THE JAPANESE ANNUAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

No. 44 (2001)
CONTENTSIn Memoriam

Dr. Shigejiro Tabata (1911-2001) .............................................Yasuo Ishimoto
Mr. Yorihiro Naito (1908-2000) ...............................................Yasuo Ishimoto

15Articles

Some Observations on the Southern Bluefin Tuna Arbitration Award.................................................................................................Norio Tanaka

9Jurisdiction over Foreign Patent Infringement from a Japanese Perspective inConsideration of the Hague Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign
Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters as of June 2001.............................................................................................Masato Dogauchi 35
The GATT/WTO and Regional Integration..............................Haruo Saburi 60
Note

A New Trend in the Compensation System for International Air Carrier
Accidents, the Establishment of the Montreal Convention of 1999 and Recent
Airlines Cases in Japan..........................................................Katsutoshi Fujita 86
The Japanese Digest of International Law

The Case of Mr. Alberto Fujimori, the Former President of Peru (2000 – 2001)...................................................................................................Toshiya Ueki 112
Visa Status and Transitional Stay of Mr. Fujimori — The Nationality of Mr. Fujimori —International Judicial Assistance (International Judicial Cooperation) — Request for theExtradition of Mr. Fujimori

The MRTA Seizure of the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence in Peru
(1996 – 1997)..................................Shotaro Hamamoto and Kazuhiro Nakatani 120
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities — Inviolability of the Ambassador’s Residence — The
Obligation of the Receiving State to Protect the Premises of the Mission — Nature of theInviolability of Diplomatic Premises — Geographical Scope of the Inviolability —Intervention by the Receiving State and the Necessity for Obtaining the Sending State’sCONTENTSvi[No. 44, 2001]

Consent — Ex Post Facto Approval of the Raid — Cooperation against Terrorism —Possibility of Accepting Terrorists in a Third Country — Possibility of a Rescue Operation

Marine Scientific Reseach in the Exclusive Ecoinomic Zone and Japan-China
Agreement for Prior Consent (1995-2001)................................Akira Takada 134
Law of the Sea — Marine Scientific Research — Enactment of EEZ Law — Japan’s
Domestic Regulations on Foreign Marine Scientific Research — Relevance of Delimitation ofEEZ — Prior Notification Agreement
Book Reviews
Cornelius Bynkershoek: His Role in the History of International Law (International Law inJapanese Perspective, 4) by Kinji Akashi......................................Masaharu Yanagihara 151
Kokusai-kiko no Ho-kozo (Legal Structure of International Organizations) by Yozo
Yokota................................................................................................Hironobu Sakai 155
Kokusai Kojo Ho no Kenkyu — Teishokuho-teki Kosatsu (Studies on the Law of International
Public Order — From the Viewpoint of Private International Law) by Koresuke
Yamauchi ...................................................................................Yoshihisa Hayakawa 158
Kokusai Kontororu no Riron to Jikko (International Supervision in Theory and Practice)
by Akio Morita ..........................................................................................Tetsuo Sato 160
Minshushugi no Kokusaiho: Keisei to Kadai (International Law of Democracy: Its Shapingand Challenges) by Takanobu Kiriyama .....................................................Kohki Abe 163
Nankyokujoyaku Taisei to Kokusaiho (The Antarctic Treaty System and InternationalLaw) by Taisaku Ikeshima ..................................................................Chusei Yamada 167
Nihon no Kokusaiho Jirei Kenkyu 5: Jyoyakuho (Digest of Japanese Practice in International
Law,Vol.5: Law of Treaties) Edited by Kokusai-ho Jirei Kenkyu-kai........Shigeki Sakamoto 168
Judicial Decisions in Japan

I. Public International Law
Osaka High Court, Judgment, October 15, 1999 .......................................................... 171
Article 14 of the Japanese Constitution — Article 2(2) of the International Covenant on Economic,Social and Cultural Rights — Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Tokyo High Court, Judgment, December 6, 2000 ......................................................... 173
Article 3 of the Hague Convention on Land Warfare(1907) — Article 46(1) of the HagueRegulations on Land Warfare — Crimes against HumanityCONTENTS

