Akiho SHIBATA
CV
- LLM, 1992, Kyoto University
- LLM (international legal studies), 1993, New York University
- Okayama University. Associate Professor, 1995-2005.
- Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva. Advisor, 2001-03.
- Japanese Delegations to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, 2002-09.
- Japanese Delegation to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety meetings, 2007-10.
- Visiting Fellow, Australian National Univeristy, 2009-10.
- Visiting Professor, The University of Grenoble Alps, 2013.
- Member, Japanese Antartic Research Expedition, 2016-17
- Kobe University. Professor, since 2005.
- Director, Polar Cooperation Research Center (PCRC), since 2015.
Research Topics
Public international law, Antartic Treaty System, polar law, and international environmental law.
Major Publications
- International Liability Regime for Biodiversity Damage (Editor, Routledge, 2014).
- "Japan and 100 Years of Antarctic legal order: Any lessons for the Arctic?", The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol.7 (2015).
- Emerging Legal Orders in the Arctic: The Role of Non-Arctic Actors (Co-edited with L. Zou, N. Sellheim, and M. Scopelliti, Routledge, 2018).
- "After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022: Can we still cooperate with Russia in the Arctic?", Polar Record, Vol.59 (2023) (co-author with Timo Koivurova).
- "Regulating Antarctic tourism: The challenge of consensus-decision making", American Journal of International Law, Vol.117 (4) (2023) (co-author with Kees Bastmeijer, et al).
- "Science advice for international governance", Marine Policy, Vol.163 (2024) (Co-authored with Steven Sown, et al).
- "Ice sheet conservation and international discord: governing (potential) glacial geoengineering in the Antarctica", International Affairs, Vol.100 (6) (2024) (co-author with Patrick Flamm).
Message
Let's learn how to "use" international law and its techniques in the real world!
Office Hour / Contact Information
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Akiho Shibata's Researchmap
Director Shibata at Polar Cooperation Research Center
Kobe University Interview: First lawyer in Antartica: a pursuit of field-based international law research.