Reconsidering the Senkaku Islands Issue from an International Legal Perspective

Authors

Motoyasu Nozawa, Heisei International UniversityFollow

Keywords

title to territory, occupation, inherent territory, territorial sovereignty

Received Date

9-30-2022

Revised Date

10-3-2022

Accepted Date

11-17-2022

Publication Date

3-31-2023

Abstract

According to Japan’s position, it is clear that the Senkaku Islands are an inherent part of Japan, as evidenced by both historical facts and international law, and therefore there is no “disputes” about the sovereign title of the islands. However, in Mavro Mmatis En Palestine, a dispute is a disagreement on a point of law or fact, a conflict of legal view or interests between two parties, and it is not sufficient for one party to a contentious case to assent that a dispute exists with the other party.

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Recommended Citation

Nozawa, Motoyasu (2023) "Reconsidering the Senkaku Islands Issue from an International Legal Perspective," Japanese Society and Culture: Vol. 5, Article 7.
Available at: https://gensoken.toyo.ac.jp/japanese-society-and-culture/vol5/iss1/7