Serita Kentarō was born in 1941 in the former Manchuria. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kyoto University. He has served as Professor of International Law in the Faculty of Law at Kobe University from 1981; Dean of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies at Kobe University from 1994; and Professor Emeritus at Kobe University from 2004. He was also formerly the Dean of the Law School at Aichi Gakuin University and President of Kyoto Notre Dame University. An expert in international law and international human rights law, he has authored many works, including Kenpō to kokusai kankyō (Japan’s Constitution in the International Environment (revised edition)); Kokusai jinken jōyaku shiryōshū (The International Bill of Human Rights (document collection)); Eijūsha no kenri (The Rights of Permanent Residents); Fuhenteki kokusai shakai no seiritsu to kokusaihō (Building on the Global Community and International Law); Shima no ryōyū to keizai suiiki no kyōkai kakutei (Sovereignty over Islands and the Delimitation of Economic Zones); and various international treaties. In 2017, he received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for his academic achievements.
