Organization
Graduate School of International Development Department of International Development and Cooperation Associate Professor
Title
Associate Professor
Contact information
ITO Shinya
Degree 4
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public International Law （ 2025.6 University College London ）
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Master of Laws (LLM) in International Law with Distinction （ 2019.11 University College London ）
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Master of Arts (MA) in Human Security Studies （ 2016.3 The University of Tokyo ）
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Language and Area Studies （ 2014.3 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies ）
Research Interests 7
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International Law
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International Human Rights Law
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The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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International Economic Law
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Food Security
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International Cooperation
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Sustainable Development
Research Areas 1
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Humanities & Social Sciences / International law
Research History 3
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Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development Associate Professor
2026.4
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Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Assistant Professor
2025.4 - 2026.3
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University College London Faculty of Laws Graduate Lecturer
2023.9 - 2024.9
Education 4
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University College London Faculty of Laws PhD Programme
- 2025
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University College London Faculty of Laws LLM Programme
- 2019
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The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences MA Programme
- 2016
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Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Faculty of Foreign Studies
- 2014
Committee Memberships 2
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Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University Member, Education and Student Affairs Committee
2026.4
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UCL Journal of Law and Jurisprudence Senior Editor
2020.10 - 2021.12
Papers 5
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The End of ‘Forced Labour’ in Prisons? An ICESCR-based Assessment of Recent Japanese Criminal Law Amendments on Imprisonment [Written in Japanese] Reviewed
Shinya Ito
Human Rights International (International Human Rights Law Association Japan) Vol. 36 page： 79 - 84 2025
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The Relationship between the Human Right to Food and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture: A Reappraisal Reviewed
Shinya Ito
PhD Thesis Defended at University College London page： 1 - 335 2025
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Re-evaluating a Conflict between WTO Law and the Right to Food: The Case of Public Food Stockholding Reviewed
Shinya Ito
Manchester Journal of International Economic Law Vol. 17 ( 3 ) page： 403 - 429 2020
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Shinya Ito
European Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 12 ( 2 ) page： 213 - 244 2020
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The Significance and Challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Context of Development and Human Rights Debate: An Analysis from the Perspective of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [Written in Japanese] Reviewed
Shinya Ito
Human Rights International (International Human Rights Law Association Japan) Vol. 28 page： 122 - 130 2017
Books 1
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UCL Journal of Law and Jurisprudence Volume 10
Joshua Bradley, Shinya Ito, Nabila Roukhamieh-McKinna（ Role： Joint editor）
University College London Faculty of Laws 2021
MISC 3
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Shinya Ito
Völkerrechtsblog 2023.2
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Tokyo District Court, Judgment, November 14, 2019
Shinya Ito
Japanese Yearbook of International Law Vol. 64 page： 302 - 307 2021
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Preface
Joshua Bradley, Shinya Ito, Nabila Roukhamieh-McKinna
UCL Journal of Law and Jurisprudence Vol. 10 page： vii - viii 2021
Presentations 17
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The Potential for Mutual Supportiveness between WTO Agricultural Trade Disciplines and the Right to Food: The Case of Export Subsidies
Shinya Ito
35th Conference of the Japan Association of International Economic Law 2025.11.22
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The WTO Agricultural Export Subsidy Disciplines after Nairobi and the Human Right to Food: Towards Mutual Supportiveness?
Shinya Ito
12th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law 2024.7.4
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The Interaction between WTO Law and the Human Right to Food in Relation to Export Restrictions on Foodstuffs: Norm Conflict or Supportiveness?
Shinya Ito
2024 Research Forum of the European Society of International Law 2024.4.19
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Export Restrictions on Foodstuffs: Norm Conflict or Supportiveness between WTO Law and the Human Right to Food?
