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SUMMARY:Harvard Asia Law Conference II
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Asia Law Society (student organization) event: \nHarvard Asia Law Conference II \nStriving to unite leading professionals\, firms\, and scholars to discuss the present and future landscapes of law and business in Asia. \n\n\nConference Dates: April 1-2\, 2026 \n\nLocation: Harvard Law School (WCC) \nPlease RSVP to allow us to get a catering headcount! \nConference Agenda:\nWed\, April 1\n\nRegistration & Welcome\n09:30 AM – 10:30 AM \nGrab a conference program and a pastry! \n\n\nAsia Practice Panel: Pathways for US JDs (WCC 1023)\n\n12:15 PM – 01:30 PM \n\nJiazhen Ivon Guo\, Senior Associate at Morgan LewisDavid Lim\, Partner at White & Case\nSteven Routh\, Partner at Orrick\nJaebok Lee\, Associate at White & Case\n\nThe Asia Practice Panel highlights the diverse pathways available to U.S.-trained lawyers pursuing Asia-focused legal careers\, showcasing transactional\, litigation\, and regulatory practices. Lunch will be provided! \n\nIn House\, Across Borders: The Role of General Counsel at Asian MNCs (WCC 1023)\n06:00 PM – 07:15 PM \n\nJonathan Lin\, Head of Global Privacy at Tik Tok\nErica Wang\, Founder of Veritas Law\n\nThis panel brings together senior in-house lawyers from leading Asia-facing companies with major U.S. operations—including TikTok and Temu—to examine the role of in-house counsel at companies operating in drastically different jurisdictions. Speakers will explore how legal teams navigate the complex dynamics between U.S. regulatory environments and the business\, operational\, and governance priorities of headquarters in China. \n\nThurs\, April 2\n\nRegistration\n09:30 AM – 10:30 AM \nGrab a conference program and a pastry! \n\n\nMaritime Security in the South China Sea: U.S. and Philippine Perspectives (WCC B010)\n10:30 AM – 11:30 AM \n\nAndrew Erickson\, Professor at U.S. Naval War College\n\n\n\n\nJacqueline Espenilla\, Professor at U of the Philippines\nJames Kraska\, Professor at U.S. Naval War College\nAndrew Loewenstein\, Partner at Foley Hoag\n\nThis panel examines the legal and strategic dimensions of maritime security in the South China Sea\, bringing together leading scholars and practitioners to explore one of the world’s most consequential regional disputes from the Filipino and American perspectives. Speakers will discuss the historical background of competing maritime claims\, the legal frameworks governing them\, and the significance of the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling involving the Philippines and China. \n\n\nThe Nippon–U.S. Steel Deal: Law\, Policy\, and National Security (WCC 1015)\n12:15 PM – 01:20 PM \n\nWilliam Chou\, Deputy Director of Hudson Institute’s Japan Chair\n\n\n\n\nMickey Leibner\, CFIUS Partner at Mayer Brown\nMichael Salinger\, Professor at Boston University Questrom School of Business\nKazuki Yoshii\, Associate at Nishimura & Asahi\n\nThis panel explores the legal\, policy\, and economic considerations shaping the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel merger\, drawing on a mix of perspectives from private practice\, academia\, and policy. The discussion will analyze how legal frameworks intersect with political and economic strategy in evaluating foreign investment. It will also consider the competing policy arguments that shape government decision-making in sensitive cross-border deals. \n\n\nPaving the Way: The Future of U.S.-China Trade Relations (WCC B010)\n03:30 PM – 04:30 PM \n\n\nSusan Thornton\, Senior Fellow at the Yale Law Paul Tsai China Center; former Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2017-18) \nAmb. Dennis Shea ‘86\, Executive Vice President and chair of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy; former Deputy USTR and U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) \nTimothy Stratford ‘81\, Senior Counsel at Covington; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (2005-10) \nProfessor Mark Wu\, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law and Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies \n\n\nThe U.S. and China are the world’s two largest economies\, constituting nearly half of the global GDP and manufacturing output. They are also each other’s largest trading partners. Yet\, over the past decade\, their trade relationship has faced steep challenges characterised by an ongoing trade war\, intense strategic competition\, and geopolitical tensions. Gathering experts on international trade and policy\, this panel looks into the history and future of U.S.-China trade relations under the current presidential administration\, as well as its implications for law students and the broader Asian legal community interested in practicing in that region. \n \n\n\n\nFrom Comparison to Conversation: Asia’s Role in Global AI Regulation (WCC 1019)\n06:30 PM – 07:30 PM \n\n\n\nAnupam Chander\, Professor of Law and Technology at Georgetown Law\nUrs Gasser\, Chair of Thailand’s AI Policy Panel\nRui Guo\, Visiting Scholar\, HLS East Asian Legal Studies and Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\n\nDiscussions of AI regulation often revolve around comparisons to a perceived global benchmark\, with the EU AI Act positioned as the leading model. This panel shifts the lens. We explore what can be learned from the wide range of AI governance strategies developing across Asia. Governments in the region are experimenting with diverse regulatory tools\, institutional structures\, and policy priorities that reflect their unique social\, economic\, and technological contexts. By bringing these approaches into conversation\, the panel aims to broaden the global regulatory dialogue and surface insights that may otherwise be overlooked in Eurocentric or single-model comparisons. \n\n\nReception – Stoked Pizza\n08:00 PM – 10:00 PM \n\nCelebrate the close of the Harvard Asia Law Conference II with pizza\, apps\, and drinks! Mingle with fellow participants in speakers with shared interest in Asian legal practice.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/hals-harvard-asia-law-conference-ii/
LOCATION:WCC
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T132000
DTSTAMP:20251028T125235Z
CREATED:20250925T153018Z
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SUMMARY:Where is the "Next China"? It's Still China— But It Will Require a Different Playbook -- Joe Ngai
