September 6, 2010
Prosecutors Active on the International Stage
—Through On-the-Ground Experience in Legal Development Assistance, Treaty Negotiations, and More—
1. Date & Time: 4:30 PM–6:00 PM, Friday, October 1, 2010
2. Location: Classroom 2B13, South Building, Mita Campus
3. Speakers
Mr. Takashi Yamashita (44th term), Public Prosecutor, Director for International Criminal Affairs, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
Ms. Noriko Shibata (50th term), Public Prosecutor, Special Criminal Investigation Department, Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office
Mr. Shintaro Sekiguchi (51st term), Public Prosecutor, Attached to the Criminal Affairs Bureau (International Division), Ministry of Justice
4. Content
The work of a prosecutor extends beyond investigations and trials into various other fields. In this session, incumbent prosecutors with extensive experience will share their stories, focusing on their work in the international arena. Specifically, they will discuss legal development assistance in developing countries, negotiations for concluding criminal justice treaties such as mutual legal assistance treaties, negotiations at international conferences, and their work as diplomats at diplomatic missions abroad.
5. Target Audience: Current students (second and third years) and alumni
*Note: A social gathering with the speakers is planned after the lecture (fee: approx. 3,000 yen). If you wish to attend the lecture, please also inform us whether you will attend the social gathering.
[Speaker Biographies]
Mr. Takashi Yamashita
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. Appointed as a public prosecutor in 1992. After serving in various district public prosecutors offices including Tokyo, Tottori, and Yokohama, he worked as a First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan in the United States of America, was attached to the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, and served as a prosecutor in the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. He is currently the Director for International Criminal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, engaged in negotiations for concluding treaties such as mutual legal assistance treaties and negotiation work at international conferences. He studied abroad for one year at Columbia Law School in the US as a Fulbright Scholar.
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Ms. Noriko Shibata
Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Law. Appointed as a public prosecutor in 1998. After serving in various district public prosecutors offices including Tokyo, Urawa, and Kochi, and working as an instructor at the Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice, she was dispatched as a legal expert to the Royal School for Judges and Prosecutors of the Kingdom of Cambodia, where she engaged in legal development assistance activities for two years. After returning to Japan, she served as a prosecutor in the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, among other positions, and is currently a prosecutor in the Special Criminal Investigation Department of the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office.
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Mr. Shintaro Sekiguchi
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law. Appointed as a public prosecutor in 1999. After serving in various district public prosecutors offices including Osaka and Wakayama, and being attached to the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, he served as Deputy Director of the Tax Bureau (International Tax Policy), Ministry of Finance. In this role, he was responsible for negotiations for concluding tax treaties and tax information exchange agreements, as well as negotiation work at international conferences related to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He is currently attached to the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, engaged in the implementation of mutual assistance in investigation and negotiation work at various international conferences. He studied abroad for one year at the University of Notre Dame Law School in the US as an overseas research fellow of the Ministry of Justice.