Dr. Makoto SETA is an Associate Professor of International Law at Yokohama City University, Japan. He holds Ph.D. in Law, Waseda University (Japan); LL.M. London School of Economics and Political Science (UK); LL.B. Waseda University (Japan). He worked as a Research Associate at the Institute of Comparative Law at Waseda University from April 2013 to March 2015. He interned at Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court in 2009. In 2013, his article “Regulation for Private Maritime Security Companies and Its Challenges” received an award by the Yamagata Maritime Institute. His primary interest is the law of the sea, especially ocean governance and universal jurisdiction over maritime crimes. His publications include the monograph International Law for Ocean Governance (Sanseido, 2015).

마코토 세타는 일본 요코하마 시립대 국제법 부교수로서, 와세다대학교를 졸업하고 런던정경대에서 석사학위를 마친 후, 와세다대학교에서 법학박사 학위를 수여하였다. 국제형사재판소 인턴(2009), 와세다대학교 비교법연구소 연구원(2013-2015)으로 근무하였고, 2013년 발표한 논문 “Regulation for Private Maritime Security Companies and Its Challenges”으로 야마가타 해양재단 논문상을 수상하였다. 해양법, 특히 해양 거버넌스와 해양범죄에 대한 보편적 관할권을 중심으로 연구를 수행하고 있으며, 저서로 ‘해양거버넌스에 대한 국제법’(2015)이 있다.