DESCRIPTION:[Location Change: This event will now be held in WCC B015 (previously WCC 3018).] \nEast Asian Legal Studies Talk: \nFairbank Center for Chinese Studies China Economy Lecture: \nJoe Ngai JD ‘99 \nSenior Partner and Chairman of Greater China Offices\, McKinsey & Company \nJoe Ngai is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and chairman of its Greater China offices in Beijing\, Hong Kong\, Shanghai\, Shenzhen\, and Taipei. In the past two decades\, he has led large-scale transformations for Chinese and multinational organizations and advises many corporate leaders in the region. Mr. Ngai has been named one of the 2023 and 2024 Forbes China “100 Most Influential Chinese” and one of the 2022 “CEOs of the Year for Multinational Corporations in China” by Jiemian News. He holds an AB\, JD\, and MBA from Harvard University. \n\nJoe will share his observations of the opportunities ahead for businesses in China\, especially in the context of increasingly complex geopolitics\, slowdown in the China macro-economy\, a rapidly aging society and the emergence of AI. What is the new playbook required for businesses to succeed? What does this mean for lawyers? \nA light lunch will be provided. Please register here. \n*Location note: In past years\, EALS talks were generally in Morgan Courtroom (Austin 308)\, but due to the construction project currently underway next to Austin Hall\, we will hold most EALS talks in Wasserstein Hall during the 2025-2026 academic year. \nCo-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/joe-ngai-2025/
LOCATION:WCC B015 (Basement of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250404
DTSTAMP:20250331T152500Z
CREATED:20250306T194446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T152500Z
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SUMMARY:HALS: The First Harvard Asia Law Conference
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Asia Law Society (student organization) event announcement: \nJoin Harvard Asia Law Society on April 3rd\, 2025 for the First Harvard Asia Law Conference! The conference will bring together legal practitioners and business leaders who engage in important businesses across East\, South\, and Southeast Asia including hot industries like Korean Entertainment and Semiconductors. Four panels will be held throughout the day and food will be served at each panel. \nSign up here to confirm your spot and for more information about the panels. \n \n  \nConference Agenda:\nCheck-in & Welcome\n9:45 AM – 10:45 AM \nCode and Control: The Shifting Landscape of Social Media and Tech Policy in India\n10:45 AM – 12:00 PM\nWCC 3019\nLight breakfast provided. \nSingapore’s Arbitration Hub: Driving Legal Excellence\n12:30 PM – 1:30 PM\nWCC B010\nLunch provided. \nIntegrated Circuit Disputes: Perspectives from Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry\n2:00 PM – 3:30 PM\nWCC B010\nLight refreshments provided. \nLegal Practice in K-pop: BTS of Korean Entertainment\n6:00 PM – 7:00 PM\nWCC 1015\nDinner provided. \nReception\n7:15 PM – 9:00 PM\nPainted Burro Harvard Square\nLight refreshments provided.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/hals-harvard-asia-law-conference/
LOCATION:WCC
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T130000
DTSTAMP:20250212T163520Z
CREATED:20250113T202623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T163520Z
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SUMMARY:What Do Japanese People Want From Their Constitution?
DESCRIPTION:Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar \nKenneth McElwain\nVisiting Professor of Political Science\, Columbia University\nProfessor\, Institute of Social Science\, University of Tokyo \nModerator:\nHelen Hardacre\nReischauer Institute Professor Emerita of Japanese Religions and Society\, Harvard University \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations website (will open in a new tab) \nSponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Co-sponsored by EALS.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/kenneth-mcelwain-2025/
LOCATION:Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262)\, CGIS Knafel Bldg.
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250213
DTSTAMP:20250212T165852Z
CREATED:20250113T200112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T165852Z
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SUMMARY:HLS China Law Association\, 2025 China Law Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Law School China Law Association (student organization) presents: \n2025 China Law Symposium\nVision for Tomorrow: Law\, Technology\, and Prosperity for a Thriving Global Community\nMonday\, February 10 – Wednesday\, February 12 \nLocation: Harvard Law School\, WCC classrooms \nEvent details on the HLS China Law Association website (will open in a new tab) \nRSVP form (will open in a new tab) \nThis three-day event will feature six engaging panels (with lunch/dinner provided)\, and conclude with a festive Lantern Festival Social. \n \n  \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS: \nFEBRUARY 10\, 2025\n12:15 – 1:30 PM Navigating Disputes: Global Commerce and Dispute Resolution\nLocation: WCC 2012 \nSpeakers:\nShaoyi Che\, Managing Partner\, YoungZeal LLP\nHuawei Sun\, Senior Counsel\, Zhong Lun Law Firm\nBob Tseng\, Managing Partner\, TWL Law Group\nModerator: Katniss Li\, S.J.D. Candidate \n6:00 – 7:15 PM Chinese Americans and the Law\nLocation: WCC 1015 \nSpeakers:\nWilliam Lee\, Partner\, WilmerHale\nJi Li\, John S. and Marilyn Long Professor of US-China Business and Law\, University of California\, Irvine School of Law\nPatrick Toomey\, Deputy Director\, ACLU National Security Project\nModerator: Michael Tian\, J.D. Candidate ‘25 \n\nFEBRUARY 11\, 2025\n12:15 – 1:30 PM Divorce\, Domestic Violence\, and Gender Inequality in China\nLocation: WCC B010 \nSpeakers:\nXin He\, Professor\, Faculty of Law\, University of Hong Kong\nKe Li\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice\, City University of New York\nModerator: Selina Chu\, J.D. Candidate ‘26 \n6:00 – 7:15 PM AI\, Technology\, and Cybersecurity\nLocation: WCC 1015 \nSpeakers:\nGilad Abiri\, Associate Professor of Law\, Peking University School of Transnational Law\nDavid Pan\, Partner\, Llinks Law Offices LLP\nDongsheng Zang\, Associate Professor of Law\, University of Washington\nModerator: Kevin Wei\, J.D. Candidate ‘26 \n\nFEBRUARY 12\, 2025\n12:15 – 1:30 PM Antitrust and Innovation in China’s Economy\nLocation: WCC B010 \nSpeakers:\nCarol Xianxiao Liu\, Counsel\, Axinn\, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP\nDaniel Sokol\, Carolyn Craig Franklin Chair in Law and Professor of Law and Business\, USC Gould School of Law and Marshall School of Business\nWentong Zheng\, Professor of Law\, University of Florida\, Levin College of Law\nModerator: Tiffany Chu\, J.D. Candidate ‘26 \n6:00 – 7:15 PM Future of the Chinese Economy\nLocation: WCC 1015 \nSpeakers:\nWilliam Alford\, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law\, Harvard Law School\nYasheng Huang\, Epoch Foundation Professor of Global Economics and Management at MIT Sloan School of Management\nBing Xiang\, Founding Dean\, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business\nModerator: Michael Tian\, J.D. Candidate ‘25 \n7:20 – 9:30 PM Lantern Festival Social\nLocation: WCC 1015 \nSponsored by the HLS China Law Association. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies\, the Center for International Development\, Harvard Asian Pacific American Law Students Association\, HLS Lambda\, Harvard Association for Real Estate and Law\, and HL.ai.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2025-china-law-symposium/