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Tokyo District Court, Judgment, 12 November 1999 ................................................... 175
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article23(1) — Japanese Constitution, Article
24 — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, Article 50

Kobe District Court, Judgment, November 27, 2000 .................................................... 177
Treaty between the State of Japan and State of Manchukuo Concerning Abolition of Extraterritoriality
in Manchuria, and Transmission of Administrative Authority to Districts Belonging to the SouthernMancurian Railroad — Termination of the Treaty as a Consequence of Lack of Existence of One of theParties — Status of the State of Manchukuo in International LawGovernment Procurement Review Board, Report, October 3, 2000 ............................... 178
Article VI(2) of the World Trade Orgainization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement —Measures on Japanesse Public Sector Procurement of Telecommunications Products and Services III.6.1

II. Private International Law
Fukuoka High Court, Judgment, May 29, 1998 ............................................................ 180
Chinese Civil Mediation — Formation and Effect of Mediation Agreement — Applicable Law — LexLoci Actus — Chinese Code of Civil Procedure — Formation and Effect of Guarantee Agreement —Applicable Law — Lex Loci Actus — Chinese Civil CodeTokyo High Court, Judgment, March 24 1999.............................................................. 184
Jurisdiction — Claim for Restitution of Contract Payments against a Japanese National Who Lives in
the United States — Applicable Law of Contract — The Place of Performance

Tokyo High Court, Judgment, February 2, 2000 ........................................................... 188
Acquisition in Good Faith — The Governing Law — the Horei (Application of Law (General) Act[1898 Law No.10]) — Car Registered and Insured in Germany, Stolen in Italy and Imported toJapan — Acquisition of Property by Insurance Payment

Sendai High Court, Akita Branch, Judgment, October 4, 2000 ..................................... 193
Breach of Contract for Securities Transactions in Foreign Securities Markets — Applicable Law —Proprietary Aspect of Warrants Represented by Immobilized Securities Held through Indirect Holding
Systems

Yokohama District Court, Judgment, March 30, 1999 .................................................. 196
Divorce — Recognition of Foreign Judgment — Family Registration (Koseki)

Tokyo District Court, Judgment, September 29, 2000 .................................................. 199
Copyright — Translation Rights — Manuscript for a Radio Broadcast Written by a Citizen of theUnited States —Translation Published in Japan without Permission— Term of Protection — Term ofProtection Having Expired in the United States — Relationship Regarding Copyright Protection
between Japan and the United States — Treaty of Peace with Japan — Universal Copyright
Convention — Berne Convention

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Tokyo District Court, Judgement, November 30, 2000................................................. 204
Claims for Compensation — The Issuance of Bonds — Foreign Sovereign State — Immunity from Suit— Absolute Theory — Restrictive Theory — Acts Jure Imperii or Acts Jure Gestionis — Practicing
Attorneys Act — Prohibition of Execution of the Rights Taken Over

Chronological List of Treaties and other International Agreements Concluded
by Japan in 2000 ......................................................................................... 209
Documents

I .Treaties
CANADA
1. Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of Japan and theGovernment of Canada for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention ofFiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income ....................................................... 211
GERMANY
2. Agreement between Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany on Social Security . 216
ISRAEL3. Agreement between the Govenment of Japan and the Government of the State ofIsrael for Air Services ................................................................................................ 233
RUSSIA
4. Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the RussianFederation Concerning the Promotion and Protection of Investments........................ 242

II. Contemporary Practices and Opinions
1. The Views of the Government of Japan on the Lawsuits against Japanese Companies
Alledged to be Responsible for Forced Labor in the World War II Era...................... 252
Chronology of Japanese Foreign Affairs ......................................................... 257
Activities
I. Activities of the International Law Association of Japan ............................................ 271
II. Activities of Related Academic Associations in Japan................................................ 274
List of Members ............................................................................................... 279