Research Results at a Glance


The list below compiles the research outputs mainly by PCRC members, in chronological order and in their original languages.


  • December 2024

    Book

    Gudmundur Alfredsson, Timo Koivurova, Akiho Shibata Eds, 2024. The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol.15, Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-54145-0.


  • November 2024

    Research Paper

    Fumika Iwama, Osamu Inagaki, Maiko Raita, Medy Dervovic, 2024. Review of Japan’s Arctic Policy 2015–25: A Report of the Rovaniemi Workshop and the 17th Polar Law Symposium, 2024. Current Developments in Arctic Law, Volume: 12 (2024) , pp. 83-89.


  • September 2024

    Academic Presentation

    Osamu Inagaki, Timo Koivurova, Romain Chuffart, Akiho Shibata, September 24, 2024. This seminar undertakes a critical review of 10-years of actual implementation by Japan and Japanese actors of Japan’s Arctic Policy. Japan’s Arctic Policy: A decade of implementation and its future improvements, 17th Polar Law symposium, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden.


  • August 2024

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, August 23, 2024. A reality? Giant underwater curtains in the Antarctic and Legal issues potentially raised during its early phase. Session 46: Consensus building based on best available science under ATS, 11th SCAR OPEN SCIENCE CONFERENE, Pucón, Chile.


  • August 2024

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, August 23, 2024. (with the assistance of Ridzanna Abdulgafur) An introduction: Institutional framework to implement Antarctic governance based on best available science. Session 46: Consensus building based on best available science under ATS, 11th SCAR OPEN SCIENCE CONFERENE, Pucón, Chile. .


  • August 2024

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, August 20, 2024. The law, politics and science in the Consultative Party acknowledgment process: A worrisome precedent at Kochi. Session 33: Antarctic governance, science and law at the international and domestic level (Antarctic Treaty governance and discourse), 11th SCAR OPEN SCIENCE CONFERENE, Pucón, Chile.


  • July 2024

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2024年7月30日. 南極巨大海底カーテン(ジオエンジニアリング)構想のガバナンス的課題. 第21回研南極国際動向研究会, オンライン.


  • June 2024

    Research Paper

    Yelena Yermakova, Rebecca Hingley, Akiho Shibata, June 2024. Guest Editorial: The policy-law-science nexus in the Antarctic. Antarctic Science, Volume 36, Issue 3, pp. 184-187. Cambridge University Press.


  • June 2024

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2024年6月8日. 第46回南極条約協議国会議(インド・コチ、5月20日〜30日)概要報告〜世界秩序変容の中の南極条約体制レジリエンス研究〜. 第20回南極国際動向研究会, オンライン.


  • June 2024

    Research Paper

    稲垣治, 2024. ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻と北極国際協力. , Ocean Newsletter No.572,(公財)笹川平和財団海洋政策研究所.


  • May 2024

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, May 20, 2024. Antarcitc governance in global setting. Our responsibilities and commitment for future Antarctica: Antarctica in global setting, environmental liability, tourism, and safety, 2024 ATCM Seminar: Changing Antarctic and Challenges Ahead, Kochi, India.


  • May 2024

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata, (Chair), May 20, 2024. Antarctic governance challenges: climate change, science diplomacy, and diversifying perspectives, 2024 ATCM Seminar: Changing Antarctic and Challenges Ahead, Kochi, India.


  • April 2024

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Steven L. Chown, Kees Bastmeijer, Cassandra M. Brooks, Neil Gilbert, Laura M. Phillips, Akiho Shibata, April 2024. Science advice for international governance – An evidence-based perspective on the role of SCAR in the Antarctic Treaty System. Marine Policy, Volume 163, Article 106143. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106143.


  • AY 2023 (April 2023〜March 2024)
  • March 2024

    Miscellaneous

    稲垣治, 2024. 科学協力. 北極域の研究ーその現状と将来構想ー, 北極環境研究コンソーシアム長期構想編集委員会編, 海文堂出版, 276-278.


  • March 2024

    PressRelease

    ArCS II国際法制度課題から、最近注目を集める北極における海底ケーブルの保護についてまとめたファクトシートを発表しました. 2024年3月19日.


  • March 2024

    PressRelease

    How to protect submarine cables in the Arctic: Fact Sheet from ArCS II International Law Program explains. March 19, 2024.


  • March 2024

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (edited), March 4, 2024. Partrick Flamm, Governing Glacial Geoengineering at the South Pole? The political and legal risks of ‘ice sheet conservation’ in Antarctica. 27th PCRC International Law Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • March 2024

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, March 4, 2024. Comment to Dr. Flamm's presentation: Legal issues potentially raised during the early phases of Antarctic glacial geoengineering. 27th PCRC International Law Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • March 2024

    Academic Presentation

    Partrick Flamm, March 4, 2024.Governing Glacial Geoengineeering at the South Pole?. 27th PCRC International Law Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • January 2024

    Lecture

    柴田明穂, 2024年1月24日. 国際法学者、初めて南極に立つ 南極の環境と平和を、どう守る?. 義務教育学校八多学園, 神戸.


