科目ナンバー

JU-LA3-006S,JU-IN3-015S,JU-IL3-009S

履修条件・関連科目等

Students are required to have a high level of English proficiency. Prior knowledge of international law is not required but is desirable.

授業で使用する言語

英語

授業で使用する言語（その他の言語）

授業の概要

This course critically examines the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in light of contemporary disputes and global challenges, including maritime boundary disputes, sea-level rise, illegal fishing, whaling, irregular maritime migration, emerging environmental issues such as marine plastic pollution and underwater noise, modern piracy, and the protection of human rights at sea.

Students are expected to discuss multilateral, regional, bilateral, and unilateral strategies—both formal and informal—adopted by members of the international community to address these challenges, and to examine how such strategies may conflict with or reinforce one another.

In addition to highlighting both the limits and the possibilities of the law of the sea, the course explores cross-cutting issues at the intersection of the law of the sea and other fields of international law, including international human rights law, international criminal law, and international environmental law. It also proposes strategies for the systematic integration of these different international legal disciplines.

科目目的

This course examines contemporary challenges in the law of the sea, analyzes recent international judicial decisions in detail, and discusses how the law of the sea may evolve through law-making, policy-making, and interpretation. The course requires students to actively engage in classroom discussions based on questions posed during lectures.

到達目標

Students will gain a solid understanding of the law of the sea. They will be expected to critically assess whether existing international law is capable of addressing contemporary challenges and to recommend alternative legal strategies.

授業計画と内容

１．Introduction to the law of the sea
２．The South China Sea dispute
３．The East China Sea dispute
４．The Arctic Ocean
５．The sea level rise, ocean acidification, ocean warming
６．Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
７．Biodiversity within and beyond areas of national jurisdiction
８．Whaling
９．Marine plastics, underwater noise
10. Marine renewable energy
11．Nuclear energy and the discharge of radioactive wastewater
12．Modern piracy, armed robbery against ships
13．Trafficking of persons by sea, Irregular migrants by sea
14．Presentations by students

授業時間外の学修の内容

指定したテキストやレジュメを事前に読み込むこと

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

Students will be required to read the materials provided for each class. Those who are not familiar with the law of the sea are encouraged to read the relevant chapters of a standard textbook on public international law.

授業時間外の学修に必要な時間数／週

・毎週１回の授業が半期（前期または後期）または通年で完結するもの。１週間あたり４時間の学修を基本とします。
・毎週２回の授業が半期（前期または後期）で完結するもの。１週間あたり８時間の学修を基本とします。

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

Students will be required to write a term paper (a minimum of 3,000 words) and give an oral presentation at the end of the course on a topic of their choice.

課題や試験のフィードバック方法

授業時間内で講評・解説の時間を設ける

課題や試験のフィードバック方法（その他の内容等）

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

ディスカッション、ディベート／プレゼンテーション

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容（その他の内容等）

授業におけるICTの活用方法

実施しない

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

実務経験のある教員による授業

いいえ

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験の内容

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験に関連する授業内容

テキスト・参考文献等

There will be no textbook for this class. A selection of short texts, case commentaries, and newspaper articles will be provided to the students in advance as reading materials.

The following books are recommended for students to study the basics on the law of the sea:
(1) Churchill, Lowe, & Sander, The Law of the Sea. 4th ed. Manchester U. Pr., UK, 2022.
(2) Rothwell & Stephens, The International Law of the Sea, Hart, 2023.
(3) Yoshifumi Tanaka, The International Law of the Sea, 4th ed. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
(4) Natalie Klein & Kate Parlett, Judging the Law of the Sea, Oxford University press, 2022.

Further references include:
(1) Alexander Propels, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Commentary, Beck, 2017.
(2)Seokwoo Lee ed., Encyclopedia of Ocean Law and Policy in Asia-Pacific, Brill, 2022.
(3) Joanna Mossop & David Freestone (eds), The Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Commentary and Analysis, Oxford University Press, 2025.
(4) Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, Oxford University Press, available at: .

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