Transfer of Corruption Proceeds via Service Providers

Xia Zhiyi：

– The Transparency Principle in International Investment Arbitration and China’s Reactions

Zhang Junqi：

– Corruption-tainted Investment in Investor-State Arbitration: Current Approaches and Possible Alternatives