Shinya Ito
Junior Scholar Workshop of the Asian Society of International Law Intersessional Conference – Kazakhstan 2024.5.23
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The Authoritative Interpretation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Formal and Substantive Assessment
Shinya Ito
22nd Biannual Workshop of the Economic and Social Rights Academic Network: United Kingdom & Ireland 2023.1.27
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The Definition of Conflict between WTO Law and the Right to Food: Untangling the Confusions and Reformulating the Analytical Perspective
Shinya Ito
3rd Biennial Conference of the South Asia International Economic Law Network 2022.12.20
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The Definition of ‘Conflict’ between WTO Law and International Human Rights Law: The Case of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture and the Right to Food Invited
Shinya Ito
193th Conference of the Kyushu International Law Association 2022.1.15
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Taking the Social Rights Covenant More Seriously in Business and Human Rights: New Opportunities and Remaining Challenges
Shinya Ito
Association of Human Rights Institutes 2020 Annual Meeting Doctoral Forum 2020.9.3
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Taking the Social Rights Covenant More Seriously in Business and Human Rights: A Global Governance Perspective
Shinya Ito
Academic Council on the United Nations System 2020 Annual Meeting 2020.6.26
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The Right to Food-based Approach to World Trade Law: Rethinking its Effectiveness
Shinya Ito
Hope in International Law and Human Rights 2019.6.17
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The World Trade Organization and the Right to Food: What’s Next?
Shinya Ito
8th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law 2019.5.30
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Regime Interaction in International Law: Some Recent Challenges in Trade and Human Rights
Shinya Ito
7th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Human Security Studies 2017.11.5
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Mainstreaming Human Rights in the Age of Sustainable Development: What Role for International Law?
Shinya Ito
Academic Council on the United Nations System 2017 Annual Meeting 2017.6.16
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The Social Dimension of Sustainable Development and Access to Justice of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: An International Law Perspective
Shinya Ito
6th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Human Security Studies 2016.12.11
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Retrieving the Voice of Silent Majority: The Expansion of “Human” Horizon through Justiciability on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in International Law
Shinya Ito
Asian Society of International Law Regional Conference 2016 2016.6.14
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The Positive Protection of the Individual's Life in International Human Rights Law: An Analysis from the Perspective of the Resource Distribution Related to the Right to Food Invited
Shinya Ito
11th Study Meeting of the Early-Career Researchers' Network for Human Rights 2015.10.3
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The Legal Significance of Non-binding Pronouncements in the Interpretation of the ICESCR
Shinya Ito
The Society of Legal Scholars-sponsored Collaborative Workshop for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers in Labour Law, Migration & Asylum, Human Rights, and Public Law 2022.7.13
Other research activities 2
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Oxford EMI (English Medium Instruction) Certificate for University Lecturers
2025.8 -
The University of Tokyo - The Future Faculty Programme
2020.4-2020.8
KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 2
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Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
2025.7 - 2027.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Research Activity Start-Up
Shinya Ito
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Research Fellowship
2017.4 - 2018.9
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Shinya Ito
Teaching Experience (Off-campus) 14
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International Law
（Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University）
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Human Rights
（Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University）
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Globalization and Law
（Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University）
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Globalization and Law (Japanese)
（Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University）
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Bridge Programme
（Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University）
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Major Seminar
（Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University）
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Laws' Connections: Legal Doctrine and Contemporary Challenges
（University College London LLB）
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Writing Lab
（University College London LLB）
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Public International Law
（University College London LLB）
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Research Essay
（University College London LLM）
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International and Global Environmental Law
（University College London LLM (Marking)）
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Law and Policy of International Trade and the Environment
（University College London LLM (Marking)）
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Peace Building
（The University of Tokyo (TA)）
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International Law Related to Human Security
（The University of Tokyo (TA)）
Social Contribution 3
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Research Expo for Junior High School and High School Students in Japan
Role(s)：Organizing member
2025.7
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Judge (Memorials & Oral Rounds), The Third International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Moot Court Competition, The Brazilian Institute for the Law of the Sea
Role(s)：Organizing member
2021.9 - 2021.11
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Editor and Co-author, Japanese Translated Version of the Proceedings of the First International Conference of the Asian Network for Refugee and International Protection
Role(s)：Report writing
2016.1 - 2016.4