The Change in Function and the Scope of Application of the Law of Armed Conflict in the 21Century ; An Examination on Interpretation and Application of the Basic Conventions

该项目的11名成员中的每一位都被分配到有关国际人道主义法的各种问题中的一个具体专题，例如使用武力的权利、基本原则和《国际人道主义法》的适用性。法律、国内武装冲突、联合国和平行动、武装冲突时期的人权、敌对行为、武器、海战和空中行动、保护战争受害者（战俘和平民）和财产、执行国际人道主义法（国际/国内/混合法院和法庭对战犯的惩罚、实况调查、对受害者的赔偿）、中立法和日本对武装冲突法的态度。我们收集了200多份文件，如国际协定（包括单方面保留）、宣言、国际/国内法院的判决、联合国决议、其他相关文件以及日本的国际人道主义法，我们非常仔细和精确地翻译了几乎一半的文件，因为它们还没有正式翻译成日语。我们还编制了每项多边公约的缔约国名单，并就所涉问题发表了书面评论。这项任务是在十名合作者的协助下完成的，历时四年。我们还与红十字国际委员会合作举办了一次国际研讨会，并出版了一本关于国际刑事法院的书。目前还没有完全可靠的日文国际人道主义法文件汇编，而对一般日本公民来说，准确了解法律是极其重要的。我们的研究成果不仅将成为大学生和研究人员的方便指南，而且将成为负责实施国际人道法的专业律师和政府官员的方便指南。我们的研究成果计划在今年年底前发表。

Each of the eleven members of the project has been assigned to a specific topic among a variety of issues on international humanitarian law, such as the right to use force, basic principles and the applicability of the. law, internal armed conflict, United Nations peace operations, human rights in time of armed conflict, conduct of hostilities, weapons, maritime warfare and air operations, protection of war victims PoW, and of Civilians)and properties, implementation of international humanitarian law (punishment of war criminals by international/domestic/mixed courts and tribunals, fact-finding, reparation for victims), law of neutrality and the Japanese attitude toward the Law of Armed Conflict.We have collected over two hundred documents such as international agreements (including unilateral reservations), declarations, decision of international / domestic courts, UN resolutions, other related documents, and the Japanese laws on international humanitarian lawWe have translated with utmost care and precision almost half of all these documents collected as they have not been officially translated into Japanese. We have also made the list of State Parties to each multilateral convention and written commentaries on the issues involved. The task was done with the aide of ten collaborators through the four year period of the project. We also held an international seminar in collaboration with the ICRC, and published a book on International Criminal Court.There has not yet been a fully reliable compilation of documents on the International Humanitarian Law in Japanese, while it is extremely important for Japanese citizens in general to have an accurate knowledge on the law. Our research result will be a convenient guidebook not only for university students and researchers, but also for professional lawyers and government officials who are in charge of practicing international humanitarian law. Our research result is scheduled for publication before the end of this year.