Graduate School of Law

SO HONGBUM

Books and Other Publications

1.	Lectures on Japanese Law (일본법강의) YOO hyuksoo, KWON chul, KANG gwangmoon, KIM eonsook, BAEK gwangkyun, SO hongbum, YOO jinsik, CHOI seokhwan (Joint author) Parkyongsa（박영사） 2021.9 (ISBN : 9791130339221)
2.	Trade Liberalization and Regulatory Autonomy: The Balance Established in WTO Law Hongbum So (Sole author) University of Tokyo Press 2019.4 (ISBN : 9784130361521)

Papers

1.	[WTO and International Trade Case Review Series No. 43] Mexico – Measures Concerning Genetically Engineered Corn: The intersection of free trade, food sovereignty, indigenous rights, and science Hongbum So RIETI Policy Discussion Paper Series 26-P-002 pp.1-84 2026.3
2.	Critical Analysis of Interpretive Trends on the Scope of 'Public Morals' in International Econominc Law (Peer-reviewed) Hongbum So Sungkyunkwan Law Review Vol.37,No.3,pp.59-103 2025.9
3.	[WTO Case Review Series No.39] Costa Rica – Measures Concerning the Importation of Fresh Avocados from Mexico (WT/DS524): The Standard of Review under the SPS Agreement and a WTO Member’s Obligation to Explain Hongbum So RIETI Policy Discussion Paper Series 22-P-029 pp.1-81 2022.11
4.	The Role and Significance of Regulatory Purpose under Article XX of the GATT: Implications for WTO Members' Regulatory Autonomy (Peer-reviewed) Hongbum So International Economic Law（Kokusai Keizaiho Nenpo） No.30,pp.219-238 2021.11
5.	[WTO Case Review Series No.35] Korea – Import Bans, and Testing and Certification Requirements for Radionuclides (WT/DS495): Issues under the SPS Agreement regarding certain trade regulations by Korea on Japanese food products based on radioactive contamination concerns Hongbum So RIETI Policy Discussion Paper Series 20-P-030 pp.1-71 2020.10
6.	The Role of Regulatory Purpose in International Investment Arbitration: Focusing on the Criteria for the Determination of Indirect Expropriation (Peer-reviewed) Hongbum SO Kokusaiho Kenkyu [Tokyo Review of International Law] No.8,pp.125-152 2020.3
7.	The Scope of Domestic Regulatory Autonomy under WTO Law: Focusing on the Balance between the Objective of Trade Liberalization and Members’ Right to Regulate Hongbum So The University of Tokyo, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Doctoral dissertation pp.1-298 2017.9
8.	A Critical Consideration on the Necessity Test under GATT Article XX Hongbum So The journal of the Association of Political and Social Sciences (Kokka Gakkai Zassi) Vol.129,No.3,pp.321-389 2016.4
9.	A Critical Study on the Necessity Test under GATT Article XX: Focusing on the Transition of Interpretive Standards of the Necessity Test Hongbum So The University of Tokyo, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Master's thesis pp.1-99 2014.3

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Misc.

1.	Book Review 書評 Pasha L. Hsieh, New Asian Regionalism in International Economic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2022, xxiv+272p.) Hongbum So 国際経済法雑誌 Vol.1,pp.401-407 2023.10
2.	Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) based on DSU Article 25 Hongbum So The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, International Business Law Executive Summary (IBLES) No.46 pp.1-5 2021.3
3.	The Problem of Malfunction of the WTO Appellate Body and Future Prospects Hongbum So Japanese Society of International Law (JSIL), Expert Comment No.2021-1 2021.1
4.	契約上の地位の移転（계약상의 지위 이전） 荻野 奈緒, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.7,pp.165-174 2019.8
5.	債権譲渡の要件：譲渡制限特約の効力を中心に（채권양도의 요건 : 양도제한특약의 효력을 중심으로） 石田 剛, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.7,pp.131-139 2019.8
6.	消滅時効（소멸시효） 水津 太郎, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.6,pp.145-175 2019.5
7.	物概念の現代的課題（物개념의 현대적 과제） 横山 美夏, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.6,pp.135-144 2019.5
8.	地上権：建物所有を目的とする地上権の存在意義を中心として（지상권 : 건물 소유를 목적으로 하는 지상권의 존재의의물 중심으로） 秋山 靖浩, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.5,pp.151-159 2018.8
9.	区分所有法（구분소유법） 小粥 太郎, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.5,pp.139-149 2018.8
10.	日本における契約締結上の過失理論の生成、展開、そして、課題 （일본의 계약체결상의 과실이론의 생성, 전개, 그리고 과제） 池田 清治, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.4,pp.161-168 2018.3
11.	非典型担保：日本法における譲渡担保の展開と特色（비전형 담보: 일본법에 있어서 양도담보의 전개와 특색） 沖野 眞已, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.4,pp.185-205 2018.3
12.	日本における不法行為法の保護法益の変遷（일본 불법행위법상의 보호법익의 변천） 大村 敦志, 邵 洪範 訳 Review of civil law = Revue de droit civil = Zeitschrift für bürgerliches Recht No.4,pp.169-174 2018.3
13.	（Book Review）＜International Law＞ Deference in International Courts and Tribunals : Standard of Review and Margin of Appreciation : Edited By Lukasz Gruszczynski and Wouter Werner, Oxford University Press 2014 Hongbum So The journal of the Association of Political and Social Sciences Vol.129,No.11,pp.1091-1093 2016.12