LOCATION:WCC
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T183000
DTSTAMP:20250204T045502Z
CREATED:20250116T144515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T045502Z
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SUMMARY:Presidential Powers and Immunities: Comparing South Korea and the United States
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute Panel Discussion \nPanelists: \nNoah Feldman\nFelix Frankfurter Professor of Law; Chair\, Society of Fellows; Director\, Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law\, Harvard Law School \nEungi Hong\nJudge in the Seoul Central District Court; Visiting Scholar at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute\, New York University \nThomas H. Lee\nLeitner Family Professor of International Law\, Fordham Law School \nChaired by Nicholas Harkness\, Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology; Director\, Korea Institute\, Harvard University \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on the Korea Institute website (will open in a new tab) \nSponsored by the Korea Institute. Co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/noah-feldman-eungi-hong-thomas-lee-2025/
LOCATION:Belfer Case Study Room S020\, CGIS South S20
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T130000
DTSTAMP:20250128T145126Z
CREATED:20250113T201723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T145126Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar\n \nMichael Beeman\nVisiting Scholar\, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center\, Stanford University \nModerator:\nMark Wu\nHenry L. Stimson Professor\, Harvard Law School \nMichael Beeman will discuss his latest book and the future of trade in the Asia-Pacific as the United States shifts away from rules-based multilateral trading order. \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on Program on U.S.-Japan Relations website (will open in a new tab) \nSponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies; the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School; the Harvard University Asia Center; the Harvard Kennedy School Japan Caucus; and the Harvard Undergraduate Japan Policy Network.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/michael-beeman-2025/
LOCATION:Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262)\, CGIS Knafel Bldg.
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T130000
DTSTAMP:20250125T060808Z
CREATED:20241121T000811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T060808Z
UID:10000184-1731931200-1731934800@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:America's Future in East Asia
DESCRIPTION:Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar \nDaniel Kritenbrink \nAssistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs\, United States Department of State \nModerator\nMark Wu\nHenry L. Stimson Professor\, Harvard Law School \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on Program on U.S.-Japan Relations website (will open in a new tab). \nSponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations\, Weatherhead Center for International Relations. Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center; the Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; the Harvard Kennedy School Japan Caucus; East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School; and the Harvard Undergraduate Japan Policy Network.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/daniel-kritenbrink-2024/
LOCATION:Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262)\, CGIS Knafel Bldg.
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T131500
DTSTAMP:20250125T074023Z
CREATED:20241121T000357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T074023Z
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SUMMARY:Justice in Early Modern Korea
DESCRIPTION:The Korean Association of Harvard Law School (student organization) presents: \nSun Joo Kim\nProfessor\, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations\, Harvard University \n \nThe talk will discuss legal principles mobilized in 17th century Korea to rationalize various judicial viewpoints\, reconcile competing legal precedents\, and address extralegal punishments. \nSun Joo Kim is Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. After completing an undergraduate degree in history at Yonsei University\, she received a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. She has a broad range of research interests in social and cultural history of Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910) including regional history of the northern part of Korea\, popular movements\, historical memory\, micro history\, everyday lives of people\, history of emotions\, law and society\, slavery\, and art history. She is also devoted to making underused yet enlightening primary sources available in English through conventional as well as digital publishing. She is author of several books and numerous articles. She is a recipient of various fellowships and grants\, most notably American Council of Learned Societies Collaborative Research Fellowship\, Korea Foundation Advanced Research Grant\, and Social Science Research Council Doctoral Research Fellowship. \nLunch will be provided. \nSponsored by the Korean Association of Harvard Law School. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/sun-joo-kim-2024/
LOCATION:WCC 3012
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T133000
DTSTAMP:20250128T085136Z
CREATED:20250127T155218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T085136Z
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ Rights and Legal Challenges: From Asia to America
DESCRIPTION:The China Law Association\, Harvard Asia Law Society\, Harvard Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)\, HLS Lambda\, and Harvard Women’s Law Association (student organizations) present: \n \nJennifer Pizer\nChief Legal Officer and Eden/Rushing Chair\, Lambda Legal \nDoreena Wong\nPolicy Director\, Asian Resources\, Inc. \nEvan Wolfson\nFounder of Freedom to Marry \nThis event promises to be an enlightening and significant event\, bridging the gap between Asian and Asian American perspectives on LGBTQ issues. We are privileged to have Jennifer Pizer\, Doreena Wong\, Evan Wolfson\, and Kevin Yu to share their insights. Please join us to explore the diverse experiences and legal challenges faced by the LGBTQ community in Asian and Asian American contexts\, fostering a deeper understanding and dialogue across cultures. Lunch will be served. \nIn addition\, there will be a snack chat at 3:30-5:00 in WCC 5044. \nSponsored by HLS Lambda\, Harvard Asia Law Society\, Harvard APALSA\, Harvard Law School China Law Association\, and Harvard Women’s Law Association. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/lgbtq-rights-and-legal-challenges-from-asia-to-america/
