YAMADA　Miwa

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YAMADA Miwa

[Belonging・Position]	Law and Institution Studies Group, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center ・Director
[Research Field]	Asian Law, Law and Development, Dispute Resolution Systems
[email]	Miwa_Yamada@ide.go.jp

Education:
KING'S COLLAGE, UNIVERITY OF LONDON , London. Master of Laws degree in Law and Development in November 1998
GEORGETWON UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER , Washington DC. Master of Laws degree in Common Law Studies in May 1992.
SOPHIA UNIVERSITY , Tokyo Bachelor of Laws degree in March 1990.

Professional Career:
INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES , Researcher, November 1997 - present
Research legal issues in Asian developing countries with comparative approach, especially in the areas of dispute resolution systems and law and development. Plan and implement projects for academic exchange with foreign research institutions, including international seminars, international workshops and exchange of researchers. The recent biggest one was a three- year joint project in 2001-2003 titled 'Law, Development and Socio-Economic Changes in Asia' with legal institutions in China, Vietnam, India, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia.

'International Harmonization of Arbitration Law and Asian Countries' (JPR Series 136, IDE, 2005)
'Court-based Mediation in Singapore: How do the Contrasting Principles of Mediation and Litigation Merge in the Asian Context?' (Naoyuki Sakumoto et al eds., "Law, Development and Socio-Economic Changes in Asia", IDE, 2003)
'The Logics of Legal Technical Assistance: A Comparison of the World Bank and Japan's ODA' (Naoyuki Sakumoto ed., "Socio-economic Laws and Development in Asian Countries", IDE 2002)