  • January 2024

    PressRelease

    Fact Sheet on Türkiye’s engagement in the Arctic governance: its history and into the future. January 19, 2024.


  • January 2024

    PressRelease

    ArCS II国際法制度課題から、「トルコの北極ガバナンスへの関与:その歴史と今後の展望」と題したファクトシートが発行されました. 2024年1月19日.


  • January 2024

    Miscellaneous

    ナッシ・サープ・エルグーヴェン, 柴田明穂, 2024. トルコの北極ガバナンスへの関与:その歴史と今後の展望. ArCS II国際法制度課題ブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズ, 第9号J, ArCS II/Int’l Law/BPS/09/J/FS (2024/1), 1-9. DOI: doi.org/10.24546/0100486183.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    柴田明穂(編集者), 2023年12月2日. 動画:パネルディスカッション及び質疑. 神戸大学PCRC第3回南極公開シンポジウム"コウテイペンギンから考える 新・南極ガバナンス", 神戸大学.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    柴田明穂(編集者), 2023年12月2日. 動画:中村和彦, 南極の環境を取り巻く国際的取組と日本:主に国際法の観点から. 神戸大学PCRC第3回南極公開シンポジウム"コウテイペンギンから考える 新・南極ガバナンス", 神戸大学.


  • December 2023

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2023年12月2日. 切っても切れない?南極科学とガバナンス. 神戸大学PCRC第3回南極公開シンポジウム"コウテイペンギンから考える 新・南極ガバナンス", 神戸大学.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    柴田明穂(編集者), 2023年12月2日. 動画:渡辺佑基, ペンギンと気候変動. 神戸大学PCRC第3回南極公開シンポジウム"コウテイペンギンから考える 新・南極ガバナンス", 神戸大学.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (edited), December 1, 2023. Video recordings of Comments. International Workshop on the Future of Antarctic Governance "Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building", Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (chair), December 1, 2023. Comments. International Workshop on the Future of Antarctic Governance "Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building", Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (edited), December 1, 2023. Video recordings of Hyoung Chul Shin & Wonsang Seo, Antarctic Environmental Liability and Korea. International Workshop on the Future of Antarctic Governance "Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building", Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Satoshi Imura & Akiho Shibata, December 1, 2023. Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building. International Workshop on the Future of Antarctic Governance "Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building", Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (edited), December 1, 2023. Video recordings of Kanagavalli Suryanarayanan, The Indian Antarctic Act 2022. International Workshop on the Future of Antarctic Governance "Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building", Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (edited), December 1, 2023. Video recordings of Yitong Chen, Is China Well Prepared for the Implementation of Annex VI?-Further Thoughts. International Workshop on the Future of Antarctic Governance "Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building", Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (edited), December 1, 2023. Video recordings of Li Chen, Has China Well Prepared for Implementation of Liability Annex Domestically?. International Workshop on the Future of Antarctic Governance "Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building", Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata & Ville Kari, December 1, 2023. Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building.International Workshop on the Future of Antarctic Governance "Antarctic Environmental Liability and Lawyers’ Role in Consensus-building", Kobe, Japan.


  • October 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Timo Koivurova, Osamu Inagaki, Akiho Shibata, October 28, 2023. The Arctic Council and Arctic Cooperation in Light of the Continuing Ukraine War. 16th Polar Law Symposium, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.


  • October 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Patrick Flamm, Akiho Shibata, October 27, 2023. Political and Legal Dimensions of (Potential) Glacial Geoengineering in the Polar Regions. Short Lecture Session, 16th Polar Law Symposium, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.


  • October 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, October 19, 2023. Legal and Academic Efforts for the Effective Implementation of the CAO Fisheries Agreement. Breakout Session: The Central Arctic Ocean Agreement: Effective Implementation, Arctic Circle Assembly 2023, Reykjavik, Iceland.


  • October 2023

    Miscellaneous

    Zia Madani, Alan D. Hemmings, October 19, 2023. Will Iran Set up a Base in Antarctica?-What is driving Iran’s interest in Antarctica, and how realistic are its ambitions?. THE DIPLOMAT.


  • October 2023

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Kees Bastmeijer, Luis Valentín Ferrada, Evan T. Bloom, Imme Steinhage and Akiho Shibata, October 2023. Regulating Antarctic Tourism: The Challenge of Consensus-Based Decision Making. American Journal of International Law, Volume 117, Issue 4, pp.651-676. DOI: doi.org/10.1017/ajil.2023.34


  • October 2023

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Zia Madani, Akiho Shibata, October 2023. International law, climate change and the Antarctic Treaty System: re-contemplating governance questions apropos of the mounting challenges. Antarctic Science, 1-16 (2023). DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S0954102023000226.


