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Prof. Dr. Tomotaka Sakano

Professor of Public International Law and Maritime Jurisprudence · Graduate School of Law · Kobe University - Rokkodai Main Campus

Academic focus & active research

Prof. Dr. Tomotaka Sakano advises national maritime delegations on UNCLOS compliance, deep seabed mining legalities, and dispute settlement mechanisms before international tribunals.

Law of the Sea Conventions (UNCLOS) Maritime Boundary Dispute Delimitation International Environmental Treaty Law State Responsibility in Marine Pollution

Supervision & prospective applicants

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Department / Faculty
Graduate School of Law
Primary Field
Law of the Sea Conventions (UNCLOS)
Campus Location
Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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