LOCATION:WCC 1015
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240208
DTSTAMP:20250212T170241Z
CREATED:20240314T194932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T170241Z
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SUMMARY:HLS China Law Association\, 2024 China Law Symposium
DESCRIPTION:HLS China Law Association (student organization) presents: \n2024 China Law Symposium\nLongevity: Building Resilient Bridges\n \nPanels: \nMonday\, February 5\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Looking Out: China and International Development\nSpeakers:\nNatalie Litchtenstein\nInaugural General Counsel\, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) \nMatthew Erie\nAssociate Professor Modern Chinese Studies\, Oxford University \nTsitsi Musasike\nProfessor of Global Development Policy\, Boston University \nMatt Ferchen\nProfessor of Global Development Policy\, Boston University \nModerator: Michael Yip\nCo-Executive Director\, Young China Watchers \n6:15-7:15 PM (Dinner): Deals\, Litigation\, and the Future of Commerce with China\nSpeakers:\nJern-Fei Ng\nKing’s Counsel & Arbitrator\, Duxton Hill Chambers 7BR \nMiranda So\nCo-Head\, Asia Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP \nLi Ji\nProfessor of U.S.-China Business and Law\, University of California Irvine \nAndrew Foster\nHead of Asia Pacific International Competition\, Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP \nModerator: Michael Yip\nCo-executive Director\, Young China Watchers \n  \nTuesday\, February 6\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Chinese Diaspora and the Law\nSpeakers:\nEvelyn Hu-Dehart\nProfessor and Director\, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America\, Brown University \nGabriel Jack Chin\nProfessor of Law\, University of California Davis School of Law \nWilliam Lee\nPartner\, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Darr LLP \nModerator: Michael Tian\nJ.D. Candidate ’25\, Harvard Law School \n6:15-7:15 PM (Dinner): AI and Law in China’s Tech Landscape\nSpeakers:\nAngela Huyue Zhang\nDirector of Centre for Chinese Law\, University of Hong Kong \nGuo Rui\nProfessor of Law and Director at the Center for Social Responsibility and Governance\, Institute of Law and Technology\, Remin University of China\nVisiting Scholar\, Harvard Law School \nKwan Yee Ng\nSenior Program Manager\, Concordia AI \nSihao Huang\nPh.D. Candidate\, University of Oxford \n  \nWednesday\, February 7\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Intellectual Property in China and Cross-Border Transactions\nSpeakers:\nRon Xu\nCo-Founding Partner\, Sphere Logic Partners \nModerator: Christopher McLaurin\nJ.D. Candidate ’24\, Harvard Law School \n6:15-7:15PM (Dinner): Building Resilient Bridges\nSpeakers:\nGuo Li\nDean\, Peking University Law School \nWilliam Alford\nDirector\, East Asian Legal Studies Program\, Harvard Law School \nModerator: Casey Wong\nJ.D. Candidate ’25\, Harvard Law School \n7:15-9:15PM: Lunar New Year Social\nSponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies\, the Harvard Asia Law Society\, the Harvard International Law Journal\, the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology\, and the Harvard Law and International Development Society.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2024-china-law-symposium/
LOCATION:WCC
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T130000
DTSTAMP:20250128T070452Z
CREATED:20240419T234606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T070452Z
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SUMMARY:Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
DESCRIPTION:Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar \nGary Bass\nProfessor of Politics and International Relations\, Princeton University \nModerator: Christina L. Davis\nDirector\, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics\, Department of Government\, Harvard University \nThis seminar is part of the Special Series on Japanese Economic Statecraft. \nNote: Registration is not required for in-person attendance. \nAdditional Resources \n\nGary J. Bass\, Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia. Penguin Random House\, Oct. 17\, 2023.\n\nEvent details and Zoom registration link on Program on U.S.-Japan Relations website \nSponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center; and East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/gary-bass-2023/
LOCATION:Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262)\, CGIS Knafel Bldg.
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T130000
DTSTAMP:20250128T070640Z
CREATED:20240420T000143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T070640Z
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SUMMARY:Discriminatory Clubs: The Geopolitics of International Organizations
DESCRIPTION:Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar \nChristina L. Davis\nDirector\, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics\, Department of Government\, Harvard University. \nModerator: Alastair Iain Johnston\nGovernor James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Professor of China in World Affairs\, Harvard University. \nNote: Registration is not required for in-person attendance. \nEvent details on Program on U.S.-Japan Relations website \nAdditional Resources \n\nChristina L. Davis\, Discriminatory Clubs: The Geopolitics of International Organizations. Princeton University Press\, July 18\, 2023.\nChristina L. Davis\, “[Research Reports] To Exit or Remain? The High Stakes of Membership in International Organizations.” The Japan Institute of International Affairs\, July 19\, 2021. Japanese translation.\nJoseph Cotterill\, “Brics leaders invite 6 nations including Saudis and Iran to join bloc.” Financial Times\, August 24\, 2023.\n\nSponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Co-sponsored by the Department of Government; the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies; East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School; and the Harvard Undergraduate Japan Policy Network.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/christina-davis-2023/
LOCATION:Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262)\, CGIS Knafel Bldg.
