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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | International Private Law, International Civil Law,International Public Law |
| Keywords | Wirtschaftliche Analyse von Kollisionsrecht, Streitbeilegung, Geistiges Eigentum, Insolvenzrecht, Internationale Wirkungen |
Current contact address
| Country | Japan |
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| City | Fukuoka |
| Institution | Kyushu University |
| Institute | Faculty of Law |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jürgen Basedow | Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft, Bürgerliches Recht, Internationales Privat- und Wirtschaftsrecht, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin |
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| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jürgen Basedow | Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg |
| Prof. Dr. Christoph Paulus | Institut für Zivilrecht, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/04/1997 |
Program(s)
| 1996 | Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme |
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| 2019 | Reimar Lüst Award Programme for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange |
Nominator's project description
| Professor Kono is internationally recognized for his outstanding research in International Private Law and Intellectual Property Law. In his position as Vice President and now President of the UNESCO International Council on Monuments and Sites, he made significant contributions to the international protection of cultural heritage and promoted the drafting of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. In Germany, Professor Kono focuses on the links between Japanese and German Civil Law and the relation between protecting cultural heritage and protecting trademarks, especially with regards to the comparability of protection criteria. |