Adrien Schifano
Department of International Relations
Associate Professor
Email: aschifan@tiu.ac.jp
Last updated: August 7, 2023 3:46 pm
⬛ Education
| 2013 (April) โ2016 (September) Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University |
| 2007 (October) โ2009 (June) Master 2 in Law and Politics International and European Public and Private Law, Institut du Droit de la Paix et du Dรฉveloppement, University of Nice (France) |
| 2004 (October) โ2007 (June) Licence in Law and Politics Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Nice (France) |
⬛ Teaching and Research Interests
Teaching Interests: Legal Theory, International Law, Regional Governance in Asia / Research Interests: International Institutional Law, Regional Governance in Asia, Pluralistic Approaches to Law, Issues related to Legal Personality
⬛ Academic Appointments
| (2023 April - Current) Associate Professor, E-track Program, Tokyo International University |
| (2021 March - 2023 February) Lecturer (tenured), School of Law, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (Guangzhou, China) |
| (2018 April - 2019 March) Adjunct Assistant Professor (Junior Fellow, full-time), Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University |
⬛ Fellowships & Grants
| (2015) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI (็ง็ ่ฒป) in relation with research project No. 14J06268: "Situation of Legal Orders of International Organizations Amid International Society at the Dawn of the 21st Century" (JPY 500000) |
| (2014) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI (็ง็ ่ฒป) in relation with research project No. 14J06268: "Situation of Legal Orders of International Organizations Amid International Society at the Dawn of the 21st Century" (JPY 600000) |
| (2014 April - 2016 March) Research fellow (Japan Society for Promotion of Science, DC2), Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University Research Project No. 14J06268: "Situation of Legal Orders of International Organizations Amid International Society at the Dawn of the 21st Century" |
| (2010 October - 2013 September) Research fellow ('Doctorant contractuel'), Institut du Droit de la Paix et du Dรฉveloppement, Universitรฉ de Nice (France) Research project: "Growth of Regional Cooperation in East Asia: Research on an Asian Approach to International Law" |
⬛ Selected Publications/Conference Papers
| ARTICLES: |
| 1.ใโOrganizationhood in the Light of Asian Minimalismโ (December 2022) Chinese Journal of International Law 21-4 (Oxford University Press), pp. 701โ775 (refereed, in English) |
| 2. "Three Paradigms for the International Organization: Dual Framework in the ICJ Case Law over Issue of Attribution of Conduct" (September 2019) Working Papers of the Edinburgh Center for International and Global Law |
| 3. ใๅฝ้ๆณ็งฉๅบใฎ็นๆงใซๅบใฅใๅฝ้ๆณไบบๆ ผใฎ่ฆ็ด ใ["Characters of the International Personality, Considered in the Light of Distinct Features of the International Legal Order"] (November 2018)ใไธๆฉๆณๅญฆใ็ฌฌ17ๅทป็ฌฌ3ๅท [17-3 Hitotsubashi Journal of Law and International Studies, Special Number: Studies in Honor of Pr. Tetsuo Sato], pp. 169โ183 (refereed, in Japanese) |
| 4. "Distribution of Power Within International Organizations" (December 2017) International Organizations Law Review 14-2 (Brill, Leiden), pp. 346โ401 (refereed, in English) |
| PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES: |
| 5. โMarine Plastic Debris: A New Challenge for Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Regionโ, ICONใปS Annual Conference โGlobal Problems and Prospects in Public Lawโ, The International Society of Public Law, Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka (Wellington, New Zealand), July 3-5 2023 |
| 6. โCivil Society Participation in Asian International Organizations and the Strengthening of Elitesโ, ESIL Interest Group on International Organizations โInternational organizations, elites, and masses: perspectives on in/exclusionโ held on the sidelines of the European Society of International Law Annual Conference 2022, held in Utrecht University (Utrecht, the Netherlands), 1 September 2022 |
| 7. โProliferation of Regional Organizations and the Issue of their Coordination: Towards a Network Shaped Regional Governance in Asia?โ, Panel 3D โInternational Regimes and Regional Organisationโ, Asian Society of International Law Regional Conference โPower and the Development of International Law: Asian Perspectivesโ, Nepal Administrative Staff College (Lalitpur, Nepal), July 30, 2022 |
| 8. "The Institutionalization Process in Asia, and What It Tells Us About 'Asian Values'", 7th AsianSIL Biennial Conference (Rethinking International Law: Finding Common Solutions to Contemporary Civilizational Issues from an Asian Perspective) Junior Scholars Conference (Manila, the Philippines), 21-23 August 2019 |
| 9. "The Contribution of Asian Institutional Practice to the General Theory of International Organizations: Challenging the Criteria for Organizationhood", The AsianSIL Regional Conference (International Law in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities) Renmin University of China (Beijing, China), 13โ14 October, 2018 |
| 10. "The Concept of Hierarchy Within International Organizations: An Inquiry into the Principle of Legality", IVR-Japan, First International Conference (Topic: Rule of Law and Democracy), Doshisha University (Kyoto), 6โ8 July 2018 |
| THESES: |
| 11. "How Legal Personality of International Organizations Affects the Unity of International Law: On Mutual Relations Amongst their Respective Legal Orders", dissertation for the obtention of the Ph.D., Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo (in English; 330 pages) |