THE
JAPANESE ANNUAL
OFINTERNATIONAL LAW

No. 361993

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

No. 36 (1993)
CONTENTSIn Memoriam ......................................................... Takeso ShimodaArticles
Japan's Contribution to the Contemporary International Law
The Pursuit of the Principle of International Cooperation in the Constitutionof Japan .................................................................... Koji SatoArticle 98 Paragraph 2 of the Constitution of Japan and International Effectsof the Resolutions of the United Nations Security Council .... Kazuya Hirobe
Law concerning Cooperation for United Nations Peace-Keeping Operationsand Other Operations - Japanese PKO Experience ............. Shunji Yanai
Legal Problems ofJapan's ODA Guidelines - Aid and Democracy, HumanRights and Peace ............................................... .. Junji Nakagawa

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Reports of National Committees
Interim Report of the National Committee on International Law in Municipal Courts ............................................................................ 100
Interim Report of the National Committee on Extradition and HumanRights................................................................................ 163
Book Reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Judicial Decisions in JapanI.

Public International Law

Supreme Court, 28 April 1992 .................................................... 182
Aliens - War Compensation - Unconstitutionality o/Granting No Compensation to Taiwanese Who Were Formerly Japanese Soldiers - Unconstitutionality
0/ the Lack 0/ Necessary Legislation
Sapporo High Court, April 16, 1992 ............................................. 187
Fishing Operation by Alleged Soviet-JapaneseJoint Venture in Coastal Waters 0/

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ViJapanese Northern Islands Occupied by Russia without Obtaining Fishing Permit
from Local Japanese Authorities - Scope of Application of Fishery Law ofJapanTokyo District Court, March 24, 1992 ........................................... 202
Human Rights of a Condemned Prisoner - Right to Give Interviews and to
Exchange Letters - Requirement to Submit a Draft Letter in Advance of Sendinga Letter Addressed to the U.N. Human Rights Commission - Availability ofDomestic Remedial Procedures When Appropriate
Fukuoka District Court, March 26, 1992......................................... 205
Tokyo District Court, April 14, 1992 ............................................ 215
Immigration Control- Refugees - Due Process of Law under Article 31 of theJapanese Constitution - Deportation Order - Claim for Recognition of Refugee
StatusII.

Private International Law

Osaka High Court, February 25, 1992 ............................................ 217
Enforcement of ForeignJudgment by a State Court in Minnesota -Jurisdiction inArticle 200 i of Code of Civil Procedure - Enforcement Refused
Tokyo District Court, August 27, 1991 .......................................... 219
Action for Damages - Claimed by an English Insurance Company against aJapanese Fine Art Dealer - Capacity to Other Insurance Companies - Implicit
Designation of Law Applicable to Contract of Sale
Yokohama District Court, October 31, 1991 .................................... 221
Divorce - Petition by an American Husband against His American Wife Appointment of a Parent to Exercise Parental Authority over Their American
Child - Law of Common Habitual Residence - Application ofJapanese Law
Tokyo District Court, January 30, 1992.......................................... 224
Enforcement of Foreign Decree - Decree by a Texas State Court - Enforcement ofCustody Award - Enforcement Approved
Chronological List of Treaties and Other International Agreements Concluded
by Japan in 1992 ....................................................................... 228

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I. Treaties

LUXEMBOURG
1. Convention between Japan and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg for
the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal
Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and/or to a Certain Other
Tax ........................................................................... 230
NETHERLANDS
2. Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government ofJapan and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for
the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income.. 248
NORWAY
3. Convention between Japan and the Kingdom of Norway for theAvoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion
with Respect to Taxes on Income.......................................... 250
UNITED NATIONS EVNIRONMENT PROGRAMME
4. Agreement between the Government of Japan and the United Nations Environment Programme Relating to the UNEP-International
Technology Center in Japan ................................................ 269
II. National Legislations
Law concerning Cooperation for United Peace-Keeping Operations and Other Operations......................................................................... 272
Law concerning International Carriage of Goods by Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Chronology of Japanese Foreign Affairs.............................................. 293
Activities
Activities of the International Law Association of Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Activities of National Committee ................................................... 303
Activities of Related Academic Associations in Japan ............................. 304
List of Members..................... .................................................... 307