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2018 Kyoto-NCCU Joint Seminar in International Law
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On 11-12 July 2018, the second edition of NCCU-Kyoto Joint Student Seminar in international law was held in the Yoshida Campus of Kyoto University, under the supervision of Professor Chen-Ju Chen (NCCU) and Professor Shotaro Hamamoto (Kyoto). The seminar consisted of 12 sessions in which speakers were given 20 minutes to present their research, followed by a 5-minute comment from a designated participant from the other university and a 35-minute discussion by all participants to dig deeper into the topic or give detailed suggestions.
As it was the case in the NCCU-Kyoto Joint seminar held last year in Taipei, some of the participants from NCCU specialized in diplomacy and international relations. Therefore, while the presentations and discussions focused on international law, our discussions were not limited strictly to legal ones. Actually, those constructive debates during the seminar, especially from a political perspective, were quite illuminating and helped us to analyze issues with a different approach. As usual, this year’s joint seminar with NCCU covered a wide range of topics, such as human rights law, international criminal law, investment law, etc. The presentations related to cases of Taiwan (such as the nationality principle in Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction and Interpretation of human rights treaties by Taiwan courts) provided unique views for further research of international law.
Because of the busy schedule of Professor Chen and some guests from NCCU, we organized only one official dinner as a welcome party on the first Day. Though it was a pity that we could not enjoy more time with Professor Chen and the students who left earlier, we held a little “farewell party” at local Spanish restaurant on the second day. Different from the serious academic atmosphere during the seminar, the joyful dinner time with delicious food provided a good chance for the participants from NCCU and Kyoto to get to know each other better. I believe this two-day-long seminar promoted our friendship and mutual understanding.
At last, I am very grateful to Professor Chen and Professor Hamamoto, whose efforts made this joint seminar possible and thus gave us opportunities to exchange views on international law with people from different cultures. After this seminar, we received very useful feedbacks and suggestions from NCCU and we believe those feedbacks will help a lot to make our next joint seminar even better. We are looking forward to seeing you in Taipei next year! 期待着明年與你們在臺北相見！
