THE
JAPANESE ANNUALOF
INTERNATIONAL LAW

No.,181974

THE JAPAN BRANCHOFTHE INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATIONCONTENTS

Articles:The Thought of Hugo Grotius in the Mare liburum ........................... Fujio Ito
International Economic Cooperation of Japan-Its Legal Structure and Problems- ........................... Yoshio Kanazawa
The Advisory Function of the International Court of JusticeTakane Sugihara

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Notes:The Problem of Two Koreas .................. .......................................... Masao Osato
Regulation of Sole Import Distributor Agreements
Under the Japanese Antimonopoly Act ........................... Mitsuo Matsushita

5166Practice:
Annual Review of Japanese Practice in International Law........................................................................ Shigeru Oda and Hisashi Owada

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Activities:......... Yozo Yokota

170

Tokyo High Court, April 19, 1972 .......................................... ..............................
International Law-Extradition of Political Prisoners-Deportation
Following Illegal Entry into Japan

171

Activities of the International Law Association of Japan
Judicial Decisions in Japan:
High Court

Family Court
Tokyo Family Court, April 20, 1973 .....................................................................
Private International Law-Succession- Will of a foreign National Typewritten in English Valid as Holographic Will under Japanese Civil Rules
which Govern the Issue of Validity-Japanese Rules Govern Issue ofSuccession by 'Renvoir'

176

District Court
Tokyo District Court, November 26, 1971 ............................................................
Patent Application of Treaty Provisions Priority under Paris Conventionof Filing in Foreign Jurisdiction

178

Tokyo District Court, April 15, 1972 ..................................................................
Private International Law-Pledge Established on an Obligation Absent
Contrary Stipulation by Parties, where Japanese Law Govern theObligation, the Parties will be Deemed to Have Intended "that Japanese
Law shall Govern Formalities of a Pledge Established on such Obligation

195

Tokyo District Court, May 2, 1972 ...... ..................... ..................... ........................
Execution of Foreign Judgment-Jurisdiction of Foreign Court-Place
where Obligation Performable not Sufficient Connection to Establish
Jurisdiction

209

Chronology of Japanese Foreign Affairs (1973) .........................................................

216

ChronolOgical List of Treaties and other International Agreements concluded
by Japan in 1973 ...................................................................................................

225

Documents:
Italy
1. Convention between Japan and the Republic of Italy for the Avoidanceof Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income ...........................

227,

Mexico2. Convenio Sobre Servicios Aereos Entre el Gobiemo del Japon y el
Gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos .............................................

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USSR

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List of Members ........................ ..................... ..................................................................

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