Japan's practice of international law / Hidehisa "Harry" Horinouchi, ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

[Leiden] : Leiden University Press, [2022]

©2022.

135 pages ; 21 cm.

Diplomacy is a series of crises and the navigational beacon for a nation is international law. This book deals with six crises to foreign affairs of Japan and shows how international law played its role. 9/11, war related litigation in the US, a poisonous gas accident in China, a North Korean spy vessel near the waters of Kyushu, North Korean defectors rushing into a consular compound in China, and the landing of a hijacked airplane from China. In each case, the reader will suddenly be thrown into such a situation without any preparation, together with the author. What kind of laws of nations can be applied to the situation? Which move is the best choice for the nation? Foreign affairs are not only decided by politics, economy and military consideration. This book is a legal documentary through which the reader can look into the mind of Japanese officials who are challenged by one crisis after the another.

ebook version :

English

June 27, 2023

Includes bibliographical references.