  • September 2023

    Research Paper

    稲垣治, 2023年9月. ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻の北極評議会への影響と見通し. 特集「ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻と極域国際協力のゆくえ」, 極地, 第59巻第2号, 18-22.


  • September 2023

    Research Paper

    柴田明穂, 2023年9月. 南極条約に基づく国際協力とロシアによるウクライナ侵攻の影響. 特集「ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻と極域国際協力のゆくえ」, 極地, 第59巻第2号, 5-10.


  • September 2023

    Research Paper

    稲垣治, 2023年9月. 特集「ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻と極域国際協力のゆくえ」のねらい. 極地, 第59巻第2号, 3-4.


  • September 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Kees Bastmeijer, 2023年9月26日. 南極条約体制におけるソフトローの役割:決議実施のベストプラクティス研究. 第17回南極国際動向研究会, オンライン.


  • August 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, August 17, 2023. Arctic Science Diplomacy from Legal Perspective. The Future of Arctic Governance: Navigating Global and Local Sea Changes, 2023 North Pacific Arctic Conference, East and West Center and Korea Maritime Institute, Hawaii, USA.


  • August 2023

    Miscellaneous

    柴田明穂, 2023年8月1日. ウクライナ侵攻と北極国際協力のゆくえ:ロシアとの協力継続は?, ArCS IIニュースレター No.7.


  • June 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, June 22, 2023. “Weaponization of science”? The Case of new ASPA proposal in East Antarctica at Helsinki ATCM. Reinvigorating the science-based decision making in the Antarctic Treaty System: MPAs, Emperor Penguins, Climate Change (and other issues from Helsinki ATCM), 2023 SCAR SC-HASS Biennial Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.


  • June 2023

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2023年6月15日. 45 ATCMヘルシンキ個人的報告:暗雲立ちこめる南極国際ガバナンスの将来. 第16回南極国際動向研究会, オンライン.


  • June 2023

    Academic Presentation(Poster)

    稲垣治, 2023年6月14日. ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻と北極国際協力. 2023年度 第4回ArCS II全体会合, JAMSTEC横浜研究所三好講堂.


  • June 2023

    Academic Presentation

    稲垣治, 2023年6月13日. ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻と北極国際協力. 2023年度 第4回ArCS II全体会合, JAMSTEC横浜研究所三好講堂.


  • June 2023

    Miscellaneous

    柴田明穂, 2023年6月. 科学のフロンティアを扱う国際法 ―「地球を知る」ための極域研究. カーボンニュートラル推進プロジェクト, 神戸大学.


  • May 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Kees Bastmeijer, Akiho Shibata, Evan Bloom, May 29, 2023. Academic panel on challenges the Treaty System has faced in the past 25 years. Antarctica today – shared challenges for science and environmental protection in the final frontier, Antarctica Treaty Consultative Meeting(ATCM), Helsinki, Finland.


  • May 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, May 25, 2023. Asian cooperation in strengthening the Antarctic governance: towards 2026 ATCM in Japan. International Symposium on Polar Ocean Global Change 2023, Qingdao, China


  • May 2023

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2023年5月11日. 北極域に関する国際法制度研究, JCAR北極域研究計画ワークショップ, 国立極地研究所.


  • April 2023

    Research Paper

    柴田明穂, 2023. 南極の海をめぐる国際ガバナンスの将来:2026年日本開催の会議に向けて. Ocean Newsletter, 第545号.


  • April 2023

    Academic Presentation

    稲垣治, 2023年4月6日. 北極評議会の作業をどのように継続させるか:ロシアのウクライナ侵攻と北極国際協力のゆくえ. ArCS II 国際法制度課題第4回勉強会, オンライン.


  • AY 2022 (April 2022〜March 2023)
  • March 2023

    PressRelease

    ウクライナ侵攻と北極国際協力のゆくえ:ロシアとの協力継続はいかなる条件で可能か. 2023年3月23日.


  • March 2023

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Timo Koivurova, Akiho Shibata, 2023. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022: Can we still cooperate with Russia in the Arctic?. Polar Record, Volume 59, 2023, e12, 1-9. DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S0032247423000049.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Ana Stella Ebbersmeyer, March 13, 2023. The regulation of black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping: the role of actors. Governance and Global Challenges: The Future of International Law in the Polar Regions, The 24th PCRC International Law Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Timo Koivurova, March 10, 2023. Climate Change and Human Rights, Laws and Policies Responding to Arctic Warming and Indigenous and Local Communities, International Interdisciplinary Workshop "Rapid Arctic Warming and Its Impact on Indigenous Peoples and Other Communities", Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, March 9, 2023. Taking into account of Indigenous Knowledge under the CAO Fisheries Agreement: Lessons from 2022 ICC Protocols for Equitable and Ethical Engagement. International Governance of the Central Arctic Ocean: Science, Indigenous Knowledge, and the Rule of Law, Seventh International Symosium on Arctic Research, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Kentaro Nishimoto, Akiho Shibata, Kenji Taki, Shigeto Nishino, March 9, 2023. A Research Agenda for Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement: Science, Indigenous Knowledge and Rule of Law. International Governance of the Central Arctic Ocean: Science, Indigenous Knowledge, and the Rule of Law, Seventh International Symosium on Arctic Research, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    PressRelease

