(September 2016) I. Basic Stance for the Jessup Moot Court Competition 1. The most important aspect in the participation of Jessup is to enjoy it. If you don’t enjoy the whole process of preparation and the national rounds of competition, you will not do a good job. In the rounds, enjoy the 20 minutes or…… Continue reading Advice to Jessup Students
Month: September 2017
Address at the Opening Ceremony, Jessup Moot Court Competition, Suzhou, China
(17 February 2016, Suzhou, China) Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my great honor and privilege to be invited to the Jessup China for the fourth time and to speak to you this morning. I am deeply grateful to the organizers of this great event, and particularly, to Professor Zhu Wenqi, for his kind invitation.…… Continue reading Address at the Opening Ceremony, Jessup Moot Court Competition, Suzhou, China
Friendship
Address at the Japanese Reception, 28 October 2016, [Ambassador Bessho, Permanent representative of Japan to the United Nations, kindly gave a reception for me on 28 October 2016 for the promotion of my re-election to the International Law Commission. I did not want my address to sound like a election campaign speech. So, I chose…… Continue reading Friendship
Environs of International Law 