The International People’s Tribunal on 1945 US Atomic Bombings
The First International Forum (South Korea, June 2023)

Discussion Topics, Presenters, and Discussants:

Topic 1: The Political and Military Meaning of the United States Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the Perspective of Korean Atomic Bomb Victims

Presenter:

• Lee Samseong (Emeritus Professor of Hallym University)
  Presentation Paper

Discussants:

• Oh Dongseok (Professor of Ajou University Law School)
  Discussion Paper
• Okubo Ken-ichi (President of the Japan Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms)
  Discussion Paper

Topic 2: The Illegality of the United States Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the Perspective of Conventional International Law as of 1945

Presenter:

• Eric David (Professor of Brussels University)
  Presentation Paper

Discussants:

• Chung Taiuk (Professor of Inha University Law School)
  Discussion Paper
• Choi Bong-tae (Chairman of the Special Committee on Human Rights for Victims of the Japanese Colonial Period of the Korean Bar Association)
  Discussion Paper

Topic 3: The Illegality of the United States Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the Perspective of Customary International Law as of 1945

Presenter:

• Yamada Toshinori (Lecturer at Meiji University Law School)
  Presentation Paper

Discussant:

• Daniel Rietiker (Adjunct Professor at Lausanne University)
  Discussion Paper

Organizer's Opinions