ANU COLLEGE OF LAW

Qualifications	BA, MA (Aoyama Gakuin); M Int'l L, PhD (Sydney); Grad Cert Mig L & Prac (ANU)
Biography	Hitoshi Nasu joined the ANU College of Law in December 2006. Prior to his appointment to the ANU, he was a part-time lecturer at the University of Sydney, teaching international law. He completed a PhD in 2006 by submitting a doctoral thesis on Precautionary Approach to International Security Law: A Study of Article 40 of the UN Charter.
Scholarly Interests	Public international law, migration law, international peace and security law, international humanitarian law, UN law.
Recent Publications	‘Who Guards the Guardian?: A Regulatory Approach to the Enhancement of Legal Accountability of the UN Security Council through Dialogue’ in Kim Rubenstein and Jeremy Farrall (eds), Sanctions Accountability and Governance in a Globalised World (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming> ‘Operationalizing the “Responsibility to Protect” and Conflict Prevention: Dilemmas of Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict’ (2009) 14 Journal of Conflict & Security Law forthcoming. ‘Normative Foundations of Technology Transfer and Transnational Benefit Principles in the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights’ (2009) 34 Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 296-321 (co-authored with Tom Faunce). 'Status of Rebels in Non-International Armed Conflict' in Louise Doswald-Beck, Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, and Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan (eds), International Humanitarian Law - An Anthology (LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur, 2009) 239-260. 'Constitutionality of the Japanese Nationality Act: A Commentary on the Supreme Court's Decision on 4 June 2008' (2008) 13 Journal of Japanese Law 101-115 (co-authored with Yasuhiro Okuda). 'Reform of Subclass 457 Visa Scheme: Proposal of Three Models' (2008) 33(3) Alternative Law Journal 147-150. 'Sunscreen Safety: The Precautionary Principle, The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration and Nanoparticles in Sunscreens' (2008) 2(3) NanoEthics 231-240 (co-authored with Tom Faunce et al). 'Three Proposals for Rewarding Novel Health Technologies Benefiting People Living in Poverty. A Comparative Analysis of Prize Funds, Health Impact Funds and a Cost-Effectiveness/Competitive Tender Treaty' (2008) 1(2) Pubic Health Ethics 146-153 (co-authored with Tom Faunce).
Representative Publications	International Law on Peacekeeping: A Study of Article 40 of the UN Charter (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, March 2009).

Name	Hitoshi Nasu
Room	308
Tel	+61 2 6125 8440
Email	nasuh@law.anu.edu.au