as of 3/August/2018 Information will be updated without prior notice. Name of Congress: The 20th Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law (General Congress) Date:   July 22 – 28, 2018 Venue:   Kyushu University Ito Campus “Shiiki-Hall”     Fukuoka International Congress Center Host:   - The 20th Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law， Organizing Committee - The International Academy of Comparative Law It was a pleasure to have you in Fukuoka for the 20th General Congress of the IACL. 832 delegates and participants around the world attended throughout the congress. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all who contributed to the success of this meeting.   Thank you very much. We received several messages regarding recent heavy rains in southwest Japan. Thank you very much for your concern. We are happy to announce you that all our venues are intact and Fukuoka city is back to normal. Transportation is recovering and Shinkansen or the Bullet Train started to operate already in the evening of July 7th. Please be informed that there is nothing to worry about. We are looking forward to welcoming you soon here in Fukuoka. Invitation Letter Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to invite you to participate in the 20th General Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law to be held in Fukuoka, Japan between July 22-28, 2018. The event is being organized by the International Academy of Comparative Law, and it will be the first time that the General Congress has been held in Asia. We are delighted that the city of Fukuoka has been selected to have the unique opportunity of hosting such a large and prestigious event, and I very much look forward to welcoming you here in July 2018. A full list of general topics, workshops, roundtables, luncheon meetings and younger researchers’ forum can be found on our conference website: ［English］ http://gc.iuscomparatum.info/gc/ ［French］ http://gc.iuscomparatum.info/gc/?lang=fr In particular, I would like to draw your attention to the “Congress in Congress” that we will be organizing on “New Technology, the Innovation Economy & the Law”. Registration and information on hotels are also available via this conference website. Please do keep checking the website as we plan regular updates and more detailed information. For any other enquiries please contact, iacl2018@congre.co.jp. (Phone: +81-92-716-7116) Your Sincerely, Professor Toshiyuki KONO Chair of the Organizing Committee Vice President and Titular Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law Local Organizer   Toshiyuki KONO Chair of the Organizing Committee Vice President and Titular Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law  Distinguished Professor of the Faculty of Law, Kyushu University President of ICOMOS Advisory Board Teiichi SATO Chairperson of the advisory board Former Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO Akira KAWAMURA   Advisor of the Anderson Mori & Tomotsune LPC Former Chairperson of the International Bar Association Chiharu KUBO   President, Kyushu University Ryuko SAKURAI   Former Justice of the Supreme Court, Japan Academic Committee Kanako TAKAYAMA Chairperson of the Academic Committee Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyoto University, Japan Deputy Secretary General of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP/IAPL) Executive member of the Humboldt Association of Japan Shinto TERAMOTO   Vice chairperson of the Academic Committee Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University, Japan Kichimoto ASAKA   Professor, Faculty of Law and Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo Takashi ARAKI   Professor, Faculty of Law and Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo Board Member, Japan Association of Labor Law Tomotaka FUJITA   Professor, Faculty of Law and Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo Board member, Japan Association of private law Naoko KANO   Professor, Keio University Law School Noriko MIZUNO   Professor, Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University, Japan Board member, Japan Society for Socio-Legal Studies on Family Issues Hiroo SONO   Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University Keizo YAMAMOTO   Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyoto University Ryuji YAMAMOTO   Professor, Faculty of Law and Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo Dai YOKOMIZO   Professor, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University Operating ＆ Management Committee Hidetake AKAMATSU Chairperson of the Operating / Management committee Lawyer Narufumi KADOMATSU   Vice chairperson of the Operating / Management committee Professor, Faculty of Law, Kobe University Kota FUKUI   Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University Shinichiro HAYAKAWA   Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo Soichirou KOZUKA   Professor, Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University Kunihiro NAKATA   Professor, Faculty of Law, Ryukoku University Executive member of the Japan Academy of Consumer Law Secretariat Office Mariko IGIMI Secretary General of the Organizing Committee  Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University Board member, the Kyushu Law Association Tomoyoshi HAYASHI   Dean, School of Law, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University Naoyuki ISOGAWA   Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University Yasutoshi MORI   Dean, Faculty of Law, Seinan Gakuin University Hiroaki MURAKAMI   Dean, Graduate School of Law, Kyushu University Board Member, Japan Association of Public Law Taiji SUNADA   Professor, Faculty of Law, Fukuoka University Chairperson, the Kyushu Law Association Norio TANAKA   Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University

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