August 2024
We are happy to announce the EALS academic visitors for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Visiting Scholars
Akimoto, Naoko (Japan)
Associate Professor, Rikkyo University, Faculty of Law and Politics
Research Topic: Torts and Administrative Compensation Systems as Legal Responses to Scientific Uncertainty and Risks: U.S., New Zealand, Japan, and Taiwan
Chen, Ling (Canada)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Topic: Transnational Climate and Technology Governance, Regulation, and Lawmaking
Guo, Rui (LL.M. 2006, S.J.D. 2013) (China)
Research Topics: Chinese law; corporate law; disability law, AI ethics
He, Yuan (China)
Ph.D. Candidate, Tsinghua University School of Law
Research Topic: Struggling between Legal Uniformity and Dispute Resolution: A Comparative Study on Administrative Case Appellate Systems in the U.S. and China
Kim, Daseul (South Korea)
Judge, Gongju Branch Court of Daejeon District / Family Court
Research Topic: Establishing a Labor Court in Korea
Lee, Kye Joung (South Korea) (Spring 2025)
Professor, Seoul National University School of Law
Research Topic: Extending the Fiduciary Regime from Common Law to Civil Law System
Liang, Zhicheng (China)
Ph.D. Candidate, Peking University Law School
Research Topic: Standards of Constitutional Review in China
Mok, Hye Won (South Korea) (Fall 2024)
Judge, Cheonan Branch Court of Daejeon District / Family Court
Research Topic: A Study on the Distinction between Procedural and Substantive Issues in International Commercial Cases and Determination of Applicable Law on Litigation, Arbitration, and Mediation
Mori Matsumura, Yuichiro (Japan)
Associate Professor of Law, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Law
Research Topic: A Legal-Philosophical Inquiry into Affirmative Action in Healthcare Allocation and Its Implications for Anti-discrimination Laws in the U.S. and Japan
Senior Visiting Fellow
Sangay, Lobsang (S.J.D. 2004)
Dr. Sangay will once again teach a Reading Group on Tibet and China during the spring 2025 semester.
Visiting Fellows
Keller, Kevin (J.D. 2019)
PhD candidate in History, Yale University
Ernest May Fellow in History & Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, 2024-2025
Wang, Steven (J.D. 2021)
Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Toronto
Mr. Wang will co-teach Engaging China with Professor Alford during the fall 2024 semester.