THE
JAPANESE ANNUAL
OFINTERNATIONAL LAW

No. 411998

THE INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION OF JAPANTHE JAPANESE ANNUAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

No. 41 (1998)
CONTENTSArticles
A Critical Analysis of Changes and Recent Developments in the Concept ofConservation of Fishery Resources on the High Seas ............ Atsuko Kanehara

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New Japan-China Fisheries Agreement - An Evaluation from the Point ofView of Dispute Settlement - .......................................... Masahiro Miyoshi 30
The Law Applicable to the Assignment of Receivables - Japanese Conflictof-Law Rules in the Age of Securitization - ...................... Yoshiaki Nomura44

Book Reviews....................................................................................................

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Judicial Decisions in Japan
I. Public International Law

Takamatsu High Court, November 25, 1997 ................................................
The Prison Law and Its Rules of Implementation - Rights of Convicts under theJapanese Constitution to Communicate with and Consult Counsel, Interpretationof the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - the Vienna
Convention on the Law of Treaties - the European Convention on Human Rights- UN General Assembly Resolutions - Opinions of the Human Rights
Committee

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Tokyo District Court, Hachioji Branch, March 14, 1997...............................
Demand for the Cessation of Nighttime Takeoffs and Landings by United States
Military Aircrafts at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and for Compensation for theSuffering Caused by the Aircraft Noise - State Immunity

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Sapporo District Court, March 27, 1997........................................................
Article 20 (3) of the Land Expropriation Law - Article 27 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - Claims for Revocation of the Decision
to Expropriate the Land Concerned for Construction of the Nibutani Dam Recognition of the Ainu as an Indigenous People - Declaration of the Illegalityof the Decision Because of Unjust Neglect of the Culture of the Ainu Minority

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VICONTENTS[No. 41,1998]

Matsue District Court, August 15, 1997 .......................................................
Law for Regulation for Fishing Operation by Foreign Nationals - JapaneseKorean Fisheries Agreement - the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Adjudicatory Jurisdiction in the Extended Territorial Sea - Fishery Zone Straight Baseline - Relationships between Municipal and International Law

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II. Private International Law
Supreme Court, July 7, 1997 ........................................................................ 100
Parallel Import of BBS Car Wheels - Affirmation of Implied License Theory- No Infringement ofJapanese Patent
Supreme Court, July 11, 1997 ...................................................................... 104
Enforcement of Foreign Judgment -Judgment by a State Court in CaliforniaCompensatory and Punitive Damages - Enforcement of Punitive Damage
Awards Refused Because of Contrariety to Public Policy inJapan
Supreme Court, July 11, 1997 ...................................................................... 107
Enforcement of Foreign Judgment - Judgment by a State Court in California Enforcement of Interest Based on the Foreign Judgment
Supreme Court, September 4, 1997 .............................................................. 109
Applicable Law - Formation and Validity of International Arbitration
Agreement
Supreme Court September 25, 1997 ............................................................. 111
Application of Korean Law - Divorce of a South Korean Couple (Dismissal ofJ okoku-appeal)
Supreme Court, October 17, 1997 ................................................................ 113
Confirmation of Child's Japanese Citizenship: The Meaning of Article 2 (1) of
the Nationality Law - "When at the Time of the Birth of a Child, Its Fatheror Mother Is aJapanese National" - Post-birth Recognition
Supreme Court, November 11, 1997 ............................................................ 117
International Adjudicatory Jurisdiction - Claims for the Performance of aContract Obligation - Sought by a Japanese Company against a Japanese
National Living Abroad - Exceptional Circumstances
Chronological List of Treaties and Other International Agreements
Concluded by Japan in 1997 .......................................................................... 120

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1. Treaties
CHINA
l. Agreement on Fisheries between Japan and the People's Republic ofChina ....................................................................................................... 122
ETHIOPIA
2. Agreement between Japan and the Federal Democratic Republic ofEthiopia for Air Services ............................................................................ 130
HONG KONG
3. Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government ofHong Kong for Air Services ..................................................................... 139
HONG KONG
4. Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government ofHong Kong for the Promotion and Protection of Investment ................... 151
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5. Agreement between Japan and Papua New Guinea for Air Services .......... 159
SOUTH AFRICA
6. Convention between the Government of Japan and the Government of theRepublic of South Africa for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and thePrevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income167
USA
7. Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of theUnited States of America Regarding Mutual Assistance between Customs
Administrations ....................................................................................... 186
Chronology of Japanese Foreign Affairs

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Activities
Activities of International Law Association of Japan ...................................... 204
Activities of Related Academic Associations in Japan ................................... 207
List of Members................................................................................................. 213