    ロシアと日本の北極科学協力の可能性についての考察 〜北極域研究加速プロジェクト(ArCS II)の研究成果~. 2023年3月8日.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Osamu Inagaki, March 7, 2023. Analyzing Proposals on "the Necessary Modalities" for the A-7 States to Continue the Arctic Councilʼs Work. After the Ukraine: The Arctic, International Law, and International Scientific Cooperation, Seventh International Symosium on Arctic Research, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Timo Koivurova, March 7, 2023. Arctic governance in light of Ukraine crisis: the important role of the Arctic Council in the overall governance of the region. After the Ukraine: The Arctic, International Law, and International Scientific Cooperation, Seventh International Symosium on Arctic Research, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Zia Madani, March 7, 2023. Russiaʼs Invasion of Ukraine and Policy Implications for the Poles: Examination of Post-Invasion Developments. After the Ukraine: The Arctic, International Law, and International Scientific Cooperation, Seventh International Symosium on Arctic Research, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, March 4, 2023. The Central Arctic Ocean Agreement: Science, Indigenous Knowledge and the Rule of Law. Knowledge-Based Cooperation and Trust-Building in the Arctic: The Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement (CAOFA), Arctic Circle Japan Forum, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, March 4, 2023. The Role of Science in the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement. Arctic Science-Legal Diplomacies: Experiences from Recent Agreements, Arctic Circle Japan Forum, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Osamu Inagaki, March 4, 2023. The First Five Years of 2017 Arctic Science Cooperation Agreement: An Appraisal. Arctic Science-Legal Diplomacies: Experiences from Recent Agreements, Arctic Circle Japan Forum, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Academic Presentation

    Timo Koivurova, March 4, 2023. The Work to Reduce Black Carbon and Methane Emissions in the Arctic Council. Arctic Science-Legal Diplomacies: Experiences from Recent Agreements, Arctic Circle Japan Forum, Tokyo, Japan.


  • March 2023

    PressRelease

    Research Brief on the distinction between “indigenous peoples” and “local communities” in the Arctic governance discussion. March 3, 2023.


  • March 2023

    PressRelease

    ArCS II国際法制度課題から、北極ガバナンスにおける「先住民族」と「地域社会」の区別に関するリサーチブリーフが発行されました. 2023年3月3日.


  • March 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (Edited) , March 2, 2023. Video recordings of Eyjólfur Guðmundsson, Timo Koivurova, Akiho Shibata, Commens on United States Policy in the Arctic and Antarctic and the Future of International Governance in the Polar Regions. The 23rd PCRC International Law Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • March 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (Edited) , March 2, 2023. Video recordings of Evan T. Bloom, United States Policy in the Arctic and Antarctic and the Future of International Governance in the Polar Regions. The 23rd PCRC International Law Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • February 2023

    PressRelease

    International Workshop on “Arctic Ocean Governance and the Law of the Sea” identified important topics for further collaborative research. February 28, 2023.


  • February 2023

    PressRelease

    国際ワークショップ「北極海のガバナンスと海洋法」において、今後の共同研究のテーマが明確になりました. 2023年2月28日.


  • February 2023

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Alexander Sergunin, Akiho Shibata, 2023. Implementing the 2017 Arctic Science Cooperation Agreement: Challenges and Opportunities as regards Russia and Japan. Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol.14, 45-75. DOI: doi.org/10.1163/22116427_014010004.


  • February 2023

    Book

    Gudmundur Alfredsson, Julia Jabour, Timo Koivurova, Akiho Shibata Eds, 2023. The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol.14, Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-51296-2.


  • February 2023

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (Edited) , February 17, 2023. Video recordings of Suzanne Lalonde, The Increasingly Entangled Arctic Continental Shelf Process. International Workshop “Arctic Ocean Governance and the Law of the Sea”, Online.


  • February 2023

    Lecture

    柴田明穂(編集者), 2023年2月11日. 動画:北極圏に暮らす人々と気候変動 〜北極圏の先住民族の暮らしと動物、自然〜ArCS II分野横断公開講演会, オンライン.


  • January 2023

    Research Paper

    古畑真美, 2023年1月. プラスチック汚染への国際法政策的対応と課題:北極域への示唆. 廃棄物資源環境学会誌第34巻1号, 3-11.


  • December 2022

    Report

    稲垣治, 2022. 国際科学協力の強化:北極科学技術に関する関係省庁への提言. 神戸大学極域協力研究センター.


