The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 66, 2023)
The latest volume (Vol. 66, 2023) of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law (formerly Annual Yearbook of Private International Law) – published by the International Law Association of Japan – has recently been released. It contains the following articles, case notes, and English translations of some court decisions relating to or relevant to private international law.
MOBILITY AND BELONGING IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
Yuko Nishitani
Introductory Note (p. 169)
Nami Thea Ohnishi
Nationality and Citizenship in Relation to the Migration Phenomenon (p. 174)
Hirohide Takikawa
Free Movement and Nationality (p. 189)
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Inclusion and Exclusion of Immigrants and Refugees in Japan: A Preliminary Study (p. 212)
KONDO Atsushi
Human Rights of Non-Citizens and Nationality — The Peculiarities of Japan’s Nationality Legislation from a Comparative Legal Perspective — (p. 245)
OBATA Kaoru
Beyond the Concept of “Human Rights of Permanently Domiciled Foreigners” in Japanese Public Law Theory — Taking Seriously of Ambiguity in Nationality in the Age of International Migration — (p. 272)
Yuko Nishitani
Personal Law in Contemporary Private International Law — The Changing Role of Nationality, Citizenship, and Habitual Residence — (p. 295)
CASES AND ISSUES IN JAPANESE PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Shiho Kato
Dismissal of Proceedings on Account of Special Circumstances Under Article 3-9 of the Japanese Code of Civil Procedure (p. 445)
Ai Murakami
Extraterritorial Application of the Japanese Antimonopoly Act (p. 457)
Judicial Decisions in Japan
- Private International Law
Intellectual Property High Court, Judgment, July 20, 2022
Applicable Law — Patent Infringement — Territoriality Principle (p. 561)
Tokyo District Court, Judgment, April 12, 2021
Applicable Law to Tort Liability — Infringement of a Right of Child Custody (p. 565)
Tokyo District Court, Judgment, November 12, 2021
Applicable law — Jurisdiction — Liability of Internet Service Providers (p. 567)
Tokyo District Court, Judgment, March 23, 2022
State Immunity — Unrecognized States — Jurisdiction of the Place of Tort — forum necessitatis — Applicable Law to Tort Liability (p. 569)
Tokyo Family Court, Decision, January 4, 2021
Jurisdiction — Applicable Law — Action to Rebut the Presumption of Child in Wedlock (p. 577)
Tokyo Family Court, Adjudication, January 27, 2021
Applicable law — Jurisdiction — Joint Adoption by a Married Couple with Different Nationalities (p. 580)
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The full contents of Vols. 1~64 (1957-2021) are available on HeinOnline.