10月の研究業績

2023.11.7

OSIPP基幹講座教員の10月の研究業績をご紹介します。

・赤井伸郎 先生
・二杉健斗 先生

赤井伸郎（その他の記事）

「地域社会の「スポンジ化」防げ」『十字路』日本経済新聞（2023年10月26日付夕刊）http://akainobuo.starfree.jp/jyu-ji-ro.html

概要：全国で日本人の人口が減少している。スポンジ化しているため、実感がわきにくいが、ひとつの県が毎年なくなるほどのペースである。地域の社会課題に対応していくためには、地域コミュニティーの維持が欠かせない。地域を圧縮して人口密度、交流密度を挙げていくことが望ましい。

Kento NISUGI（Discussion Paper）

“Piercing the ‘National’ Veil of State-Backed Investors in ICSID Arbitration: Beyond Broches Test and ARSIWA” DP-2023-E-003（24 October, 2023）
https://www.osipp.osaka-u.ac.jp/archives/DP/2023/DP2023E003.pdf

Abstract：Amidst the rising influence of State-owned enterprises and sovereign wealth funds, the eligibility of State-backed investors to claim standing as a claimant before an ICSID tribunal emerges as a significant point of contention. The established ‘Broches test’ suggests that State-ownership per se does not disqualify an entity from being a ‘national’ under Article 25 of the ICSID Convention. However, the ambiguities inherent in its content and legal authority have yielded varied interpretations. A newer perspective suggests relying on attribution standards reflected in the Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Act (ARSIWA) for guidance. This article examines critically these prevalent approaches and obstacles to the transplantation of ARSIWA’s attribution rules to this specific context. Instead, it proposes a method for piercing the ‘national’ veil of State-backed investors in accordance with the general principle of law of abuse of legal personality and process. This proposed framework strikes a proper balance between safeguarding the integrity of the ICSID system and ensuring State-backed investors’ access to ICSID. Moreover, this article paves the way for future tribunals by drawing inspiration from the parallel practice of the European Court of Human Rights.