  • December 2022

    Research Paper

    稲垣治, 2022. 国際法による生態系アプローチの実現 : その現状と課題. 国際協力論集第30巻, 53-83.


  • December 2022

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (Chair) , December 2, 2022. Video recordings of Perspectives, Takuji Nakamura, Patrizia Vigni, Zia Madani, Kobe PCRC Antarctic Open Symposium Series 2022, The Future of Antarctic Cooperation and Global Geopolitical Challenges, Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Zia Madani, December 2, 2022. A Perspective from Non-Consultative and Third (Prospective) Parties. Kobe PCRC Antarctic Open Symposium Series 2022 The Future of Antarctic Cooperation and Global Geopolitical Challenges, Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, December 2, 2022. Looking towards 2026 ATCM (in Kobe?): Some homework to do. Kobe PCRC Antarctic Open Symposium Series 2022 The Future of Antarctic Cooperation and Global Geopolitical Challenges, Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Timo Koivurova, December 2, 2022. From Berlin to Helsinki: Challenges facing Finland hosting the 2023 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM). Kobe PCRC Antarctic Open Symposium Series 2022 The Future of Antarctic Cooperation and Global Geopolitical Challenges, Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2022

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (edited), December 2, 2022. Video recordings of Joji Morishita, CCAMLR, Where Is It Going?. Kobe PCRC Antarctic Open Symposium Series 2022 The Future of Antarctic Cooperation and Global Geopolitical Challenges, Kobe, Japan.


  • December 2022

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (edited), December 2, 2022. Video recordings of Donald Rothwell, Antarctic Treaty System in the 2020s: Old, New and Unexpected Challenges at +60. Kobe PCRC Antarctic Open Symposium Series 2022 The Future of Antarctic Cooperation and Global Geopolitical Challenges, Kobe, Japan.


  • November 2022

    Research Paper

    Hiroto Kogo, Rena Takezoea, Taichi Inai, Akiho Shibata, 2022. Japanese Master’s Students Contributing to the Arctic Legal Studies through the 15th Polar Law Symposium. Current Developments in Arctic Law, Vol.10, 87-90.


  • November 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Timo Koivurova, November 28, 2022. Arctic governance in light of Ukraine crisis.The 22nd PCRC International Law Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • November 2022

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2022年11月11日.北極科学協力協定:科学者と法学者の協働作業. 観測・研究活動を守るための国際交渉とは?, 北極域と科学外交の未来づくり 極域科学と国際交渉入門, 神戸大学.


  • November 2022

    Lecture

    柴田明穂(座長), 2022年11月9日. 動画:日本の科学外交の課題とは?, 北極域と科学外交の未来づくり公開セミナー, 神戸大学.


  • November 2022

    Lecture

    Akiho Shibata (Chair) , November 9, 2022. Video recordings of Arctic Science Diplomacy in light of the Ukraine war. The Future of Science Diplomacy in the Arctic, The 120th Anniversary of Kobe University / 30th Anniversary of GSICS: Open Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • November 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Timo Koivurova, November 9, 2022. Science diplomacy in the Arctic. War in Ukraine: consequences to science cooperation in the Arctic?. The Future of Science Diplomacy in the Arctic. The 120th Anniversary of Kobe University / 30th Anniversary of GSICS: Open Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • November 2022

    Lecture

    柴田明穂(編集者), 2022年11月9日. 動画:榎本浩之, 日本の北極科学外交と科学研究活動の変遷. 日本の北極科学外交の課題とは?, 北極域と科学外交の未来づくり公開セミナー, 神戸大学.


  • November 2022

    Lecture

    柴田明穂(編集者), 2022年11月9日. 動画:竹若敬三, 日本の北極科学外交. 日本の北極科学外交の課題とは?, 北極域と科学外交の未来づくり公開セミナー, 神戸大学.


  • October 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, Dalee Sambo Dorough, Kenji Taki, Shigeto Nishino, Kentaro Nishimoto, October 14, 2022. Japan’s contribution to the Central Arctic Ocean Agreement: Science, Indigenous knowledge, and Rule of law. 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland.


  • October 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Taichi Inai, Rena Takezoe, Yoshiki Yamakawa, Akiho Shibata, October 13, 2022. Interim Conservation and Management Measures under CAO Fisheries Agreement: Its origin, concept, and functions. The 15th Polar Law Symposium, Reykjavik, Iceland.


  • October 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Hiroto Kogo, Akiho Shibata, October 13, 2022. Potential legal means to regulate underwater noise in the Arctic. The 15th Polar Law Symposium, Reykjavik, Iceland.


  • October 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Zia Madani, Akiho Shibata, October 12, 2022. Invasion of Ukraine and the Antarctic Treaty System: Legal challenges for its continuing resilience. The 15th Polar Law Symposium, Reykjavik, Iceland.


