“Law of the Sea, Territories” by Prof. NISHIMOTO Kentaro

Prof. Nishimoto is Professor of Tohoku University.
The lecture will cover two fields of international law relating to the spatial ordering of the world: the law of territory and the law of the sea. A common feature of the two fields is that the jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals has played a significant role in the development and operation of the law. After introducing the audience to basic rules and principles of the law of territory and the law of the sea, the lecture will discuss how they have been translated into practice. The discussion on the law of territory will focus on frequently invoked rules and principles and the approach adopted by international courts and tribunals in resolving territorial disputes. The discussion on the law of the sea will take up recent developments in international courts and tribunals and in State practice that have an impact on the existing legal framework its further development.