Studies, Chinese Journal of International Law, and Advisory Boards of Global
Journal of Comparative Law, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, and
Korean Journal of International & Comparative Law.
Contributors
Hiroyuki Banzai has been a Professor of Law at Waseda University since April
2009, teaching public international law. His previous teaching experience includes
Associate Professor of Surugadai University in Saitama. For his academic background, he received Master of Laws and Doctor of Laws Thesis of Waseda
University. His main areas of expertise are on state responsibility for internationally
wrongful acts, sources of law and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
His book “Study on State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts” won
the Adachi Mineichiro Memorial Award in 2016.
Yinan Bao is an associate professor at School of International Law, East China
University of Political Science and Law. He did his Ph.D. studies in diplomatic law
at University of Sussex from 2010 to 2014 with a thesis entitled When Old
Principles Face New Challenges: A Critical Analysis of the Principle of Diplomatic
Inviolability. He had previously studied LLM in Public International Law at the
University of Leicester from 2009 to 2010. Dr Bao’s major research interest is in
public international law, especially in diplomatic law, territorial disputes and the
law of the sea. His major academic work includes: “The US Theory of Excessive
Maritime Claims and Its Practice: A Critical Analysis” (Chinese International
Studies, 2017), “International Law Issues concerning the Unauthorized Intrusions
of US Warships into the Adjacent Waters of Chinese Maritime Features in the
South China Sea: A Positivist Analysis” (Pacific Journal, 2019), “Low-Tide
Elevations: A Contemporary Analysis” (The Legal Challenges of Maritime Order in
East Asia, 2018), “On the Historical Evolution of the Principle of Diplomatic
Inviolability” (Chinese International Law Review, 2012) and “International Law
Issues Concerning the Referendum of Crimea: A Preliminary Analysis” (Chinese
Yearbook of International Law, 2015).
Yurika Ishii is Associate Professor at National Defense Academy of Japan. Her
areas of research interests include general public international law, law of the sea
and international/transnational criminal law. She has published a number of papers
on law of the sea, of which topics include maritime delimitation, submarine cables,
migrants at sea, piracy, obligation of due regards, and self-defense at high seas. Her
most recent writings include “The ‘Due Regard’ Obligation and the Peaceful and
Economic Uses of the EEZ other than Fisheries,” International Journal of Marine
and Coastal Law, Vol. 34 pp. 73–88 (2019). She achieved LL.B. from the
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, LL.M. from Cornell Law School, and Ph.D.
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Editors and Contributors
Journal of Comparative Law, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, and
Korean Journal of International & Comparative Law.
Contributors
Hiroyuki Banzai has been a Professor of Law at Waseda University since April
2009, teaching public international law. His previous teaching experience includes
Associate Professor of Surugadai University in Saitama. For his academic background, he received Master of Laws and Doctor of Laws Thesis of Waseda
University. His main areas of expertise are on state responsibility for internationally
wrongful acts, sources of law and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
His book “Study on State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts” won
the Adachi Mineichiro Memorial Award in 2016.
Yinan Bao is an associate professor at School of International Law, East China
University of Political Science and Law. He did his Ph.D. studies in diplomatic law
at University of Sussex from 2010 to 2014 with a thesis entitled When Old
Principles Face New Challenges: A Critical Analysis of the Principle of Diplomatic
Inviolability. He had previously studied LLM in Public International Law at the
University of Leicester from 2009 to 2010. Dr Bao’s major research interest is in
public international law, especially in diplomatic law, territorial disputes and the
law of the sea. His major academic work includes: “The US Theory of Excessive
Maritime Claims and Its Practice: A Critical Analysis” (Chinese International
Studies, 2017), “International Law Issues concerning the Unauthorized Intrusions
of US Warships into the Adjacent Waters of Chinese Maritime Features in the
South China Sea: A Positivist Analysis” (Pacific Journal, 2019), “Low-Tide
Elevations: A Contemporary Analysis” (The Legal Challenges of Maritime Order in
East Asia, 2018), “On the Historical Evolution of the Principle of Diplomatic
Inviolability” (Chinese International Law Review, 2012) and “International Law
Issues Concerning the Referendum of Crimea: A Preliminary Analysis” (Chinese
Yearbook of International Law, 2015).
Yurika Ishii is Associate Professor at National Defense Academy of Japan. Her
areas of research interests include general public international law, law of the sea
and international/transnational criminal law. She has published a number of papers
on law of the sea, of which topics include maritime delimitation, submarine cables,
migrants at sea, piracy, obligation of due regards, and self-defense at high seas. Her
most recent writings include “The ‘Due Regard’ Obligation and the Peaceful and
Economic Uses of the EEZ other than Fisheries,” International Journal of Marine
and Coastal Law, Vol. 34 pp. 73–88 (2019). She achieved LL.B. from the
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, LL.M. from Cornell Law School, and Ph.D.
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Editors and Contributors