  • September 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Kees Bastmeijer, September 28, 2022. The Challenge of Protecting Antarctica through Consensus Decision Making: The Case of Antarctic Tourism Regulation. The 21st PCRC International Law Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


  • September 2022

    PressRelease

    A report on Enhancing Arctic International Scientific Cooperation is published, co-authored by ArCS II early career researchers. September 5, 2022.


  • September 2022

    PressRelease

    北極科学外交に関するウェビナーシリーズの報告書が公表されました. 2022年9月5日.


  • September 2022

    研究発表

    Kees Bastmeijer, September 14, 2022. ロシア侵略後の南極条約体制の動向. 第13回南極国際動向研究会, Tokyo, Japan.


  • August 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, August 3, 2022. Aggression and the Antarctic Treaty System: The End of Antarctic Exceptionalism?. The 10th SCAR Open Science Conference 2022, Online.


  • August 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Zia Madani, August 3, 2022. The Resilience of the Antarctic Treaty System in Light of Russian Invasion of Ukraine. The 10th SCAR Open Science Conference 2022, Online.


  • August 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Osamu Inagaki, August 3, 2022. The Development of Concept “Cumulative Impacts” under the Antarctic Treaty System. The 10th SCAR Open Science Conference 2022, Online.


  • July 2022

    Report

    Paul Arthur Berkman, Osamu Inagaki, Zia Madani, Akiho Shibata et al., 2022. Enhancing International Scientific Cooperation:Arctic Science and Technology Advice with Ministries. Science Diplomacy Action Synthesis No.6. ISSN 2573‐976X / DOI: doi.org/10.47555/162022


  • June 2022

    Media

    柴田明穂, 産経新聞. 2022年6月1日. 研究の世界で進むロシア排除 北極圏や宇宙開発などでは影響も.


  • May 2022

    Academic Presentation

    Alexander Sergunin, May 31, 2022. The Recent Arctic legal and political developments in light of Ukraine crisis. ArCSⅡ International Law Seminar (The 20th PCRC International Law Seminar), Kobe, Japan.


  • May 2022

    PressRelease

    ウクライナ侵略後の極域科学外交のあり方について ― ロシアとの対話を継続する重要性 ―. 2022年5月24日.


  • April 2022

    Book

    Gudmundur Alfredsson, Julia Jabour, Timo Koivurova, and Akiho Shibata Eds, 2022. The Yearbook of Polar Law Vol. 13, Brill. ISBN: 978-90-04-50945-0.


  • April 2022

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2022年4月27日. 南極条約体制全般-国際法の観点から. 第11回南極国際動向研究会, オンライン.


  • April 2022

    Academic Presentation

    稲垣治, 2022年4月27日. DROMLAN法的関係補足. 第11回南極国際動向研究会, オンライン.


  • April 2022

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Paul Arthur Berkman, Jenny Baeseman, Akiho Shibata, 2022. Arctic science diplomacy maintains Russia co-operation. Nature, Vol. 604 (28 April 2022). DOI: doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01105-3


  • April 2022

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Alexander Sergunin, 2022. Between Economic Nationalism and Globalism: Evaluating Russia’s Recent Regulations on Arctic Shipping. The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol. 13, 252-274. DOI: doi.org/10.1163/22116427_013010013.


  • April 2022

    Research Paper

    柴田明穂, 村越真, 中山由美, 生田依子, 2022. 日本の南極地域観測事業は人文社会科学研究にも貢献できる!SCAR 研究大会からのメッセージ. 極地, 第58巻第1号, 40-43.


  • April 2022

    Research Paper

    Zia Madani and Akiho Shibata, 2022. The global Antarctic through humanities and social sciences perspectives: observations from Japan. The Polar Journal, Online. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/20567790.2022.2060554.


  • April 2022

    PressRelease

    ArCS II International Law Research Program published Briefing Paper Series No.7,“Ocean Acidification in the Arctic – Scientific and Governance Responses”. April 08, 2022.


  • April 2022

    PressRelease

    第14回極域法国際シンポジウムでの課題間連携特別セッション「極域における海洋酸性化」を基にブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズ第7号が米国の若手研究者との共著により発刊されました. 2022年4月4日.


  • April 2022

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Jen Evans and Akiho Shibata, 2022. Ocean Acidification in the Arctic – Scientific and Governance Responses. ArCS II International Law Briefing Paper Series, No.7(E), ArCS II/Int’l Law/BPS/07/E/FS (2022/4), 1-9. DOI: doi.org/10.24546/81013178


  • AY 2021 (April 2021〜March 2022)
  • March 2022

    Research Paper

    Akiho Shibata, 2022. How can the Antarctic Treaty System respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? The Polar Connection.


  • March 2022

    PressRelease

    ArCS II国際法制度課題ブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズ第6号「Environmental regulation of Arctic shipping: Recent developments(北極海運の環境規制をめぐる最近の動き)」が発行されました.


