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We conduct research on a wide range of issues related to Conflict of Laws (Private International Law).
Our work focuses on the impact of various forms of state intervention on the cross-border activities of private actors. This includes studies on the international aspects of nationalization and expropriation measures, asset-freezing measures, state immunity, intellectual property rights, and taxation.
In recent years, we have also become increasingly interested in the relationship and coordination between privately created normative orders and state legal orders. Our current projects explore emerging issues such as the legal order of sports, international arbitration, and the formation of non-state norms, including standards and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Ongoing collaborative research projects
. Establishment of a Regulatory Framework Corresponding to the Cross-border Nature of Transactions on Digital Platforms
This project aims to address the legal and institutional challenges posed by the cross-border nature of digital platform transactions, such as those involving e-commerce, ride-sharing, and gig economy platforms.
. Exploring the potential of diversified insurance as a mechanism of social mutual assistance
The research investigates how private insurance, amid technological and societal shifts, might complement or substitute national social security systems through a cross-disciplinary legal approach.
. Reconstructing legal theory in innovation governance: the intersection of consumer, competition and information policy
This project addresses how legal theory must evolve to govern innovation in a data-driven society. It examines the overlapping and sometimes conflicting goals of consumer protection, competition regulation, and information governance.
. New Horizons of Global Private Law in a Multipolar World: Flexibilization of Legal Harmonization and Deviations in Domestic Reception.
This project explores how global efforts to unify private law—such as those led by UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, and HCCH—are evolving in response to a multipolar international order and the rise of state capitalism and emerging technologies.
Contact:
Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University Email: yokomizo.dai.k2@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp