Constitution of Japan, Tokyo, 3 November 1946.

Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (with annex), Canberra, 10 May 1993, United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1819, p. 360.

Maria Luz arbitration (Japan/Peru), Award rendered by the Czar of Russia, 17-19 May 1875.

Permanent Court of Arbitration, Japanese House Tax (Germany, France and Great Britain v. Japan), Award of 22 May 1905.

International Court of Justice, Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia (South West Africa) notwithstanding Security Council Resolution 276 (1970), Advisory Opinion of 21 June 1971, I.C.J. Reports 1971, p. 16.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Southern Bluefin Tuna Cases (New Zealand v. Japan; Australia v. Japan), Provisional Measures, Order of 27 August 1999, ITLOS Report 1999, p. 280.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Southern Bluefin Tuna (New Zealand v. Japan; Australia v. Japan), Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, Decision of 4 August 2000, Reports of International Arbitral Awards, Volume XXIII, pp. 1-57.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, “Hoshinmaru” (Japan v. Russian Federation), Prompt Release, Judgment of 6 August 2007, ITLOS Reports 2005-2007, p. 18.

United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 1994.

N. Ando (ed.), Japan and International Law: Past, Present and Future, Kluwer Law International, The Hague, 1999.