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NISHII, Masahiro  / Professor

  • Law, Political Science, Economics, Sociology
Graduate School Cultural Coexistence
Department /
Course /
Field 		Cultural Coexistence /
Studies on Contemporary Civilizations /
Studies on International Society
Undergraduate School Division of Multi-Disciplinary Studies of Civilizations
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<Students>Post Doctoral Reseacher:1(female, Japanese); Reseach Student 2(male, Guatemalan, Monbu-Kagakusho Scholarship; female, Korean ); PhD Candidate: 1(male, Chinese ) ; Master Course Students 8(male 5: female3)(Japanese 4: Chinese 2, Guatemallan 1); KUINEP students 2(Mexican1, Australian 1)
<Undergraduate Students> Senior 5, Junior 4, Observers 2 Students. Seminar on Law of International Relations at every Tuesday Evening (16:30-18:00)

<Doctor: Ph.D (Human & Environmetal Studies) Kyoto University>
Dr. Zhang Xinjun,Associate Professor, Tsinghua Univ. School of Law, Beijin, China
Dr. Ryoshi FUKUSHIMA, Osaka Univ. Graduate School of Law, Ph.D Candidate
Dr. Yuko Osakada, Post Doctoral Researcher, Kobe Univ.
Dr. Emre Saraoglu, Financial Controller, Bosch Japan Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Research areas International Law. International Human Rights Law, International Environmental Law
Keywords International Law, Extradition, International Covenants of Human Rights, international Environmental Law
Themes My major is International Law, especially International Human Rights law and International Environmental Law.
Major publications 西井正弘「テロリストによる核の脅威に対する法的対応-核物質防護条約改正によるテロ対策を中心に-」世界法学会『世界法年報』第26号（2007年3月）99-133頁
西井正弘、有事法制に関する2004年6月11日参議院特別委員会における参考人意見陳述。http://kokkai.ndl.go.jp/SENTAKU/sangiin/159/0079/main.html
西井正弘「大規模国際テロと国際法」日本国際問題研究所『国際問題』第505号（2002年4月号）、2-20頁
西井正弘「外国人の追放に対する手続的保障ー自由権規約第一三条に関する個人通報事例の分析」世界人権問題研究センター『研究紀要』第６号、2001年3月、121-136頁
Professional societies/
Research and synergic activities 		Vice-Chairman & Member of the Governing Board of the Foundation for the Development of International Law in Asia (DILA) for the period 2006-2012.
Member of the American Society of International Law, 1970-
Member of the Intenational Law Association, Japanese Branch, 1981-
Member of the Japanese Society of International Law, 1969-
Member of the Japanese Society of World Law, 1969-
Member of the Board of the Japan Association for Environmental Law and Policy, 2003-
Member of the International Human Rights Association, 1989-

Researcher of the Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute, 1994-
Teaching Areas
Undergraduate courses
Seminar on International Relations II (International Law), International Relations III (Law of International Relations)
Graduate courses
(Master's program)
Law of International Relations 1 (2009), Law of International Relations 2 (2008), Seminar on International Society 2
Graduate courses
(Doctor's program)
Special Seminar on International Society 1, Special Seminar on International Society 2
Undergraduate courses open to all departments
Introduction of Law, Introduction to International Law, Proseminar on Law of International Relations IA, Proseminar on Law of International Relations IB, Proseminar on Law of International Relations IIA, Proseminar on Law of International Relations IIB
Background Apr. 1978 Associate Prof. of Shimane Univ. (Faculty of Literature & Sciences)
June 1978 Associate Prof. of Shimane Univ. (Facuty of Law & Literature)
Apr. 1982 Associate Prof. of Kyoto Univ. (Liberal Arts College)
July 1992- Aug. 1993 Scholar In Residence, Univ. of Virginia (Law School)
Oct. 1992 Associate Prof. of Kyoto Univ. (Graduate School of Human & Environmental Studies)
Aug. 1995 Professor of Kyoto Univ. (Graduate School of Human & Environmental Studies)
May 1997 - Nov. 1997 Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge (Lauterpacht Research Centre of International Law)