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230403T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230403T131500
DTSTAMP:20250128T082457Z
CREATED:20240422T234233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T082457Z
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SUMMARY:Discussing Disability Law in China (part of the HLS China Law Association 2023 China Law Symposium)
DESCRIPTION:Discussing Disability Law in China \n\n\nApril 3\, 2023\, 12:15-1:15 pm \nZhiying Ma\, Assistant Professor\, University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work\, Policy\, and Practice \nRui Guo\, Associate Professor\, Renmin University of China \nModerator: William P. Alford\, Professor\, Harvard Law School; Chair\, Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD) \nSponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association (CLA). Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies. \nThis panel is part of the: \n  \n  \n2023 China Law Symposium\nReacquainting with China through Common Interests\nThe Harvard Law School China Law Association student organization (CLA) will host its annual China Law Symposium\, “Reacquainting with China through Common Interests\,” over the first two weeks of April. This year\, we are highlighting topics of common interest to China and the United States\, ranging across the public and private sectors. The panels will feature issues on disability law\, education in China\, US-China climate change collaborations\, antitrust law\, and blockchain technology. \nWe cordially invite you to revisit these critical issues and reacquaint with China through a refreshed lens. \nDiscussing Disability Law in China\nMon\, April 3\, 12:15-1:15pm ET | WCC 2012 \nAntitrust in China: Debunking the Myth and Unravelling the Intricacies\nTues\, April 4\, 12:15-1:15pm ET | WCC 2012 \nDouble Reduction Policy in China: An Educational Double-Edged Sword?\nTues\, April 4\, 8:00-9:00pm ET | WCC 1015 \nBlockchain from a Chinese Perspective\nMon\, April 10\, 12:15-1:15pm ET | WCC 2004 \nCollaborating on Climate Change\nWed\, April 12\, 12:15-1:15pm ET | WCC 2009 \nFood/snacks will be provided at each speaker event. \n2023 CLA Symposium details on the CLA website \n 
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2023-china-law-symposium/
LOCATION:WCC 2012 and Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230403T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230403T130000
DTSTAMP:20250409T151811Z
CREATED:20240422T234558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T151811Z
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SUMMARY:Industrial Policy in the Name of National Security: What Role for the WTO?
DESCRIPTION:Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar \nPetros C. Mavroidis\nEdwin B. Parker Professor of Foreign and Comparative Law\, Columbia Law School. \nDiscussant: Mark Wu\nHenry L. Stimson Professor of Law\, Harvard Law School; Faculty Director\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Faculty Co-Director\, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society\, Harvard University. \nModerator: Christina L. Davis\nDirector\, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics\, Department of Government; and Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor\, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\, Harvard University. \nThis seminar is part of the Special Series on Policy Innovations in Crises\, supported by a grant from the Japan Foundation. \nAdditional Resources \n\nPetros C. Mavroidis\, Bernard Hoekman\, and Douglas Nelson\, “Geopolitical Competition\, Globalization and WTO Reform.” Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Research Paper No. RSC_67\, November 28\, 2022; publication in The World Economy forthcoming.\nSimon Lester and Inu Manak\, “A Proposal for a Commitee on National Security at the WTO.” Duke Journal of Compartive & International Law\, Vol. 30:267\, 2020.\nMona Pinchis-Paulsen\, “Trade Multilateralism and U.S. National Security: The Making of the GATT Security Exceptions.” Michigan Journal of International Law\, Vol. 41 Issue 1\, 2020.\n\nEvent details and Zoom registration link on Program on U.S.-Japan Relations website \nSponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Undergraduate Japan Policy Network; the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government\, Harvard Kennedy School; the Harvard Kennedy School Japan Caucus; and the East Asian Legal Studies Program\, Harvard Law School.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/petros-mavroidis-2023/
LOCATION:CGIS Knafel Bldg.\, Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262) and Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T132000
DTSTAMP:20250120T041404Z
CREATED:20240422T234816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T041404Z
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SUMMARY:Keynote Speech by Judge Yuji Iwasawa\, International Court of Justice
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored event: \nHILJ 2023 Symposium\nReassessing Enforcement: Strengthening Compliance with International Law\n \n12:20-1:20 PM\nEdward A. Smith Lecture\nJudge Yuji Iwasawa\, International Court of Justice\nModerator: Professor Mark Wu\, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law\, Harvard Law School \nJudge Yuji Iwasawa (LL.M. 1978) has been a Judge of the International Court of Justice since June 2018. \nHe is currently also a Vice-Chair of the London-based International Law Association and a member of the Institut de droit international. \nPrior to his election\, he was a professor of international law at the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law. He served on the Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights for nearly 12 years. He was elected as its Chairperson twice (2009-2011\, 2017-2018). He was also formerly President of the Japanese Society of International Law\, Judge of the Asian Development Bank Administrative Tribunal\, and a member of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. \nHe was also a Visiting Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge three times (1991-1993\, 1997\, 2000-2001)\, a Visiting Fellow at the University of Paris (2015-2016)\, and a Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School (2014). He has also lectured at The Hague Academy of International Law (2002). \nHis books include: International Law\, a standard textbook on international law in Japanese (University of Tokyo Press 2020); Domestic Application of International Law (Nijhoff 2022); International Law\, Human Rights\, and Japanese Law (Oxford University Press 1998); and WTO Dispute Settlement (Sanseido 1995) (in Japanese). \nJudge Iwasawa holds an LL.B. from the University of Tokyo; an LL.M. from Harvard Law School; an S.J.D. from the University of Virginia\, and an Honorary Doctorate from Osaka City University. \nEvent details\, including full Symposium schedule and registration link\, on the HILJ website \nSponsored by Harvard International Law Journal. Co-sponsored by the Human Rights Program and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/yuji-iwasawa-2023/
LOCATION:WCC Milstein East
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T133000
DTSTAMP:20250125T150344Z
CREATED:20240422T235749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T150344Z
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SUMMARY:The Global Contest between Democracy and Autocracy: Less Dire Than It Seems
