The canary that forgot to sing Recently, I wrote a paper on the “Forms of Final Products of the International Law Commission (ILC) and Their Legal Significance” (Kokusaiho Gaiko Zassi, The Journal of International Law and Diplomacy, Vol. 118, No. 2, 2019, in Japanese). The ILC is supposed to elaborate “draft articles” (Article 20 of…… Continue reading The Canary that Forgot to Sing

Meeting with Doctoral Students at PKU, 27 September 2019 1. A Doctoral (PhD, JSD) dissertation should be “analytical” rather than “descriptive”. 2. Selection of the topic for a doctoral dissertation: Originality and uniqueness of the analytical perspective is the key for a doctoral dissertation. 75% of a successful dissertation is determined by how you select…… Continue reading Meeting with Doctoral Students at PKU