  • March 2022

    PressRelease

    ArCS II International Law Research Program published Briefing Paper Series No.6,“Environmental regulation of Arctic shipping: Recent developments”, now with ISSN and doi.


  • February 2022

    PressRelease

    ArCS II国際法制度課題からブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズ第5号「台湾の最近の北極への関心:台湾海洋委員会機関誌『国際海洋情報』を中心に」(ファクトシート)が発行されました.


  • February 2022

    Miscellaneous

    林 秀鳳, 2022. 台湾の最近の北極への関心 台湾海洋委員会機関誌『国際海洋情報』を中心に. ArCS II国際法制度課題ブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズ, 第5号J, ArCS II/Int’l Law/BPS/05/J/FS (2022/2), 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24546/81013060


  • January 2022

    Miscellaneous

    メディ・デルヴォヴィッチ, 柴田明穂, 2022. 日本・中国・韓国の北極政策の比較 法の支配・国際協力・ビジネス・先住民族への取り組み. ArCS II国際法制度課題ブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズ, 第4号J, ArCS II/Int’l Law/BPS/04/J/FS (2022/1), 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24546/81013053


  • December 2021

    Academic Presentation

    Kees Bastmeijer, December, 7 2021. Indigenous views on human-nature-relationships: Inspiration from Inuit and Japanese Ainu cultures for international environmental law. ArCSⅡ International Law Seminar (The 19th PCRC International Law Seminar), Online.


  • December 2021

    Miscellaneous

    Huan-Sheng Tseng and Hsiu-Feng Lin (林秀鳳), 2021. Analysis of Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the British Indian Ocean Territory. International Ocean Information, 15, 37-41 (same in Chinese, 7-11).


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation

    Arron N. Honniball, Akiho Shibata, November 23, 2021. The Untapped Legal Potential of Departure State Jurisdiction and Responsibilities to Better Control Antarctic Tourism Activities. The 14th Polar Law Symposium, Kobe, Japan.


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation

    Akiho Shibata, November 22, 2021. Comments: Complementarity of ASM, Arctic Science Agreement and bilateral science and technology cooperation agreements. The 14th Polar Law Symposium, Kobe, Japan.


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation

    Osamu Inagaki, November 21, 2021. The Development of the Ecosystem Approach by the Arctic Council: An Assessment. The 14th Polar Law Symposium, Kobe, Japan


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation(poster)

    Mami Furuhata, November 21-23, 2021. Joint Financing Agreements Contribute to the Safety and Efficiency of Air Transport flying Across the North Atlantic and Arctic Region. The 14th Polar Law Symposium, Online.


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation

    Zia Madani, November 19, 2021. Climate change in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean marine ecosystems, impacts on the Antarctic Legal and policy regime. 2021 SCAR-SCHASS Biennial Conference, Online.


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation

    Kees Bastmeijer, November 19, 2021. Money-Making in Antarctica. 2021 SCAR-SCHASS Biennial Conference, Online.


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation

    Patrizia Vigni, Yelena Yermakova, November 19, 2021. Procedural and Institutional Legitimacy. 2021 SCAR-SCHASS Biennial Conference, Online.


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation

    Yelena Yermakova, November 18, 2021. Domination in the ATS: Unjust Origins, Power Imbalance and Unfair Procedures. 2021 SCAR-SCHASS Biennial Conference, Online.


  • November 2021

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2021年11月18日. はじめに:JAREと人文社会科学研究. 2021 SCAR-SCHASS Biennial Conference, Kobe, Japan.


  • October 2021

    Miscellaneous

    Mami Furuhata, 2021. Open Sky Agreements / ICAO SARPs, Air Law & Law of Outer Space, in Japan. Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia, Brill. 245-247. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_1031


  • September 2021

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Akiho Shibata, 2021. Chapter 22 Good Faith. The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law Second Edition Edited by Lavanya Rajamani and Jacqueline Peel, Oxford University Press, 368-382.


  • June 2021

    Academic Presentation

    稲垣治, 2021年6月26日. 国際法における生態系概念の浸透とその影響:生態系アプローチ概念をてがかりに. 京都国際法研究会, オンライン.


  • June 2021

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2021年6月25日. 北極科学協力協定の意義再考:第2回実施会合に参加して. 第2回ArCS II国際法制度課題研究会, オンライン.


  • June 2021

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2021年6月9日. 南極条約60年:その意義と将来の課題. 公開シンポシンポジウム「南極条約60年と日本、そして未来へ」, オンライン.


  • AY 2020 (April 2020〜March 2021)
  • March 2021

    PressRelease

    ArCS II国際法制度課題からブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズが発刊されました! 第1号と第2号は、今話題の北極域の海洋プラスチック問題を扱っています。


  • March 2021

    PressRelease

    ArCS II International Law Research Program published its first Briefing Paper Series on Arctic marine plastic problems.