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Law School Human Rights Program presents: \nKenneth Roth\nFormer Executive Director\, Human Rights Watch \n\nThe common wisdom these days is that in the global contest between democracy and autocracy\, the autocrats are ascendant. That is wrong. Putin’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine and Xi Jinping’s “zero Covid” debacle are highly visible illustrations of the risks inherent in unaccountable government. It is not surprising that people in a broad range of countries have taken to the streets to support democracy and oppose autocracy. Many of the autocrats hang on\, but increasingly by brute force rather than a process conferring any semblance of legitimacy. Yet despite the unenviable record of autocratic rule\, democracies are also under threat because of their failure to deliver on many of their promised dividends. The defense of democracy requires not only spotlighting the failure of autocratic rule but also better governance within democracies. \nKenneth Roth served for nearly three decades as the executive director of Human Rights Watch\, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations\, which operates in some 100 countries. Before that\, Roth was a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University\, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world\, meeting with dozens of heads of state and countless ministers. He is quoted widely in the media and has written hundreds of articles on a wide range of human rights issues\, devoting special attention to the world’s most dire situations\, the conduct of war\, the foreign policies of the major powers\, the work of the United Nations\, and the global contest between autocracy and democracy. Roth is currently writing a book about the strategies used by Human Rights Watch to defend human rights\, drawing on his years of experience. Roth holds fellowships at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and at Perry World House of the University of Pennsylvania. \nEvent details on the Human Rights Program website \nThe event is organized by HRP and co-sponsored by HLS Advocates for Human Rights\, the International Human Rights Clinic\, Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World\, the Harvard Human Rights Journal\, the Program on International Law and Armed Conflict\, and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/kenneth-roth-2023/
LOCATION:WCC 2019 Milstein West B
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221121T123000
DTSTAMP:20250125T151937Z
CREATED:20240423T000325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T151937Z
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SUMMARY:Trials Heard by a Foreign Ear: A Study of Chinese Jurors’ Comprehension of English Trials in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholar Talk \nSPEAKER \nEva Nga Shan Ng\, Assistant Professor\, Translation Programme\, School of Chinese\, the University of Hong Kong; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2022-23 \nCHAIR/DISCUSSANT \nNicholas Harkness\, Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology\, Harvard University \nIn-person talk – Seating is limited. Masks are required for all audience members. \nStudies in jury comprehension have hitherto mainly explored Anglo-American courts and focused on examining English-speaking jurors’ ability to understand legal discourse\, particularly with respect to jury instructions. Such studies reveal doubts about jurors’ comprehension of the legalese in jury instructions and argue for the use of plain English to make jury instructions accessible to lay jurors. This paper reports findings of a study contextualized in the Hong Kong courtroom\, where criminal trials in the High Court are routinely heard by local Chinese jurors presumed to have a sufficient command of the language used in court\, be it English or Chinese. This study aims to test the validity of  the presumption about Chinese jurors’ ability to understand trials conducted in English\, which they speak as a second or even a foreign language (L2)\, and to explore how L2 jurors’ comprehension might be further compromised due to a lack of proficiency in English. A random sample of local Chinese eligible for jury service (N=53) are recruited from the community to take part in the study\, which comprises a demographic survey of the subjects\, as well as a test of their comprehension of courtroom discourse using authentic audio recordings of two trials from the High Court of Hong Kong. The results of this study show an average listening comprehension level of around 41% by the subjects\, with some attaining below 25%. The results also show that the subjects’ listening comprehension problems are not limited to legalese. Taking the Voice Projection Framework (Heffer 2018) as a point of reference\, this study suggests that while discursive voicing is largely to blame for the subjects’ comprehension problem\, as in studies with native English-speaking jurors\, in the case of L2 jurors\, the speakers’ physical voicing of courtroom discourse is demonstrated and perceived by the subjects to be a major factor in impeding their comprehension of the courtroom discourse. This paper argues that making courtroom discourse accessible to L2 jurors means more than improving the discursive voicing\, but physical voicing matters as much\, if not more. This paper also discusses the possibility of providing interpretation for jurors in need of the service to ensure equal participation in jury service by people randomly selected from the community and to mitigate the jury dilemma. \nEvent details on the Harvard-Yenching Institute website \nSponsored by the Harvard-Yenching Institute. Co-sponsored with the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/eva-nga-shan-ng-2022/
LOCATION:Harvard Yenching Institute\, Common Room #136
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T130000
DTSTAMP:20250125T153212Z
CREATED:20240423T001840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T153212Z
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SUMMARY:From Manners to Rules: The Legalistic Turn in Governance and Secondhand Smoke Prevention in Japan and South Korea
DESCRIPTION:Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar \nCeleste Arrington\nKorea Foundation Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs\, George Washington University \nModerator: Christina L. Davis\nDirector\, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor of Government; Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor\, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\, Harvard University \nThis seminar is part of the Special Series on Policy Innovations in Crises\, supported by a grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP). \nAdditional Resources\n1. Celeste Arrington\, “Insider Activists and Secondhand Smoke Countermeasures in Japan.” Asian Survey 61 (4)\, 2021. \n2. Holly Jarman\, “Legalism and Tobacco Control in the EU.” European Journal of Public Health 28 (3)\, 2018. \n3. Celeste Arrington\, Accidental Activists: Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea. Cornell University Press\, 2016. \n4. Thomas Burke and Jeff Barnes\, Varieties of Legal Order: The Politics of Adversarial and Bureaucratic Legalism. Routledge Press\, 2017. \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations website \nSponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations\, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Co-sponsored by the Korea Institute\, Harvard University\, and East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/celeste-arrington-2021/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200309T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200309T133000
DTSTAMP:20250125T154238Z
CREATED:20240423T003839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T154238Z
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SUMMARY:Surveilled\, Detained\, Disappeared: Repression in Xinjiang
