Murase Comments on General Principles of Law (GPL) at ILC (2019-) Note: I made comments on the topic of customary international law six times over the years at ILC, which are reproduced below. These are the original manuscripts. They are reproduced in the ILC summary records, which are however shortened versions of the original statements.…… Continue reading Murase Comments on General Principles of Law at ILC (2019-)

Murase Comments on Jus Cogens at ILC (2016-2019) Note: I made comments on the topic of jus cogens four times over the years at ILC, which are reproduced below. These are the original manuscripts. They are reproduced in the ILC summary records, which are however shortened versions of the original statements. I often had to…… Continue reading Murase Comments on Jus Cogens at ILC (2016-2019)

Murase Comments on Customary International Law at ILC Note: I made comments on the topic of customary international law six times over the years at ILC, which are reproduced below. These are the original manuscripts. They are reproduced in the ILC summary records, which are however shortened versions of the original statements. I often had…… Continue reading Murase Comments on Customary International Law at ILC (2012-2018)

Obituaries at ILC (Professor Alexander Yankov) Shinya Murase We were all deeply saddened to learn of the death of Professor Alexander Yankov on 17 October 2019. Professor Yankov (22 June 1924 – 2019) was a prominent jurist, a successful diplomat and a brilliant scholar. He was a former member of the UN International Law Commission…… Continue reading Obituaries at ILC (Professor Alexander Yankov)