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Tatsuhiko Inatani
Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
Architecture
Information and Communications
Technology
Tatsuhiko Inatani graduated from the Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo in 2005 and completed his graduate studies at the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University in 2008. Following his tenure as Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, he was promoted to Professor at the same institution in 2021.
From 2013 to 2015, he pursued overseas research as a visiting fellow at the Sciences Po Law School (Paris Institute of Political Studies) and the Department of Political Science, The University of Chicago.
Mr. Inatani specializes in criminology, with a particular focus on corporate crime. In recent years, his research has expanded to include agile governance, especially risk governance concerning human–non-human interaction, and the rule of law in the digital society. Additionally, he is exploring issues related to Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) from the perspective of integrating law and technology.
Recent Publications and Seminars
• Privacy Protection in Criminal Procedure: Toward a Deliberative Realization of Due Process, Koubundou (Solo-authored)
• Architecture and Law, edited by Yo Matsuo, Chapter 4 (pp 93-128) “The Moralization of Technology and Criminal Law Regulation” Koubundou (Co-authored)
• Digital Platforms and Rulemaking (The Role of Sanctions and Emerging Governance Systems in Society 5.0) edited by Emiko Chiba, Nippon Hyoron Sha (Co-authored)
• W. Barfield et al., eds., The Cambridge Handbook on the Law, Policy, and Regulation of Human Robot Interaction (ch.11 “Legal Being”: Going Beyond the Debate of Legal Personhood for “Intelligent” Non humans), Cambridge UP
Topics of Specialty
• Corporate sanction systems
• The rule of law in the digital society
• Agile governance (CPS–SoS governance)
• Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT)
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Policy Advocacy and Recommendations Related to This Member
Policy Proposal on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
The Policy Research Institute has published a policy proposal titled "Policy Proposal on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)."
27/06/2025
Proposal on Incident Investigation and Information Sharing under the Telecommunications Business Act
The Policy Research Institute has published a proposal titled "Proposal on Incident Investigation and Information Sharing under the Telecommunications Business Act."
27/06/2025
Proposal on Legal and Social Infrastructure to Support Initiatives in Gray Zones and Emerging Areas for Promoting Innovation
The Policy Research Institute has published a proposal on legal and social infrastructure to support initiatives in gray zones and emerging areas for promoting innovation.
26/06/2025
Proposal on the Need to Develop New Regulatory Approaches in Light of the Limitations of Consent-Based Personal Data Processing
The Policy Research Institute has released a proposal on “The Need to Develop New Regulatory Approaches in Light of the Limitations of Consent-Based Personal Data Use.”
10/06/2025