Prof. Dr. Sang Yong Kim

Profile

Academic positionEmeritus
Research fieldsGeneral Private Law,History of Law, Constitutional History
KeywordsMobiliarsachenrecht, Vereinheitlichung des Mobiliarsachenrechts, Immobiliarsachenrecht, sozialistisches Sachenrecht, kapitalistisches Sachenrecht

Current contact address

CountryRepublic of Korea
CitySeoul
InstitutionYonsei University
InstituteCollege of Law

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jürgen BasedowMax-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Michael StolleisMax-Planck-Institut für Rechtsgeschichte und Rechtstheorie (MPILHLT), Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Stefan VogenauerMax-Planck-Institut für Rechtsgeschichte und Rechtstheorie (MPILHLT), Frankfurt am Main
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2007

Programme(s)

2006Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Kim is honoured for his outstanding contributions to various disciplines of civil law. One of the leading scholars of his country in the area of comparative law, he has drawn both from the common law and from civil law institutions to find appropriate solutions for Korea in a time of rapid social change. In Germany, he continues his research on comparative property law, including western and socialist property law.