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Presentations

No.	Name of subject/Conference Name	Year	Site
1.	Mexico – Measures Concerning Genetically Engineered Corn: The Intersection of Free Trade, Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Rights, and Science(1st Meeting of Study Group on WTO Case Law and Dispute Settlement System, Comprehensive Study of the Contemporary International Trade and Investment System (Phase VII), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI))	Holding date : Presentation date : 2026.1.16
2.	Introduction to WTO Law：The Past, Now and the Future("Regions and Markets of Asia", Bunkyo Gakuin University, Bunkyo Global Career Institute (GCI))	Holding date : Presentation date : 2022.11.21
3.	Costa Rica – Measures Concerning the Importation of Fresh Avocados from Mexico (WT/DS524): The Standard of Review under the SPS Agreement and a WTO Member’s Obligation to Explain(1st Meeting of Study Group on WTO Case Law and Dispute Settlement System (pt.II), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI))	Holding date : Presentation date : 2022.8.29
4.	Introduction to WTO Law: New Challenges under the Situation of COVID-19 Pandemic("Regions and Markets of Asia", Bunkyo Gakuin University, Bunkyo Global Career Institute (GCI))	Holding date : Presentation date : 2021.10.18
5.	The Role and Significance of Regulatory Purpose in WTO Law: The Evaluation on the Importance of Regulatory Purpose and its Impacts on WTO Members' Regulatory Autonomy(8th Meeting of Study Group on WTO Case Law and Dispute Settlement System, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI))	Holding date : Presentation date : 2021.3.29
6.	The Role of Regulatory Purpose in WTO Law: Focusing on the Effects of the WTO Panel and Appellate Body’s Evaluation on the Importance of Policy Objectives(30th Annual Conference of Japanese Association of International Economic Law)	Holding date : Presentation date : 2020.12.12
7.	Introduction to WTO Law：The Past, Now and the Future("Regions and Markets of Asia", Bunkyo Gakuin University, Bunkyo Global Career Institute (GCI))	Holding date : Presentation date : 2020.10.19
8.	Korea – Import Bans, and Testing and Certification Requirements for Radionuclides (WT/DS495): Issues under the SPS Agreement Regarding Certain Trade Regulations by Korea on Japanese Food Products Based on Radioactive Contamination Concerns(2nd Meeting of Study Group on WTO Case Law and Dispute Settlement System, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI))	Holding date : Presentation date : 2020.7.31
9.	The Scope of Domestic Regulatory Autonomy under WTO Law: Focusing on the Balance between the Objective of Trade Liberalization and Members’ Right to Regulate(117th Meeting of Study Group on International Economic Law (Kokusai Keizaiho Kenkyukai), Meiji University)	Holding date : Presentation date : 2018.2.23
10.	The Scope of Domestic Regulatory Autonomy under WTO Law: Focusing on the Balance between the Objective of Trade Liberalization and Members’ Right to Regulate(383th Meeting of University of Tokyo Study Group on International Law (Todai Kokusaiho Kenkyukai), University of Tokyo)	Holding date : Presentation date : 2017.12.7

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