THE
JAPANESE ANNUAL
OFINTERNATIONAL LAW

No. 341991

THE INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION OF JAPANTHE JAPANESE ANNUAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
No. 34 (1991)

CONTENTS

ArticlesDeregulation of the International Telecommunications Business in Japan......................................................................... Akira Kotera

The Impact of International Human Rights Law on Japanese Law - theThird Reformation for Japanese Women - ..................... Yuji Iwasawa
Political Offenses and Hijacking with the Japanese Law for the Extraditionof Fugitives from Justice ........................................ Kiyoshi Yasutomi
Japan's Approaches to the Indo-Chinese Refugees in the Light of Historicaland Legal Developments .......................................... Yukio Shimada
Notes"Parts Dumping" Case at the GATT - the Application of the EC Council
Regulation to Japanese Companies - ........................ Masakazu Toyoda
Japanese Approaches and Attitudes Towards International Law

121698296........................................................................ Soji Yamamoto 115

Activities
Activities of the International Law Association of Japan
Activities of the Office........................................................... 125
Activities of Related Academic Associations in Japan ................ ........... 127
Judicial Decisions in JapanI.

Public International Law

Extradition - Nature ofJudicial Judgment Relating to Extradition - "PoliticalOffence" of the Article 2 (1) of the Law for Extradition of Fugitive Criminals Relation between Extradition and Article 7 of International Covenant on Civil andPolitical Rights, Article 33 of Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees......... 129
Public International Law - Recognition of Refugee Status - Appeal for the Repealof the Dispositions Not Recognizing the Plaintiffs as Refugees by the Minister ofJustice - "Persecution" and "Well-founded Fear of Being Persecuted" in Article 1A (2) of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951).................... 146

Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act - Standing for Requesting
Revocation of Permission for Shorter Period of Stay - Constitutionality of Articles
13 and 14 (1), Aliens Registration Act and of the Fingerprinting System Violation of Articles 7 and 26 of International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights ................................................ ................................. 151
Constitution and Treaty - Constitutionality of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperationand Security between Japan and the United States of America (the Security Treaty)- Law for Special Measures Concerning the Use of the Lands to Implement
Agreement under Article 6 of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between
Japan and the United States of America, Regarding Facilities and Areas and theStatus of the United States Armed Forces in Japan (the Law for Special Measuresconcerning the Land for the U.S. Armed Forces Stationed inJapan) - Discretion by
Prime Minister for the Fulfillment of the Requirements of Article 3 of the Law forSpecial Measures - Prime Minister's Disposition of the Approval for the Use of theLand Possessed by Naha City......... ................................. ............... 157
II.

Private International Law

Legitimate Parties to the Suits Affecting Validity or Subsistence of Marriage Legitimate Interests in Bringing Such Suits - Formal Validity of a Marriage
between Korean Nationals - Recognition (denied) of Judgment Fraudulantly Obtained from a Korean Court - Ordre Public (Art. 200 iii C. C.P.)................. 166
Succession to the Immovable in Japan - Owned by a Chinese who Died in Shanghai- Partition Agreement of the Estate - Renvoi from the Law of Peoples' Republic ofChina (affirmed)...................................................................... 170
Enforcement of Foreign Judgment - Judgment by a Circuit Court of Hawaii Service by Postal Channel- Judicial Documents Sent from Abroad without Translation - Article 200 ii, Code of Civil Procedure - Article 10 (a), 1965
Convention on the Service Abroad ofJudicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civilor Commercial Matters - Enforcement Refused....................................... 174
Jurisdiction - Action for Payment of Freight - Claimed by a Japanese Forwarderagainst an American Forwarder - Consolidation Contract for Carriage of Goods by
Air - Forum Loci Solutionis (affirmed).............................................. 176
Jurisdiction - Change of the Parent to Exercise the Parental Rights over a Minor- Petition by an Iranian Father Residing in Japan - Against a Japanese Mother
Residing in West Germany with the Minor Concerned................................ 179
Chronology of Japanese Foreign Affairs..............................................

181

Chronological List of Treaties and Other International Agreements Concluded
by Japan in 1990....................................................................... 189

IIIII

Documents
BELGIUM
1. Protocol Amending the Convention between Japan and the Kingdomof Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect toTaxes on Income..... ..... ............... ....... .... .... ..... ............... 191
EEC
2.

Document Relating to the Agreement with the European Economic
Community on Changes of Concessions in the Schedule XXXVIIIJapan..... ..... .... ..... .............. ........................................ 192

FRANCE
3. Protocole Modifiant L'accord de Cooperation entre Ie Gouvernement
du Japon et Ie Gouvernement de la Republique Franc;aise pour L'utilisation de L'energie Nucleaire a des fins Pacifiques Signe a Tokyo Ie
26 Fevrier 1972...... ................ .......... .... .... .... ................. 195
THAILAND
4. Convention between Japan and Thailand for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes
on Income.................................................................... 206
USA5.

Documents Relating to the Results of Negotiations with the UnitedStates of America for the Modification or Withdrawal of Concessions
in the Schedule XXXVIII-Japan.......................................... 224

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

227

List of Members ........................... ,................ ........... ................... 238