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（Last updated : 2025-08-28 13:05:57）　

KITAMURA Rieko

Department / Course College of International Relations American University Ritsumeikan University Joint Degree Program

Title / Position Assistant Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of International Relations

Academic background
1.	2016/10～2018/03	Faculty of International Law; Faculty of Law │ The Graduate Institute Geneva; The University of Geneva │ Studying abroad
2.	2015/04～2021/09	Doctorial Course │ Legal and Political Studies Program │ Graduate School of Law │ Kyoto University │ Completed Doctor of Laws
3.	2013/04～2015/03	Master Course │ Legal and Political Studies Program │ Graduate School of Law │ Kyoto University │ Completed Master of Laws
4.	2008/04～2012/09	Faculty of Laws │ Kyoto University │ Graduated Bachelor of Laws

Business career
1.	2022/04 ～	Assistant Professor │ College of International Relations │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2017/02 ～ 2017/03	Legal Assistant │ United Nations Human Rights Committee │ Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
3.	2015/04 ～ 2015/06	Intern │ Publicity │ UNICEF Tokyo Office
4.	2015/04 ～ 2018/03	Research Fellowship for Young Scientists │ │ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Research activities
1.	2020/11 ～	The International Human Rights Law Association
2.	2013/09 ～	Japanese Society of International Law
3.	2013/05 ～	The Japanese Association of World Law

Qualification and license
1.	2020/02/07	National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter (Italian)
2.	2020/02/07	National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter (English)
3.	2019/01/14	DALF (Diplôme approfondi de langue française) C1

Subject of research
1.	the protection of human rights under international law

Present specialized field
International law (Keyword：International Law, Human Rights Law)

Papers
1.	2024/12	Collection and retention of personal data concerning sexual orientation - Drelon v. France │ Human Rights Jurisprudence Journal │ (9),pp.75-81
2.	2024/10	Harmful practices outside the scope of cultural rights: An analysis of general comments/general recommendations of the treaty bodies │ Ritsumeikan Journal of International Relations and Area Studies │ (59),pp.73-92
3.	2024/03	Japanese Universities from a Gender Perspective: A narrative review of women's socio-cultural impediments in higher education │ Ritsumeikan Journal of International Relations and Area Studies │ 58,pp.45-76
4.	2024/03	Migration in Japan: implications from cultural friction in European societies as seen through human rights law │ The Ritsumeikan Journal of International Studies │ 36 (3),pp.285-302
5.	2023/09	The origin of legal pluralism: towards a new theory of human rights law │ Journal of Actual Problems of Jurisprudence │ 107 (3),pp.4-8
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/07/22	Practices of inter-legality in headscarf issues
2.	2025/07/01	Legal Pluralism and Cultural Rights
3.	2024/02/22	The limits of the right to participate in cultural life under international human rights law
4.	2023/08/23	Do women leave before leaving? Japanese University from gender perspective
5.	2022/11/02	On Legal Pluralism – Current Research Topic
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Other research achievements
1.	2025/07/22 ～ 2025/07/23	The Reconfiguration of State-Centred Human Rights Law: Legal Pluralism and Inter-Legality Perspective (Cologne Center for Advanced Studies in International History and Law)
2.	2025/03/01 ～ 2025/03/02	Discussant of the Conference (Ritsumeikan University)
3.	2024/03/07 ～ 2024/03/08	Moderator and Discussant of the Conference (Ritsumeikan University)

Works
1.	2024/08/05	Universality of Human Rights in Question (Ritsumeikan University)
2.	2023/12/14	Migrant Policy in Japan (Otaru University of Commerce)
3.	2023/11/01	Migrant Acceptance: The Possibility of Coexisting with Migrants in light of Contemporary Europe
4.	2022/08/08	Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Justification for Starting War (Ritsumeikan University)
5.	2015/06	Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure: Current Situation and Challenges

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2024/04/01 ～ 2027/03/31	Reconstructing Human Rights Law through Legal Pluralism │ Early-Career Scientists
2.	2024/04/01 ～ 2027/03/31	Post-COVID-19 Multicultural Community Building in Japan: Enhancing Risk Communication and Resilience among Foreign Residents │ 基盤研究(C)
3.	2015/04/01 ～ 2018/03/31	Protection of Religious Freedom under International Law │ Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Competitive grants, etc. (exc. KAKENHI)
1.	2025/04/01 ～ 2025/07/31	The applicability of legal pluralism and inter-legality in human rights law │ Research by External Competitive Fund
2.	2023/10/01 ～ 2024/09/30	Reconstructing Human Rights Law through Legal Pluralism │ Research by External Competitive Fund
3.	2021/04 ～ 2022/03	The Disintegration and Integration of the European Human Rights Order through Legal Pluralism: A Study on Religious Freedom │ Research by External Competitive Fund
4.	2016/10/01 ～ 2017/03/31	Religious Freedom under International Law │ Research by External Competitive Fund

Achievements of joint.Funded research
1.	2023/04/01 ～ 2026/03/31	Reconstructing Human Rights Law through Legal Pluralism │ Joint Research inside the organization
2.	2024/04/01 ～ 2025/03/31	Multicultural and Multiethnic Society Building: Ethnic Korean Community in Kazakhstan’s Postnational Trajectory │ International Joint Research
3.	2023/04/01 ～ 2025/03/31	Comparative Study of Asian, European and International Human Rights │ International Joint Research
4.	2022/10 ～ 2023/03	Exploration of Academic Collaborations between Kazakhstan and Japan │ International Joint Research
5.	2017/04/01 ～ 2018/03/31	Protection of Religious Freedom under International Law │ Other grants and subsidies

Subject
1.	IR18‐EE211 International Law
2.	IR18‐EE313 International Human Rights
3.	RUIR-1301 Introductory Seminar II