OKADA Yohei
CV
- LL.B. (2010), LL.M. (2012) and LL.D. (2015), Kyoto University
- Kyoto University, Assistant Professor (Apr.-Sept. 2015)
- Kobe University, Associate Professor (Oct. 2015-present)
- Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Visiting Scholar (Sept. 2018-Sept. 2019)
Research Topic
Public international law, Law of international responsibility, Law of international organizations, International human rights law, UN peacekeeping operations
Selected Publications
- Effective Control Test at the Interface between the Law of International Responsibility and the Law of International Organizations: Managing Concerns over the Attribution of UN Peacekeepers' Conduct to Troop-Contributing Nations", Leiden Journal of International Law, vol. 32(2) (2019, forthcoming).
- Identification of Customary International Law by the International Court of Justice: Some Reflections on Recent Debates", Journal of International Cooperation Studies, vol. 26(2) (2019), pp. 125-49 (in Japanese) (co-authored with Hinako Takata and Kie Abe).
- Interpretation of Article VIII Section 29 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the UN: Legal Basis and Limits of a Human Rights-based Approach to the Haiti Cholera Case", International Organizations Law Review, vol. 15(1) (2018), pp. 39-76.
- The Inherent Conflict between Jurisdictional Immunity of International Organizations and the Right of Access to Courts: An Analysis of the ECtHR Case Law", Journal of International Cooperation Studies, vol. 24(2) (2017), pp. 15-37 (in Japanese).
- Attribution of the Multinational Forces' Conduct under the Authorization by the UN Security Council: A Revisit to the Categorical Dichotomy between the UN Peacekeeping Forces and the Multinational Forces", Hogaku Ronso [Kyoto Law Review], vol. 177(1) (pp. 141-61) & (2) (pp. 94-116) (2015) (in Japanese).
Message
International law provides us with a reasonable starting point for a discussion about how to handle multifaceted challenges which the international community is confronted with. Understanding where we are always precedes discussing where we are going.
Office Hour / Contact Information
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