I have been teaching at the Law School of China Youth University of Political Studies (CYU) in Beijing for the past three years. One of the professor at CYU, who had translated my book International Lawmaking into Chinese, invited me to teach at her university when I retired from Sophia University in Tokyo in 2014.…… Continue reading Moving to a New University

My statement on the occasion of the Visit of Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, Legal Counsel of the United Nations, Under-Secretary-General, to the International Law Commission: 17 May 2016, 11:30 am, Shinya Murase [I wanted that the people of the world know that a small university called CYU had existed.] Mr. Soares, it is always…… Continue reading Conversation with the United Nations Legal Counsel at ILC

25 September 2015, CYU Library Address by Shinya Murase Thank you, Mr. Vice President Lin and Dean Wu, for your kindest words, by which I am just overwhelmed. When I first heard of this ceremony, I did not think it necessary, because my donation is indeed a very modest one, and it is not worth…… Continue reading Commemorative Event of Book Donation

I heard that the emblem of CYU (China Youth University of Political Studies, Beijing) was removed from its main gate today. This is the end of the excellent institution that has contributed to educating so many brilliant young leaders of China over the decades. I immensely enjoyed teaching at its Law School during the past…… Continue reading Farewell to CYU

I started teaching three years ago at a small law school in China after having retired from a university in Japan. While the Japan-China relations have not been the best, the people-to-people relations have always been very warm and friendly, and the professors and students of this law school have been extremely kind to me.…… Continue reading Memories of the Group