Curriculum Vitaes
Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Professor, Faculty of Law Department of International Legal Studies, Sophia University
- Degree
- Ph.D(Feb, 2011, The University of Tokyo)LL.M(May, 2004, Cornell Law School)
- Contact information
- eureka
sophia.ac.jp - Researcher number
- 80582890
- ORCID ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-8341- J-GLOBAL ID
- 200901008400423457
- researchmap Member ID
- 6000015408
- External link
Yurika Ishii is Professor, Sophia University, Faculty of Law, where she is in charge of public international law courses. Her areas of interest include general public international law, the law of the sea and international/transnational criminal law. She achieved LL.B. from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (Political Science Course), LL.M. from Cornell Law School (with Rotary Ambassador Scholarship), and Ph.D from the University of Tokyo, Graduate Schools for Laws and Politics with a thesis on international regulation of economic crimes, which was published as International Regulation of Transnational Crimes (Yuhikaku, 2017; Japanese; Awarded the 51st Adachi Mineichiro Award). Her latest work includes Japanese Maritime Security and Law of the Sea (Brill, 2022; Awarded the 39th Ohira Masayoshi Memorial Award) and International Law and the Investigation of Transnational Crimes (Oxford University Press, 2025).
She served the National Defense of Academy of Japan from 2010 to 2025 as a lecturer and an associate professor. She stayed at Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Heidelberg, Germany, 2008, 2010), Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law (Freiburg, Germany, 2011) and Harvard Law School (Cambridge, the United States, with Fulbright Scholarship, 2014-15) as a guest researcher.
Research Interests
11Research Areas
2Research History
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Sep, 2020 - Mar, 2023
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Sep, 2018 - Mar, 2019
Education
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Apr, 2003 - Mar, 2009
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Aug, 2003 - May, 2004
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Apr, 1999 - Mar, 2003
Committee Memberships
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Nov, 2024 - Present
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Sep, 2024 - Present
Awards
4Papers
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Akio Morita, Koji Toraya, Osamu Yoshida, Naoki Iwatsuki, Theory and Realization of International Law: Essays in Honor of Professor Yuji Iwasawa's 70th Birthday, 627-646, Oct 30, 2025 Invited
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Topology of Space Law, 93-112, Feb 28, 2025 Invited
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State, Ocean and International Law: Essays in Honour of Judge Shunji Yanai&s 88th Birthday, Vol. 2, 311-328, Feb 28, 2025 Invited
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Japanese Yearbook of International Law, 67 26-56, Feb 17, 2025 Peer-reviewedInvited
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International Affairs, 722 50-63, Dec 13, 2024 Invited
Misc.
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Asian Journal of International Law, 1-2, Jul 28, 2025
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Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute, Study group on legal issues relating to intercontinental transport projects by ballistic flights and others, 23-30, Mar 31, 2025 Invited
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Kazuhiro Nakatani = Takayoshi Sugawara, Air Law (Shinzansha), 44-59, Mar 31, 2025 Invited
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Asia Pacific Bulletin, 726, Feb 20, 2025 Peer-reviewedInvited
Major Books and Other Publications
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Oxford University Press, Oct 8, 2025 (ISBN: 9780198957058) Refereed
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Nov 30, 2024 (ISBN: 9784589043733)
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Presentations
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Japan-Malaysia Maritime Cooperation: Shaping Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, Nov 16, 2017, Maritime Institute of Malaysia & Japan Institute of International Affairs Invited
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UNCLOS: Solutions for managing the Maritime Global Commons, Oct 5, 2017, India Foundation Invited
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The Obligation to Extradite to International Criminal Tribunals and International Administrative LawJapanese Society of International Law, Annual Conference, Sep 6, 2017
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International Committee of Red Cross International Peace Cooperation Seminar, May 22, 2017, International Committee of Red Cross / National Institute of Defense Studies Invited
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Launch: Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention, May 4, 2017 Invited
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Maritime Tensions in Asia: Dangers, Diplomacy, and Defense, Mar 1, 2017, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, the Asia-Pacific Forum at Georgetown University, and the Asian Studies Program at Georgetown University Invited
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The 6th Sino-Japanese Workshop on the Law of the Sea “The New Development and the Challenge on the Law of the Sea”, Feb 16, 2017 Invited
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Maritime Security and Crisis Management in Sino-Japanese Relations, Dec 16, 2016, University of Tokyo, British Embassy Tokyo Invited
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Rule of Law in South China Sea, Nov 14, 2016, University of the Philippines Invited
