Masahiro Kurosaki

Masahiro Kurosaki is Professor of International Law at the Tohoku University School of Law, Japan. He also serves as the Chair of the Study Group on International Law organized by the Operational Policy Division of the Bureau of Defense Policy, Ministry of Defense of Japan. He has, on occasion, represented the Government of Japan in diplomatic negotiations on international human rights and humanitarian law as a legal adviser, provided expert testimony before a committee of the National Diet of Japan, and participated in various councils and expert groups convened by the government. After joining the International Relations Faculty of the National Defense Academy (NDA) of Japan in 2008, he held positions as Lecturer (2008–2011), Associate Professor (2011–2022), and Professor (2022–2026). He has published numerous articles and book chapters on the law of international security, the law of armed conflict, international criminal law, and Japanese security laws.