DESCRIPTION:HLS Advocates for Human Rights (student practice organization) presents: \nSophie Richardson\, Human Rights Watch\nRayhan Asat\, LLM ‘16\nProf. William Alford\, Director of East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School (moderator) \nSponsored by HLS Advocates for Human Rights. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies\, the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World\, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard Inner Asia and Altaic Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/sophie-richardson-rayhan-asat-2020/
LOCATION:WCC 2009
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T133000
DTSTAMP:20250128T070842Z
CREATED:20240423T004337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T070842Z
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SUMMARY:HLS Library Book Talk: Comparative Capital Punishment
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Law School Library Book Talk \nComparative Capital Punishment (Edward Elgar 2019) \nEditors: \nCarol Steiker\, Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Harvard Criminal Justice Policy Program\, Harvard Law School \nJordan Steiker\, Judge Robert M. Parker Endowed Chair in Law and Director of the Capital Punishment Center\, University of Texas at Austin School of Law \nCommentators: \nWilliam P. Alford\, Vice Dean of the Law School for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies; Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law; Director\, East Asian Legal Studies Program; Chair\, Harvard Law School Project on Disability \nMargaret Burnham\, University Distinguished Professor of Law; Director\, Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project\, Northeastern University School of Law \nGerald Neuman\, Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International\, Foreign\, and Comparative Law; Co-Director\, Human Rights Program\, Harvard Law School \nSponsored by the Harvard Law School Library. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/carol-steiker-jordan-steiker-2020/
LOCATION:WCC Milstein West B
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T131500
DTSTAMP:20250126T120420Z
CREATED:20240430T185615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250126T120420Z
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SUMMARY:Constitutional Bricolage: Thailand's Sacred King Versus the Rule of Law
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Thai Studies Seminar Series \nEugenie Merieau\nPostdoctoral Visiting Researcher\, Institute for Global Law and Policy\, Harvard Law School \nChair: \nMichael Herzfeld\nErnest E. Monrad Research Professor of the Social Sciences\, Department of Anthropology\, Harvard \nDiscussant: \nMalavika Reddy\nPostdoctoral College Fellow\, Department of Anthropology\, Harvard University \nEvent details on the Asia Center website. \nSponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/constitutional-bricolage-thailands-sacred-king-versus-the-rule-of-law/
LOCATION:CGIS South Room S050
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191029T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191029T133000
DTSTAMP:20250126T115421Z
CREATED:20240423T225004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250126T115421Z
UID:10000038-1572350400-1572355800@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Women with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
DESCRIPTION:Venus Ilagan\nFormer Secretary General of Rehabilitation International \n\n\n\nVenus Ilagan\, originally from the Philippines\, is the immediate past Secretary General of Rehabilitation International (RI) from October 2008 to May 2019\, and the first person with a disability from a developing country to serve in that capacity in the organization’s 97-year history. She was the first woman World Chairperson of Disabled People’s International. Prior to joining RI\, Venus was the project manager of a national rehabilitation program which provided services to over 14\,000 children with disabilities in the Philippines. She had the distinction of being a member of the Editorial Committee for the first-ever World Report on Disability\, a joint initiative of the World Health Organization and the World Bank. It established that there were one billion persons with disabilities in the world in 2011 when the report was launched\, which was instrumental in having over one hundred countries sign and ratify the disability convention within a very short period of time. Venus participated actively in the elaboration of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\, now ratified by 177 countries. Venus is a passionate global advocate for gender equality specifically in the context of Women with Disabilities \nLight refreshments served. \nEvent details on HPOD website: https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/event/women-with-disabilities-in-asia-and-the-pacific \nSponsored by the Harvard Law School Project on Disability. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies\, Disability Law Students Association\, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association\, and Harvard Women’s Law Association.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/women-with-disabilities-in-asia-and-the-pacific/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191008T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191008T133000
DTSTAMP:20250128T071123Z
CREATED:20240423T230926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T071123Z
UID:10000043-1570536000-1570541400@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:HLS Library Book Talk: Taiwan and International Human Rights: A Story of Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Law School Library Book Talk \n\n  \nEditors: \nJerome A. Cohen\nProfessor\, NYU School of Law\nDirector\, NYU U.S.-Asia Law Institute \nWilliam P. Alford\nVice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies\nJerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law\nDirector\, East Asian Legal Studies Program\nChair\, Harvard Law School Project on Disability \nDr. Chang-fa Lo\nFormer Grand Justice of the Constitutional Court of the ROC (Taiwan)\nFormer Dean\, National Taiwan University Law School \nCommentators: \nSteven Goldstein\nSophia Smith Professor of Government\, Emeritus\, Smith College\nFellow\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies \nDr. Yu-Jie Chen\nAcademia Sinica (Taiwan) \nDan Zhou\, LL.M. ’16\nS.J.D. Candidate\, Harvard Law School \nA light lunch will be served. \nCo-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Library and EALS.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/taiwan-and-international-human-rights-a-story-of-transformation/
LOCATION:WCC 2036 Milstein East A/B
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Co-Sponsored Event,EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190503T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190503T133000
DTSTAMP:20250127T112531Z
CREATED:20240423T232613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T112531Z
UID:10000048-1556885700-1556890200@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Sovereignty in China: And The Long Legacies of History
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Fellows Seminar Series \nDr. Maria Adele Carrai\nFellow\, Harvard Asia Center\nSenior Researcher\, KU Leuven\, Belgium \nChair: Professor William Alford\nJerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of East Asian Legal Studies\nDirector\, East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School \nCommentator: Professor Anne Orford\nVisiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization\, Harvard Law School \nSponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/sovereignty-in-china-and-the-long-legacies-of-history/
