Biographical Note

Contact Details:
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Faculty of Law,
Doshisha University,
Kamigyo, Kyoto,
602-8580, Japan
Tel: +81(0)75-251-3595
Kyo ARAI, Professor of International Law
Curriculum Vitae
Born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, 17 December 1970.
Studied Law and Political Science at Faculty of Law (1989-1993), and International Law at Graduate School of Law (1993-1998), of Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan.
Master of Law (LL.M.), Doshisha University (1995).
Lecturer (1998-2001), Associate Professor (2001-2006)of International Law, at Kyoto Gakuen University, Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan.
Visiting Scholar(2002-2003), Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, UK.
Associate Professor (2006-2007), Professor(2007-) of International Law, at Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan.
Areas of interest
International Law of Armed Conflict
International Law of Naval Warfare
Applicability of International Law of Armed Conflict to UN Peace Operations
Publications (in Japanese)
"Legal Regulation of the Military Activities of United Nations Peace-keeping Forces" Doshisha Law Review Vol.49(1):24, Vol.49(2):57 (1997-98)
"The Laws of War and the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel" Doshisha Law Review Vol.49(3):218 (1998)
"Applicability of the Laws of War to United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations" Vita Futura Vol.6:20 (1999)
"Maritime Economic Warfare in the Iran-Iraq War : An International Law Perspective" Kyoto Gakuen Law Review Vol.30/31:387 (2000)
"The Secretary General's Bulletin on Observance by United Nations Forces of International Humanitarian Law" Kyoto Gakuen Law Review Vol.32:1 (2000)
"The Applicability of International Law of Armed Conflict to Peace Support Operations" Kyoto Gakuen Law Review Vol.36/37: 63 (2002)
"Information Warfare and International Law" Doshisha Law Review Vol. 53(6): 135 (2002)
"International Law of Armed Conflict and the 'War against Terrorism'" Houritsu Jiho, 2002 May
"Functional Immunities of the United Nations officials and the authority of the Secretary-General" in United Nations Secretariat as a Global Actor (Kokusai Shoin, 2002)
"Terrorism and International Law of Armed Conflict" The Journal of International Law and Diplomacy (Japanese Society of International Law) Vol.101(3): 123 (2002)
"Contemporary 'Transformation' of the Law of Naval Blockade: On the Problems of Maritime Exclusion Zone and Hunger Blockade" in International Law of Armed Conflict (S. Murase & A. Mayama eds.), (Toshindo, 2004)
"Legal Status of Guantanamo Detainees: What is behind the Prisoner Abuse Scandal?" Asia-Pacific Human Rights Review 2005: 41 (2005)
"Maritime Economic Warfare under the Charter of the United Nations" in Agenda of International Law and the Globalized World (Y. Matsui, K. Yakushiji & H. Yamagata eds.), (Toshindo, 2006)
"Application of Occupation Law in Iraq" Doshisha Law Review Vol.58(2): 455 (2006)
"Applicability of Occupation Law to Kosovo under the Interim Administration of the United Nations" in Agenda of International Law in the 21st Century (In honor of Prof. Nisuke Ando's 70th Birthday) (M. Asada. ed.), (Yushindo, 2006)