Keisuke Abe Email and Phone Number

A specialist in comparative law, Keisuke is the co-author of several books including The Separation of Church and State in Historical Perspective (2006) and Case Studies in Bioethics and Law (2d ed. 2012). His research focuses on the enforcement of constitutional values in a pluralistic society. He also is working on a book on the transformation and future challenges of Japanese law under the pressure of globalization, examining in particular issues of equality and diversity such as the right of married couples to use separate surnames, the right of same-sex couples to marry, and the right of unregistered children to have their status registered in “koseki” (civil registry records).Specialties: Comparative law, constitutional law, trusts and estates, bioethics and law