CV in English Last Update: 2026-04-01
CV in English Last Update: 2026-04-01
Faculty of Law, Kagawa University, 2-1 Saiwai-cho Takamatsu, Kagawa, 760-8523, Japan
Tel & Fax: +81-87-832-1735
E-mail: yamamoto.shinichi ☆ kagawa-u.ac.jp
DEGREES
・ Ph.D. in International Public Policy, Osaka University, Japan, 2008
・ M.A. in International Public Policy, Osaka University, Japan, 2005
・ B.A. in Law, Osaka University, Japan, 2003
EDUCATION
・ 2005-2008 Doctoral Program at the Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
・ 2003-2005 Master’s Program at the Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
2001-2003 Bachelor’s Program at the School of Law, Osaka University
・ 1998-2001 Bachelor’s Program at the Faculty of Economics, Chuo University
JOB EXPERIENCE
・ April 2020 – Current Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Kagawa University
・ April 2010 – March 2020 Associate Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Kagawa University
・ July 2009 – March 2010 Researcher, The Institute for Peace Science, Hiroshima University
・ April 2009 – March 2010 Part-time Lecturer of International Law, Faculty of Humanities, Mie University
Part-time Lecturer of Law, Nanzan University
・ April 2008 – March 2009 Research Associate, Center for International Security Studies and Policy, Osaka University
・ May 2005 – June 2006 Researcher, International Peace Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
PUBLICATIONS
[Book Review] "Yuichi Hosoya, The Birth of the United Nations: British Vision and Diplomacy for Post-War Peace, Minerva Shobo, 2025," The Shukan Dokushojin, No. 3625, 13 February 2026, (in Japanese).
"The 'Rule of Law' for Stationed Troops: A Study of Status of Forces Agreements for Disaster Response," Research Grant Report, Murata Science and Education Foundation, June 2024, pp. 1-8, (in Japanese).
Kanji Akagi and Japan Association for International Security eds., Book Guide to International Security, Keio University Press, 2024, Assigned to "Takahiro Shinyo, A New Theory of the United Nations: The Role of the United Nations and Japan in Promoting International Peace, Osaka University Press, 1995," (in Japanese).
"COVID‐19 and international law : Some legal aspects," Kagawa Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 2, September 2022, pp. 125-142, (in Japanese).
"Disaster Response Legislation between Local Governments and U.S. Forces in Japan : Memorandum on International Disaster Law Research," Kagawa Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 1-2, September 2021, pp. 31-47, (in Japanese).
[Translation] Jan Wouters, "COVID-19 and The Future of European Integration," in Takako Ueta ed., COVID-19 and European, Bunshindo, 2021, pp. 307-314, (in Japanese).
“The Features, Significance and Issues of the Legislation for International Peace Cooperation: Preparing the Way for Japan’s International Peace Cooperation Activities,” Defense Law Studies, No. 44, September 2020, pp. 21-38, (in Japanese).
Mika Inoue, Chigumi Kawaguchi, Yukako Tanaka (Sakabe), Shinichi Yamamoto eds., The Theory and Practice of International Peace Operations: Challenges in South Sudan, Horitsu Bunka Sha, 2020, (in Japanese).
“International Peace Cooperation and the Legislation for Peace and Security: A Comparative Analysis for the Trend of Peace Operation and the Domestic Legal System,” The Journal of International Security, Vol. 47, No. 2, September 2019, pp. 94-113, (in Japanese).
“Introduction of Judicial Precedent (11) Case concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine) (ICJ Judgment of 3 February 2009),” The Journal of Island Studies, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2017, pp. 120-129, (in Japanese).
“The Trend of International Peace Operations and the Legislation for International Peace Cooperation: based on the discourse toward the Legislation for Peace and Security of Japan,” Defense Law Studies, No. 41, 2017, pp. 21-44, (in Japanese).
[Book Review] “Tetsuo Sato, The Security Council of the United Nations and Chapter VII of the UN Charter,” The UN and Multilateralism: New Challenges and Phases (The United Nations Studies, No. 18), Kokusai Shoin, 2017, pp. 243-248, (in Japanese).
