Awards Distinguished Research Fellow am Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law, Luxembourg (2018) Honorary doctorate from the Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Ungarn (2016) Honorary member of the Japan Adult Guardianship Law Association (2013) Associate member of the Lichtenberg-Kolleg of the University of Göttingen (2009-2010) Visiting Fellow und Associate Research Fellow am Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, UK (1997-2004)