  • March 2021

    Academic Presentation (Poster)

    Kie Abe, Akiho Shibata, Hiroyuki Enomoto, March 19-26, 2021. Connecting policy, law and science for better decision-making for the Arctic: Arctic Council, IPCC, Arctic Science Agreement, and ASM-3. Arctic Science Summit Week 2021, Online.


  • March 2021

    PressRelease

    第13回極域法国際シンポジウムにおいて、ArCS II国際法制度課題として取り組むべき北極国際法政策研究の課題と今後の方向性が示されました!


  • March 2021

    PressRelease

    At the 13th Polar Law Symposium, many issues and approaches identified as our future research agenda for ArCS II International Law Research Program.


  • March 2021

    Miscellaneous

    ロマン・シュファール, 幡谷咲子, 稲垣治, リンジィ・アーサー, 2021. 日本の北極域関与に関する評価と今後の展望 - ArCSの成果を踏まえた若手研究者からの示唆. ArCS II国際法制度課題ブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズ, 第3号J, ArCS II/Int’l Law/BPS/03/J/PB (2021/3), 1-5.


  • March 2021

    Miscellaneous

    阿部紀恵, セイタ・ロンパネン, 豊島淳子, 柴田明穂, 2021. 北極域の海洋プラスチック問題:国際法と海洋科学の共同研究の必要性. ArCS II国際法制度課題ブリーフィングペーパー・シリーズ, 第2号J, ArCS II/Int’l Law/BPS/02/J/FS (2021/3), 1-9.


  • March 2021

    Book

    浅田正彦, 桐山孝信, 小畑郁, 柴田明穂 他編, 2021. ベーシック条約集2021年版, 東信堂, 1377頁.


  • March 2021

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    柴田明穂, 2021. 南極条約体制における管轄権:将来の対応に向けた前提的考察. 岡山大学法学会雑誌, 第70巻3-4号, 433-462.


  • February 2021

    Miscellaneous

    Kie Abe, Seita Romppanen, Junko Toyoshima, Akiho Shibata, 2021. Arctic marine plastic problems: Potential collaborative research between international law and marine sciences. ArCS II International Law Briefing Paper Series, No.1 (E) (February 2021), Fact Sheet ArCS II/Int’l Law/BPS/01/E/FS (2021/2), 1-9.


  • February 2021

    Miscellaneous

    Zia Madani, 2021. Emerging legal, policy and scientific issues in the Antarctic. The Polar Journal, Vol.10, Online.


  • January 2021

    PressRelease

    Interdisciplinary research on Arctic sustainable resource development led by International Law Research Program has been published as Polar Record Special Issue


  • January 2021

    PressRelease

    北極資源開発をめぐる学際的研究成果


  • December 2020

    Book

    Romain Chuffart and Akiho Shibata, guest editors, 2020. Special Issue (collection) on International Law for Sustainability in Arctic Resource Development. Polar Record, Vol.56, Cambridge University Press


  • December 2020

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Akiho Shibata and Romain Chuffart, 2020. Sustainability as an integrative principle: The role of international law in Arctic resource development. Polar Record, Vol.56, 1-9.


  • December 2020

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Romain Chuffart, Sakiko Hataya, Osamu Inagaki and Lindsay Arthur, 2020. Assessing Japan’s Arctic Engagement during the ArCS Project (2015–2020). Yearbook of Polar Law, Volume 12, 328–348.


  • December 2020

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Osamu Inagaki, 2020. DROMALAN and International Law. Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol.12, 61-74.


  • December 2020

    Miscellaneous

    Mami Furuhata, 2020. Conference Report of the 13th Polar Law Symposium Special Online Session. Current Developments in Arctic Law, Vol.8, 60-64.


  • November 2020

    Research Paper

    柴田明穂, 2020. 南極の環境保護と日本. 浅田正彦他編『現代国際法の潮流I』, 東信堂, 476-489.


  • November 2020

    Academic Presentation

    Han Liu, Akiho Shibata, KyongSa Ri. November 12, 2020. Arctic Science Cooperation Agreement: Implications for Asian countries and their scientists. Seminar on Arctic Science Cooperation Agreement, The 13th Polar Law Symposium, Online.


  • October 2020

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 2020年10月16日.「変化する世界の中の南極条約」2019年ロシア作業文書の分析. 第9回南極国際動向研究会, オンライン.


  • August 2020

    Academic Presentation

    柴田明穂, 西本健太郎. 2020年8月3日. 北極海航路を取り巻く国際法. 第10回北極海航路に係る産学官連携協議会, 東京.「招待」


  • April 2020

    Research Paper

    柴田明穂, 2020. 極域の環境保護. 西井正弘, 鶴田順編『国際環境法講義』, 有信堂. 211-212.


  • April 2020

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Romain Chuffart and Akiho Shibata, 2020. Editorial: International Law for Sustainability in Arctic Resource Development. Polar Record, Vol.56, 1-2.