Kohki Abe

Kohki Abe
Born	1958 Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Occupation(s)	Scholar, human rights activist, university dean
Known for	Human rights advocacy, dean at Meiji Gakuin University

Kohki Abe is a distinguished Japanese scholar specializing in human rights and an active advocate in the field. He currently holds the position of dean at Meiji Gakuin University in Japan.

Biographical overview

Abe obtained his doctoral degree from Waseda University and completed an LL.M at the University of Virginia School of Law. He has experience as a visiting professor at the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University in Canada. Beginning in July 2008, he assumed the role of dean at the law faculty of Kanagawa University located in Yokohama, Japan, where he teaches courses on international law, refugee law, and human rights. Abe is actively involved in governance roles within the Japanese Society of International Human Rights Law and the Japanese Civil Liberties Union. Additionally, he serves as president of Human Rights Now, an NGO based in Tokyo.

Publications by Kohki Abe

• The World and Japan as Seen from Refugees 『難民からみる世界と日本』 (1998)
• The Globalization of Human Rights: Challenges in International Human Rights Law 『人権の国際化―国際人権法の挑戦』 (1998)
• UNHCR Executive Committee: Conclusions on Refugee International Protection 『UNHCR執行委員会・難民の国際的保護に関する結論（選集）』 (1999)
• Convention against Torture: International Norms Established by NGOs 『拷問等禁止条約-NGOが創った国際基準』 (2000)
• One Century of International Law in Japan, Volume 4: Human Rights 『日本と国際法の100年第4巻　人権』 (2001)
• International Human Rights Textbook, 2nd Edition 『テキストブック国際人権法［第2版］』 (2002)
• Decoding International Law Through Data, 2nd Edition 『資料で読み解く国際法［第2版］』 (2002)
• The Horizon of International Human Rights 『国際人権の地平』 (2003)
• Introductory Dialogue on Gender Law 『導入対話によるジェンダー法学』 (2003)
• Introduction to Cutting-Edge Legal Studies 『ブリッジブック先端法学入門』 (2003)