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 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

    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

    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

    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.


  • November 2022

    Conference Report

    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

    Timo Koivurova, November 9, 2022. Science diplomacy in the Arctic. The 120th Anniversary of Kobe University / 30th Anniversary of GSICS: Open Seminar, Kobe, Japan.


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  • 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.


  • 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

    Seminar 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:10.47555/162022


  • 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.


  • 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

    Miscellaneous

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


  • April 2022

    Peer-Reviewed Paper

    Alexander Sergunin, 2021. Between Economic Nationalism and Globalism: Evaluating Russia’s Recent Regulations on Arctic Shipping. The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol. 13, 252-274. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/22116427_013010013


  • April 2022

    Miscellaneous

    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

    Miscellaneous

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


  • April 2022

    Miscellaneous

    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: https://doi.org/10.24546/81013178


  • AY 2021 (April 2021〜March 2022)
  • 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

    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

    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.


  • 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.