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International Human Rights Law Association: ICC Interest Group, Nov 13, 2016 Invited
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Development of International Law in Asia, Nov 6, 2016, Development of International Law in Asia
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International Maritime Order - Contributions of Japan and Mexico, Sep 23, 2016, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico Invited
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Japanese Security and International Law, Sep 21, 2016, Naval War College and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Invited
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Asian International Symposium 2016: The Contemporary Maritime Security Issues in the Asian Region : Challenges and Opportunities for Peace, Stability and Sustainability, Aug 22, 2016, Center for South East Asia Studies Invited
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International Conference on the Challenges to Peace and Security in the South China Sea, Jul 28, 2016, Malaysian International Affairs Forum Invited
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Japanese Association of World law, May 14, 2016 Invited
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GNLU’s International Maritime Law Academy 2016, Mar 6, 2016 Invited
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Symposium on International Law and Japanese Approaches: The Law of the Sea and International Peace Operations, Feb 26, 2016, T.M. Asser Institute Invited
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18th Japan-EU Conference, Nov 16, 2015 Invited
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Center for a New American Society, Maritime Security Strategy Workshop, Jan 22, 2015 Invited
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American Society of International Law, Mid-year Meeting, Nov 8, 2014, American Society of International Law Invited
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International Conference on Maritime Security in East Asia, Sep 30, 2014 Invited
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Studies on Development of International Criminal Law and Adoption of Japanese Law, Jan 22, 2014 Invited
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Corporate Criminal Liability - AIDP/LMU-Symposium, Jun 13, 2013 Invited
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2013 ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum, International Law and Dispute Resolution: Challenges in the Asia Pacific, May 15, 2013 Invited
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New Maritime Security Order (Conference sponsored by Sasakawa Peace Foundation), May 12, 2012 Invited
Teaching Experience
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Apr, 2025 - PresentInternational Law (Sophia University)
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Sep, 2025 - Mar, 2026Law of International Dispute Settlement (Sophia University)
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Sep, 2012 - Mar, 2025Public International Law (National Defense Academy of Japan)
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Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2025International Relations (National Defense Academy of Japan)
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Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2024Law of the Sea (National Defense Academy of Japan)
Professional Memberships
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May, 2019 - Present
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Nov, 2018 - Present
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Jan, 2017 - Present
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Nov, 2016 - Present
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May, 2016 - Present
Research Projects
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2028
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2025 - Mar, 2028
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2028
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Jun, 2022 - Mar, 2027
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Jun, 2020 - Mar, 2025
Academic Activities
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Planning/Implementing academic research, Peer reviewUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Tokyo), Apr 5, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024
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Planning/Implementing academic research, Peer reviewUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Global Maritime Crime Programme, Jan 12, 2023 - Jan 14, 2023
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Peer review, OthersInternational Institute of Humanitarian Law (Online), Dec 16, 2020 - Dec 18, 2020
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Peer review, OthersUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Global Maritime Crime Programme (Mauritius), Oct 16, 2019 - Oct 18, 2019
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International Institute of Humanitarian Law (Copenhagen, Denmark), Sep 30, 2019 - Oct 4, 2019
Social Activities
37Other
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Jun, 2021 - Jun, 2021Participated in Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law 2021 - International data flows: Moving challenges, new solutions? (https://www.vub.be/en/events/2021/summer-academy-for-global-privacy-law-2021-international-data-flows-moving-challenges).
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Jun, 2017 - Jun, 2017Participated in Maritime Boundaries Workshop held by the Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore and the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong in Singapore from 6-8 June 2017 (https://cil.nus.edu.sg/programmes-and-activities/upcoming-events/cil-ancors-maritime-boundary-workshop/).