2012.11.05
Professor Masao Ikeda of the Law School and Faculty of Law Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in Autumn 2012
Professor Masao Ikeda of the Law School and Faculty of Law was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in autumn 2012. In the field of civil law, Professor Ikeda has greatly contributed to the development of civil law interpretation and financial transaction law in Japan by harmonizing fundamental research that emphasizes institutional history with the demands of modern financial transaction practices. His major work is "A Study of Assignment of Claims, Volumes 1-4" (Kōbundō), and he has previously received awards including the Keio Award (1993), the award from the Japan Foundation for the Promotion of Banking and Financial Studies (2002), and the Keio University Fukuzawa Award (2010). He has also held key positions such as a member of the Science Council of Japan, a member of the National Bar Examination Commission of the Ministry of Justice, a member of a subcommittee of the Legislative Council, the Japanese representative to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a director of the Japan Association of Private Law, and a director of the Japan Association of Financial Law, and has been active in many fields. This award recognizes his aforementioned outstanding achievements in the study of civil law in Japan. Congratulations.
(About the Medal with Purple Ribbon) The Medal with Purple Ribbon is an honorific insignia awarded by the government to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in fields such as inventions and discoveries in science and technology, as well as in academia, sports, and the arts. This time, 29 individuals were awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon.