Member
University Professor
Toshiyuki KONO
Honorary Distinguished Professor, Kyushu University
Specialized Fields
Private International Law, Cultural Heritage Protection
Research on private international law in the global value chain;
Research on elucidating and theorising the heritage ecosystem
Research on elucidating and theorising the heritage ecosystem
Message
We are living in an era of such profound upheaval and transformation that we are compelled to ask ourselves each day how best to engage with the world around us. Events unfold that make us feel as though we have returned to the 19th century, even as discussions have already begun on how to look ahead to the 22nd century. Kyushu University is expected to foster researchers who can illuminate society by traversing past, present, and future, and to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of global well-being.
It is an unexpected and extraordinary honor to have been appointed as Honorary Distinguished Professor. I sincerely hope that my limited knowledge and experience may be of some service to younger generations.
Academic Background
- 1981.3
- Faculty of Law, Kyoto University
- 1983.3
- Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University (LL.M)
- 1986.3
- Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University (Doctoral Course Withdrawal with credits)
Occupation Background
- 1981.10
- Passed the National Bar Examination
- 1986.4
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University
- 1997.2
- Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University
- 2006.4
- Senior Research Fellow, Research Center for Scientific Systems, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (in charge of social sciences) (-2009.3)
- 2009.5
- Distinguished Professor, Kyushu University
- 2011.10
- Member of the Executive Committee of ICOMOS International (-2013.10)
- 2012.4
- Director, Center for International Intellectual Property Law and Private International Law, Kyushu University (-2016.3)
- 2014.10
- Vice President of ICOMOS International (-2017.12)
- 2017.12
- 8th President of ICOMOS International (first Japanese) (-2020.12)
- 2020.10
- Executive Vice President, Kyushu University (-2022.9)
- 2020.12
- Honorary President of ICOMOS International (-Present)
- 2023.3
- Retired from Kyushu University
- 2023.3
- Advisor to ICOMOS Japan (-Present)
- 2023.9
- Member of the Advisory Board of The Al-Ula World Archaeology Summit, Royal Saudi Arabia (-Present)
Academic Awards・Awards
- 1997,2011
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship (visiting researcher at the Free University of Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, and Humboldt University)
- 2019
- Raimar Lüst Prize (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)
Publication List
- (1) Heldrich A. und Kono T.(Hrsg.), Herausforderungen des Internationalen Zivilverfahrensrechts, J.C.B.Mohr, Tübingen, 1994, 254 Seiten.
- (2) Basedow J./ Kono T., (eds.), Economic Analysis of Private International Law, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, (2006) pp. 246 (English).
- (3) Kono T.(ed.), Intangible Cultural Heritage and Intellectual Property – Communities, Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development, Intersensia, Antwerp/Oxford/Portland, (2009), pp.1-415.
- (4) Basedow J./ Kono T./ Metzger A., Intellectual Property in the Global Arena, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, (2010), pp.404.
- (5) Kono T., The Impact of Uniform Laws on the Protection of Cultural Heritage and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century, Martinus Nijhoff, Leiden/Boston, (2010), pp.786.
- (6) Kono T., Intellectual Property and Private International Law, Hart Publishing Company, Oxford, (2012), pp. 1038.
- (7) Kono T./ Van Uytsel S.(eds.), The UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, A Tale of Fragmentation in International Law, Intersensia (2012), pp.477.
- (8) Kono T., Efficiency in Private International Law, Martinus Nijhoff, Leiden/Boston, (2014), pp.216.
- (9) Basedow J./ Kono T.(eds.), Special Economic Zones, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, (2016), pp.257.
- (10) Kono T.(ed.), Security Interests in Intellectual property, Springer, (2017), pp.156.
- (11) Kono T./Metzger A./ de Miguel Asensio P.(eds.), International Law Association’s Guidelines on Intellectual Property and Private International Law (“Kyoto Guidelines”), Special Issue of Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law, Vol.12, Issue 1 (2021) (www.jipitec.eu)