“A Legal Study of Chapter VII of the UN Charter: considering the Security Council Resolution,” Shinyo Takahiro, Toshiya Hoshino, Hirofumi Tosaki and Noriko Sado eds., Security Theory: toward a Building for Peace and Fairness International Society, Shinzansha, 2015, pp. 105-130, (in Japanese).
Shinichi Yamamoto, Chigumi Kawaguchi and Yukako Tanaka (Sakabe), “A New Approach for International Peace Cooperation of Japan: Toward Proactive Commitment of Japan to International Peace,” Policy Recommendations, No. 11, 2013, Research Institute for Peace and Security, (in Japanese).
[Book Review] “Ikuyo Hasuo, UN Administration and Accountability,” OSIPP NEWSLETTER, No. 61, Autumn 2012, p. 8, (in Japanese).
Shinichi Yamamoto, Chigumi Kawaguchi and Yukako Tanaka (Sakabe) eds., Comprehensive Approach for International Peace Activities: Development of Japanese Collaboration System, Naigai Shuppan, 2012, Chap. 1, 4 (in Japanese).
“The Responsibility to Protect and the Legal Protection: Focusing on International Humanitarian Law,” The Journal of International Security, Vol. 40 No. 2, September 2012, pp. 41-57, (in Japanese).
[Book Review] “Chiyuki Aoi, Legitimacy and the Use of Armed Force: Stability Missions in the Post-Cold War Era,” The Journal of International Security, Vol. 40 No. 1, June 2012, pp. 81-85, (in Japanese).
“An Essay on the Relationship between Global Governance and International Law: Focusing on the System of the United Nations Charter on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security,” Keizaigaku Ronsan, Vol. 51 No. 3-4, pp. 175-196, (in Japanese).
Examples of Recent Practices of the UN Security Council According to the Note by the President (S/2006/507), Commissioned Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, FY2008, Research Institute for Peace and Security, January 2009, pp. 59-77, (in English) and pp. 59-75, (in Japanese).
[Peer-reviewed Article] “New Trend of the Collective Security System: Development of Multi-national Force Operations,” Challenges to the Institution of the UN Charter (The United Nations Studies, No. 9), Kokusai Shoin, 2008, pp. 75-95, (in Japanese).
“Legal Issue to Commitment by International Society in Building the Failed States,” Yuji Uesugi and Chiyuki Aoi eds., Civil-Military Relationship in State Building: The Theory and Practice of Reviving Failed States, Kokusai Shoin, 2008, pp. 115-128 (in Japanese).
[Dissertation] “Legal Study of Multi-national Force Operations: Evaluation for ‘Authorization’ by the Security Council and Multi-functionalization,” Doctoral thesis, Osaka University, 2008, (in Japanese).
[Peer-reviewed Article] “Analysis of the United Nations Charter Status of ‘Authorization’ by the Security Council: From the Practice of the Multifunctionalizing Multinational Force Operation,” Gaimusho Chosa Geppo, No. 2, 2007, pp. 31-52 (in Japanese).
“Legal Issue with Evolving the Civil-Military Cooperation: Case of the Transitional Administration by International Society,” Yuji Uesugi ed., Challenges of Civil-Military Relationship in International Peace Operations, IPSHU Research Report Series No. 38, 2007, pp. 87-103, (in Japanese).
[Award of Excellence] “Burden Sharing between Japan and U.S. in International Peace Cooperation Activities,” 2006 Essay Contest for Security, Sponsored by Ministry of Defense and Defense Research Center, 2007, (in Japanese).
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
・ Japan Association for United Nations Studies, Since 2004
・ Japanese Association of World Law, Since 2005
・ Japanese Society of International Law, Since 2008
・ Japan Association for International Security, Since 2008
・ Japan Association of International Relations, Since 2015
・ Japan Society of Defense Law, Since 2016
・ The Chugoku-Shikoku Association of Law and Political Science, Since 2026