LOCATION:S153\, 1st Floor\, CGIS
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190225T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190225T180000
DTSTAMP:20250127T115005Z
CREATED:20240423T233052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T115005Z
UID:10000050-1551110400-1551117600@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Symbolic Legitimacy and Chinese Environmental Reform
DESCRIPTION:Fairbank Center Environment in Asia Lecture Series \nAlex Wang\nProfessor of Law\, UCLA School of Law \nAt the heart of debates over Chinese rule of law is the question of state legitimacy. Critics argue that legitimacy requires liberal democratic rule of law. Chinese leaders have long relied on performance legitimacy — economic development and maintenance of social stability — as the core basis of their rule. Western scholarship on modern Chinese law and politics has\, to a significant degree\, critiqued the ability of China’s current institutions to perform as claimed. \nBut apart from any actual results that Chinese governance may generate\, the entire project of governance reform can be structured in a way that influences public impressions of state legitimacy. The process of reform is not only about attaining performance goals\, but is itself a kind of performance. This act of “performing performance” also signals competence\, commitment to the people\, tradition\, nationalist strength\, and a host of other positive values to citizens and other audiences. \nThis talk explores the symbolic aspects of Chinese environmental reform and potential implications\, drawing on case studies in air pollution\, climate change\, and China’s Belt & Road Initiative. \n\n\n\nAlex Wang is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law\, and a leading expert on environmental law and the law and politics of China. His research focuses on the social effects of law\, and the interaction of law and institutions in China and the United States. His previous research has examined\, among other things\, the institutional design of environmental law and policy\, environmental bureaucracy\, public interest litigation\, information disclosure\, and environmental courts. His work has addressed air pollution\, climate change\, and other environmental issues. \n  \nEvent details on the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies website (opens in a new tab). \nSponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/symbolic-legitimacy-and-chinese-environmental-reform/
LOCATION:CGIS Knafel K262
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T173000
DTSTAMP:20250127T121250Z
CREATED:20240423T233323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T121250Z
UID:10000051-1550836800-1550856600@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:China’s Transformation and the Rule of Law (part of the HLS China Law Association 2018-19 China Law Symposium)
DESCRIPTION:China’s Transformation and the Rule of Law\n\nGary Locke\n10th United States Ambassador to China (2011-2014);\n21st Governor of Washington \nGary Locke is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 10th United States ambassador to China (2011-14). He was previously the 21st Governor of Washington (1997-2005) and served in the Obama administration as United States Secretary of Commerce (2009-11). Locke is the first governor in the continental United States of Asian descent\, and is the only Chinese American ever to have served as a governor of any state. He was also the first Chinese American to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China. \nSponsored by the China Law Association. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Asia Law Society\, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, and East Asian Legal Studies. \nThis talk is part of the 2018-19 China Law Symposium. \n2018-19 China Law Symposium\nHow to Engage with China?\n12:00-1:30 pm Opening Speech \n2:00-3:15 pm Economic Context of US-China Trade Dispute \n3:45-5:00 pm China-related Investment in the US (CFIUS) \n5:30 pm Reception
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2019-china-law-symposium/
LOCATION:Austin Hall North 100 & 101
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T133000
DTSTAMP:20250128T071139Z
CREATED:20240423T234007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T071139Z
UID:10000053-1550664000-1550669400@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:HLS Library Book Talk: Will China Save the Planet?
DESCRIPTION:A Harvard Law School Library Book Talk \nAuthor: \nBarbara Finamore\, ’80\nSenior Attorney and Asia Senior Strategic Director\, Natural Resources Defense Council \nThe Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a book talk and discussion in celebration of the recent publication of Barbara Finamore’s Will China Save the Planet? (Polity\, Nov.\, 2018).  Barbara Finamore is a Senior Attorney and Asia Senior Strategic Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). She has over three decades of experience in environmental law and energy policy\, with a focus on China for twenty-five years. In 1996\, she founded NRDC’s China Program\, the first clean energy program to be launched by an international NGO. A light lunch will be served. \nEvent details on Harvard Law School Library website: https://etseq.law.harvard.edu/2019/01/book-talk-will-china-save-the-planet-wednesday-february-20th-at-noon/ \nCo-sponsored by EALS; Harvard-China Project on Energy\, Economy and Environment; HLS Environmental Law Society; and HLS Library.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/will-china-save-the-planet/
LOCATION:WCC Milstein West B
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T133000
DTSTAMP:20250127T152258Z
CREATED:20240423T234225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T152258Z
UID:10000054-1550577600-1550583000@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:The Chinese Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization
DESCRIPTION:  \nSida Liu\nProfessor\, University of Toronto \nEvent details on the Center on the Legal Profession website: https://clp.law.harvard.edu/events/the-gateway-to-global-china-hong-kong-as-a-frontier-for-chinese-law-firms/ \nSponsored by the Center on the Legal Profession. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/the-gateway-to-global-china-hong-kong-as-a-frontier-for-chinese-law-firms/
LOCATION:WCC B010
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181009T173000
DTSTAMP:20250127T154627Z
CREATED:20240423T235341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T154627Z
UID:10000058-1539100800-1539106200@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Recent Developments in Xinjiang
DESCRIPTION:Adrian Zenz\nEuropean School of Culture & Theology\, Germany \nModerator: Mark C. Elliott\nVice Provost\, International Affairs\nProfessor of Chinese and Inner Asian History\, Harvard University \nAdrian Zenz is faculty member in social research methods at the European School of Culture and Theology\, Korntal\, Germany. His research focus is on China’s ethnic policy and public recruitment in Tibet and Xinjiang. He is author of “Tibetanness under Threat” and co-editor of the “Mapping Amdo” series of the Amdo Tibetan Research Network. \nEvent details on the Fairbank Center website (opens in a new tab). \nCo-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies\, EALS and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/recent-developments-in-xinjiang/
LOCATION:Belfer Case Study Room S020\, CGIS South S20
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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