Guest Lectures by Professor Ren Yatsunami (Kyushu University, Japan)
Department of Theory and Philosophy of Law and State of the Faculty of Law and Administration is delighted to invite all members of our academic community to two insightful guest lectures by Professor Ren Yatsunami from Kyushu University, Japan.
Lecture Details:
Lecture 1: "Japanese Legal Culture" (日本の法文化)
📅 Date: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Lecture Hall 023, Faculty of Modern Languages, University of Gdańsk
🗣️ Language: English and Japanese
Lecture 2: "Japanese Cultural Heritage Law"
📅 Date: Monday, 23 June 2025
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Format: Online Lecture
🗣️ Language: English
Who Can Attend?
Both lectures are open to all students, faculty members, and guests interested in Japanese legal culture and cultural heritage law.
For the online lecture link and additional information, please contact: paula.chmielowska@ug.edu.pl
About Professor Ren Yatsunami
Professor Ren Yatsunami is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Kyushu University, specializing in Private International Law and International Business Law. He earned his LL.B., LL.M., and LL.D. degrees from Kyushu University. Before joining Kyushu University in 2017, he served as an Associate Professor at Kagawa University and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Tokyo, supported by a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Professor Yatsunami's research encompasses Private International Law, International Civil Litigation, International Business Law, and International Cultural Heritage Law. He actively participates in UNESCO meetings concerning the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.
His scholarly contributions include co-editing the book Regulatory Hybridization in the Transnational Sphere (Martinus Nijhoff, 2013) and authoring chapters such as "Historical Perspective on Special Economic Zones in Japan" in Special Economic Zones: Experiments in Local Deregulation (Mohr Siebeck, 2016). In recognition of his academic achievements, he received the JSPS Ikushi Prize and the Kyushu University Award for Academic Research Activities in 2012.
Professor Yatsunami's current research projects focus on reconceptualizing "authenticity" for the protection of world cultural heritage and exploring the role of Private International Law in constructing trustworthy global value chains. He also contributes to the Advanced Asian Archaeology Research Center (QA3RC) and teaches courses related to the implementation and operation of the Hague Conventions.
His first lecture will focus on Japanese legal culture from both historical and contemporary perspectives, while the second lecture will examine the Japanese approach to cultural heritage protection, with particular attention to legal frameworks, conservation approaches, and the role of international law.
We warmly invite you to join us for these exceptional lectures by a distinguished expert in private international law and cultural heritage law.