Shunji Yanai
Shunji Yanai ( Japanese 柳井俊 二 , Yanai Shunji ; born January 15, 1937 in Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese lawyer and since 2005 a judge at the International Tribunal for the Sea and was its president from October 2011 to September 2014.
Life
Yanai visited the University of Tokyo , where in 1961, he graduated in law acquired. He then entered the foreign service of his country and was department head in the Japanese Foreign Ministry , ambassador to South Korea and the United States . He was also a member of the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties in 1968/69 . From 1997 to 1999 he was Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan.
Yanai has been a judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg since October 1, 2005 . From October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2014 he was its President. After his re-election, his term as judge runs until September 30, 2023. In addition to this activity, he works as a consultant for Mitsubishi Electric and other companies.
Publications (selection)
- Japan's legal framework for peacekeeping operations and international humanitarian relief operations . In: Michael K. Young (Ed.): Trilateral perspectives on international legal issues: relevance of domestic law and policy . Transnational Publishers, Ardsley NY 1996, ISBN 1-57105-003-5 , pp. 567-579.
- The regional cooperation against piracy in Asia . In: Annuaire français de droit international . 52, 2006, ISSN 0066-3085 , pp. 391-399.
Web links
- ITLOS - Judge Shunji Yanai biography on the website of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (English, with picture)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yanai, Shunji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 柳 井 俊 二 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese lawyer, judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |