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SUMMARY:Atrocity Crimes and the Limits of International Criminal Justice
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk:\n \nRaul Pangalangan\, LL.M ’86\, S.J.D. ’90\nProfessor and Former Law Dean\, University of the Philippines\nFormer Judge at the International Criminal Court (2015-2021) \nI will look at the ICC\, first and foremost\, as a court\, not as a creature of politics\, and ask how courts can confront injustices of historical scale that are not too easily amenable to court-dispensed justice. \nThe limits contained in the Rome Statute (e.g.\, the high evidentiary and fair trial standards\, the resulting slowness and costliness of ICC procedure\, the problem of selectivity\, the unenforced arrest warrants vis-a-vis the ICC’s dependence on the support of states\, and the requirement of victim participation and reparations) have been pictured as design flaws inherent in the project of international criminal justice.  I propose that they instead call on us to reconceive the kind of justice that we seek\, and ask whether judicial power as defined in the domestic sphere is transformed when exercised at the international sphere. \nSpeaker: \nRaul C. Pangalangan (LL.M 1986\, S.J.D. 1990) is a Professor of Law and former Law Dean at the University of the Philippines. He was a Judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2015-21\, where he presided over the first ICC case on the war crime of attacking cultural and religious heritage\, and sat in landmark cases involving child soldiers\, forced marriages\, and sexual slavery. In 2022-23\, he chaired the ILO Commission of Inquiry on Myanmar. For this school year\, he is a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. He is a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) and Chair of the Philippine National Group at the PCA. He is an Associate Member of the Institut de Droit International\, and has served as a Visiting Professor at HLS. \nA light lunch will be provided. \nSponsored by EALS. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program; the Harvard International Law Journal; and HLS Advocates.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/raul-pangalangan-2025/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T132000
DTSTAMP:20250205T033604Z
CREATED:20241216T195315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T033604Z
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SUMMARY:Disability Rights Advocacy and Legalism in South Korea and Japan
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies and Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD) Talk \nCeleste Arrington\nKorea Foundation Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs\nDirector\, GW Institute for Korean Studies\nCo-Director\, East Asia National Resource Center \nDisability rights advocates in South Korea and Japan have accessed the courts to address an array of disability rights issues\, from barriers to political participation and forced sterilization in Japan to the inaccessibility of inter-city buses and forced labor on salt farms in South Korea. In her talk\, Professor Celeste Arrington will analyze the emergence of legalism in South Korea and Japan\, through comparisons of recent reforms related to disability discrimination and accessibility. \nThis talk’s focus will be the specific contributions to the trend towards legalism in Japan and Korea by disability “cause” lawyers. This growing cohort of legal advocates have drafted and deliberated new legislation\, lobbied for policy changes\, enhanced the capacity of disabled persons’ organizations\, investigated human rights conditions\, established mechanisms for remedying rights violations\, monitored compliance with the 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\, and represented persons with disabilities in court. Not only have these efforts helped to advance the rights of persons with disabilities\, they have also made an impact on South Korea’s and Japan’s legal systems more broadly. \nAs chronicled in Professor Arrington’s forthcoming book\, From Manners to Rules: Advocating for Legalism in South Korea and Japan (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)\, in addition to important disability rights gains\, disability rights advocates have made notable contributions to the emergence of more formal rules and participatory policymaking and enforcement\, including through the courts. These markers of emerging legal formalism represent a change since governance in both countries was long known for relying on vague laws\, bureaucratic discretion\, and nonbinding exhortations. While existing studies of legalism and the broader judicialization of politics tend to offer top-down or structural explanations\, Professor Arrington’s forthcoming book traces how activists and lawyers are contributing to the legalistic turn in regulatory style from the bottom up by demanding more detailed and enforceable legal frameworks and using them in court. \nCeleste Arrington is Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. She is the Director of the GW Institute for Korea Studies and Co-Director of the East Asia National Resource Center (2024-present). She specializes in comparative public policy\, law and social change\, lawyers\, and governance\, with a regional focus on the Koreas and Japan. She is also interested in Northeast Asian security\, North Korean human rights\, and transnational activism. Her first book was Accidental Activists: Victim Movements and Governmental Accountability in Japan and South Korea (Cornell\, 2016). She has published numerous articles and she coedited Rights Claiming in South Korea with Patricia Goedde (Cambridge\, 2021). Her forthcoming book analyzes the legalistic turn in Korean and Japanese regulatory style through paired case studies related to tobacco control and disability rights. She received a PhD from UC Berkeley\, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge\, and an AB from Princeton University. She has been a fellow at the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard\, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton\, and the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. GW’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded her the 2021 Early Career Research Scholar Award. Her article with Claudia Kim\, “Knowledge Production Through Legal Mobilization: Environmental Activism Against the U.S. Military Bases in East Asia\,” won the 2023 Asian Law and Society Association’s distinguished article award. \nLight lunch will be provided. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies and the Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD). Co-sponsored by the Korea Institute\, the Reischauer Institute\, and the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. \nLinks: \n\n Michael E. Waterstone\, Michael Ashley Stein & David B. Wilkins\, “Disability Cause Lawyers\,” 53 William & Mary Law Review 1287 (2012)\n Matthew “Hezzy” Smith & Michael Ashley Stein\, “Global cause lawyering\,” The Practice (May/June 2022)\n János Fiala-Butora\, Matthew S. Smith & Michael Ashley Stein\, “Disability cause lawyering at the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons from strategic litigation on the right to political participation\,” in Human Rights Strategies (2024)
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/celeste-arrington-2025/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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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:20250129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T113000
DTSTAMP:20250204T045326Z
CREATED:20250127T154630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T045326Z
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SUMMARY:Lawfare in the 21st Century: The Constitutional Court vs Democracy in Thailand
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Thai Studies Seminar Series \nEugénie Mérieau\nAssociate Professor of Public Law\, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne \nAgainst established theories linking constitutional courts to democratization\, the introduction of constitutional review in Thailand in the late 20th century has led to democratic breakdown in the 21st century. Since its creation\, the Thai Constitutional Court has dissolved most\, if not all\, of the pro-democracy\, anti-military political parties\, dismissed almost all elected prime ministers to date\, and paved the way for two military coups in 2006 and 2014. It has upheld the lese-majeste law and ruled any attempt to reform it as anticonstitutional\, while ruling democratic constitutional amendments as unconstitutional. This talk will analyze recent Thai Constitutional Courts cases targeting the youth movement and the Future Forward Party\, and offer reflections on the future of lawfare in Thailand. \nEugénie Mérieau is Associate Professor of Public Law at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne\, and a member of the Sorbonne Institute of Legal and Philosophical Research (CNRS). She is also an associate researcher at the Centre for International Research\, Sciences Po Paris\, and the Centre for Asian Legal Studies\, National University of Singapore. A specialist of authoritarian constitutionalism\, she has published extensively on Thai law and politics. Her latest book\, “Constitutional Bricolage : Thailand’s Sacred Monarchy vs the Rule of Law” was published by Hart in 2022. \nEvent details on the Asia Center website (opens in a new tab). \nSponsored by the Asia Center and the Thai Studies Program\, Harvard University.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/eugenie-merieau-2025/
LOCATION:CGIS South S153
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,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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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:20241114T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T132000
DTSTAMP:20250125T072053Z
CREATED:20240904T002754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T072053Z
UID:10000181-1731586800-1731590400@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:U.S. Tech Policy Toward China: Growing Parallels Between Washington and Beijing?
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk \nAngela Huyue Zhang \nProfessor of Law\, University of Southern California Gould School of Law \n \nIn this talk\, I will pose the provocative question of whether America is now acting like China in its attempt to contain China’s technological rise. Amid the escalating Sino-U.S. tech war\, the United States has built an unprecedented legal machine aimed at curbing China’s technological advancements. From imposing stringent sanctions on Chinese tech giants to restricting China’s access to advanced semiconductor chips and equipment\, the U.S. government has intensified efforts to slow China’s progress in key sectors. In parallel\, it has heightened scrutiny over both inbound and outbound investments related to China\, passed a law that could lead to a nationwide ban on Tik Tok\, and imposed steep tariffs on Chinese high-tech goods such as electric vehicles\, batteries\, and solar panels. Meanwhile\, U.S. agencies have significantly ramped up enforcement against espionage activities\, disproportionately targeting ethnic Chinese scientists\, which has led to a talent exodus in recent years. \nDrawing from my newly released book\, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\, I will explore the striking parallels between the U.S. and China’s regulatory governance. Through a deep dive into the structure\, processes\, and outcomes of U.S. legal strategies\, I will unravel the dynamic complexities and unintended consequences of U.S. legal actions against China. Additionally\, I will offer proposals on how the United States can recalibrate its tech policy to enhance resilience and maintain its competitive edge in the fast-changing technological landscape. \nAngela Huyue Zhang is a Professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law. Zhang has broad research interests in the areas of law and economics\, particularly in transnational legal issues bearing on businesses. Widely recognized as a leading authority on Chinese tech regulation\, she has written extensively on this topic. Her first book\, Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism: How the Rise of China Challenges Global Regulation\, was named one of the Best Political Economy Books of the Year by ProMarket in 2021. Her second book\, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\, released in March 2024\, has been covered in The New York Times\, Bloomberg\, Wire China\, MIT Tech Review and many other international news outlets. Zhang is currently conducting research on the regulation of artificial intelligence\, with plans to teach and write on this topic in the coming years. Before joining USC Gould in 2024\, Zhang taught at the University of Hong Kong\, New York University School of Law\, and King’s College London. \nBoxed lunch will be provided. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/angela-zhang-2024-11/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS 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
UID:10000183-1731500100-1731503700@eals.law.harvard.edu
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:20241009T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T150000
DTSTAMP:20250125T072228Z
CREATED:20240904T222636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T072228Z
UID:10000182-1728482400-1728486000@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:China's Reception of the AI Revolution
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk \nDongsheng Zang (LL.M. 1996\, S.J.D. 2004)\nAssociate Professor of Law\, University of Washington School of Law \n \nProfessor Dongsheng Zang joined the faculty at University of Washington School of Law full-time in 2006\, after serving as a visiting professor in 2005-06. His academic interests include international trade law\, and comparative study of Chinese law\, with a focus on the role of law and state in response to social crises in the social transformation in China. He holds an S.J.D. and LL.M. from Harvard Law School\, in addition to his LL.M. from Renmin University (Beijing) and LL.B. from Beijing College of Economics. His doctoral dissertation\, One-way Transparency: The Establishment of the Rule-based International Trade Order and the Predicament of Its Jurisprudence\, was awarded the 2004 Yong K. Kim ’95 prize. He was a research fellow at the East Asian Legal Studies at Harvard Law School during the 2004-05 academic year. \nCoffee and light snacks will be provided. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/dongsheng-zang-2024/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T100000
DTSTAMP:20250125T072440Z
CREATED:20240429T174515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T072440Z
UID:10000103-1715070600-1715076000@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Rightscaling Cities: The Political Economy of City Territory in China
DESCRIPTION:Fairbank Center Urban China Lecture Series \nZhang Guanchi (S.J.D. 2023)\nAssistant Professor of Law\, Vermont Law and Graduate School \n \nHow has the rescaling of the city territories interacted with China’s political and economic transformation? During the country’s rapid industrialization and urbanization\, Chinese cities have exhibited a relatively low degree of territorial fragmentation. This study examines the institutional experiments that have reclassified\, redivided\, and recombined local government territory in the People’s Republic of China since 1949. I argue that the constant rescaling of cities is a distinctive and underestimated mechanism in the Chinese state’s steering of economic transformation. \nThrough extensive fieldwork and archival research\, I find that the question of city scale has been integral to China’s economic modernization for the last seven decades. The constant tensions between the metropolitan center and periphery have driven various territorial reforms\, both before and after the market-oriented reform. These reforms have profoundly shaped the state’s economic development projects. I argue that\, over time\, metropolitan governments emerge as the primary scale for inter-local competition and coordination. While this particular territorial choice has contributed to China’s economic rise\, its entrenchment has ramifications for the country’s current challenges. \nGuanchi Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Law at Vermont Law and Graduate School. His research interests lie at the intersection of law\, urban studies\, and political economy. His current research projects focus on two primary areas of inquiry: the rise and fall of efforts to rightscale cities in China and the United States\, and the role of housing and zoning laws in the context of growing geographic disparities. \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on Fairbank Center website (will open in a new tab). \nSponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/guanchi-zhang-2024/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T122000
DTSTAMP:20250127T162046Z
CREATED:20240404T181818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T162046Z
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SUMMARY:The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Enters its 14th Year: Ghost Towns\, Lawsuits\, and a Million Tons of Water
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk \nMartin Fackler \nJournalist and Visiting Research Associate\, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies \nMartin Fackler is a research associate at Harvard University’s Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. He has been a writer and journalist in Asia for two decades\, working most recently as Assistant Asia Editor at The New York Times managing the paper’s coverage of China. He was a correspondent at The New York Times for ten years\, serving as Tokyo bureau chief from 2009 to 2015. In 2012\, he led a team that was named finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for investigative stories into the Fukushima nuclear disaster that the prize committee said offered a “powerful exploration of serious mistakes concealed by authorities in Japan.” He has also worked in Shanghai\, Beijing and Tokyo for The Wall Street Journal\, The Far Eastern Economic Review\, the Associated Press and Bloomberg News. From 2015-17\, he was a Senior Fellow and Journalist-in-Residence at the Asia Pacific Initiative\, a Tokyo-based think tank. He also currently serves as an advisory board member at the Institute for Contemporary Asian Studies at Temple University in Tokyo. Fackler is author or co-author of 11 books in Japanese\, including the bestseller Credibility Lost: The Crisis in Japanese Newspaper Journalism after Fukushima (2012). In English\, he edited Reinventing Japan: New Directions in Global Leadership (2018). He grew up in Georgia\, and holds degrees from Dartmouth College\, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of California\, Berkeley. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies. Co-sponsored by the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/martin-fackler-2024/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T122000
DTSTAMP:20250127T162200Z
CREATED:20240314T194550Z
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SUMMARY:U.S. Trade Policy\, Japan\, and China
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk \nGlen Fukushima\, J.D. ’82\nVice Chair\, Securities Investor Protection Corporation\nSenior Fellow\, Center for American Progress\nFormer President\, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan\nFormer Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Japan and China \nGlen S. Fukushima was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden to serve as Vice Chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation in October 2021 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April 2022.  After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1982\, he was a Fulbright Fellow at the Faculty of Law\, University of Tokyo; associate at Paul\, Hastings\, Janofsky & Walker; Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan and China at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan; and senior executive in one European and four American multinational corporations.  He served on Hillary Clinton’s Asia Policy Working Group in 2015-2016. \n  \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/glen-fukushima-2024/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T131500
DTSTAMP:20250125T073425Z
CREATED:20240313T183658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T073425Z
UID:10000003-1712145600-1712150100@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Can Regulation Revive China’s Sagging Economy?
DESCRIPTION:Fairbank Center Critical Issues Confronting China Series \nAngela Huyue Zhang\nAssociate Professor of Law and Director\, Philip K.H. Wong Centre for Chinese Law\, University of Hong Kong\nProfessor of Law\, University of Southern California (in fall 2024) \nChina’s economy is at a crossroads\, facing its most significant challenges in recent memory. Amidst this economic turmoil\, a fierce debate has emerged among experts: Is the current economic downturn a result of ingrained structural issues\, recent policy shifts\, or escalating geopolitical tensions? \nIn this talk\, Professor Angela Zhang will offer a fresh perspective\, steering the conversation towards the impact of law on the Chinese economy. Drawing insights from her latest book\, “High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\,” Professor Zhang will introduce the “Dynamic Pyramid Model” to demystify China’s regulatory governance. Through this lens\, she will explain the consistent regulatory pattern in some of the biggest policy challenges China has faced in recent years\, including tech regulation\, the covid-19 pandemic control\, the energy crisis in 2021\, the ongoing property crack down and China’s demographic crisis. This discussion aims to shed light on the political logic underpinning China’s regulatory policies\, while also identifying potential pathways toward economic revival. \nAngela Zhang is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong and Director of the Philip K. H. Wong Center for Chinese Law. Widely recognized as a leading authority on China’s tech regulation\, Angela has written extensively on this topic. She is the author of “Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism: How the Rise of China Challenges Global Regulation” (Oxford\, 2021)\, which was named one of the Best Political Economy Books of 2021 by ProMarket. Angela’s second book\, “High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\,” was released by Oxford University Press in March 2024. In fall 2024\, Angela will join the University of Southern California as a Professor of Law. For more information\, please visit her website at AngelaZhang.net\, and follow her on Twitter @AngelaZhangHK. \nEvent details on the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies website (will open in a new tab). \nSponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/angela-zhang-2024/
LOCATION:CGIS South S020\, Belfer Case Study Room
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T132000
DTSTAMP:20250127T162318Z
CREATED:20240312T210413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T162318Z
UID:10000002-1711714800-1711718400@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Thomas Jefferson\, Carsun Chang and A Lost Era of U.S.-China Constitutional Engagement
DESCRIPTION:  \nEast Asian Legal Studies Talk \n \nJedidiah Kroncke\nAssociate Professor of Law\, University of Hong Kong \nDr. Jedidiah Kroncke is an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong\, where he teaches trust law and the law of cooperative enterprises. His research centers on international legal history and the comparative study of alternative labor and property institutions. His first book\, The Futility of Law and Development: China and the Dangers of Exporting American Law (Oxford University Press\, 2016)\, explores the role of U.S.-China relations in the formation of modern American legal internationalism and the decline of American legal comparativism. Other publications have addressed law and development\, authoritarian law and legal ethics\, the history of international law\, and comparative law and political economy. He received a B.A. from the University of California Berkeley\, a J.D. from Yale Law School\, and a Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley\, and then served as the HLS Berger-Howe Legal History Fellow\, NYU Golieb Fellow in Legal History\, and Ruebhausen Fellow in Law at Yale Law. \nBoxed lunch will be provided. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/jedidiah-kroncke-2024/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T133000
DTSTAMP:20250128T085136Z
CREATED:20250127T155218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T085136Z
UID:10000194-1711110600-1711114200@eals.law.harvard.edu
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;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T132000
DTSTAMP:20250127T162358Z
CREATED:20240312T210234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T162358Z
UID:10000001-1710850800-1710854400@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Health Code Apps as Social Control in China: Empirical Findings from the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk \nMichelle Miao\nAssociate Professor of Law\, Chinese University of Hong Kong\nFellow\, Stanford University Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences \nMichelle Miao is Associate Professor of Law at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Her major areas of research include ethics of technological innovation\, comparative law\, criminal justice\, law and society\, and rule of law and authoritarianism. As a CUHK-Stanford University Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Fellow for 2023-2024\, she is working on a project exploring the interaction between artificial intelligence and the shifting paradigm of authoritarian governance. Professor Miao is an awardee of the American Society of Comparative Law’s Hessel Yntema Prize for the most outstanding scholarship by a scholar under 40 years of age. Among Professor Miao’s research interests are the intersections between law and technology\, criminal justice\, socio-legal studies and comparative law. \nBoxed lunch will be provided. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/michelle-miao-2024/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T130000
DTSTAMP:20250128T070452Z
CREATED:20240419T234606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T070452Z
UID:10000008-1701086400-1701090000@eals.law.harvard.edu
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T120000
DTSTAMP:20250125T074408Z
CREATED:20240430T185158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T074408Z
UID:10000177-1698840000-1698840000@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:How China is Reshaping U.S.-India Relations and the Quad
DESCRIPTION:Fairbank Center Critical Issues Confronting China Series \nKenneth I. Juster \nKenneth I. Juster\, AB ’76\, MPP ’79\, JD ’79\, served as the U.S. Ambassador to India from 2017 to 2021.  He will discuss how China’s actions are reshaping India’s relationship with the United States and affecting the development of the Quad.  Join us for a discussion of how China’s democratic neighbors are cooperating strategically  to offer an alternative vision for the future of the Indo-Pacific.  The talk will underscore the challenges ahead as the United States\, its allies\, and its partner India work together to preserve a free\, open\, and prosperous region\, in light of China’s strategic ambitions. \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on the Fairbank Center website (will open in a new tab). \nSponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Co-sponsored by the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute & the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/kenneth-juster-2023/
LOCATION:Belfer Case Study Room S020\, CGIS South S20
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T132000
DTSTAMP:20250128T085446Z
CREATED:20250127T155541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T085446Z
UID:10000195-1698409200-1698412800@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Partner\, Competitor\, Systemic Rival: Germany/EU´s Business with China
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk \nSabine Stricker-Kellerer\nAttorney and German Co-Chair of the German-Chinese Dialogue Forum\, German Federal Foreign Office \nDr. Sabine Stricker-Kellerer (LL.M. 1983) is a leading international legal expert on China business\, with over 40 years’ experience on topics such as the establishment and restructuring of foreign investment projects in China\, aspects of corporate structuring and regulatory issues\, negotiations\, technology licensing and dispute resolution. In 1985\, she was the first European lawyer to open an office in China. She frequently acts as arbitrator with various Asia related arbitration institutions. Dr. Stricker-Kellerer received her legal education at the universities of Munich\, Geneva and at Harvard Law School (LL.M.). In September 2023\, she was appointed by the German Federal Foreign Office as the new German Co-Chair of the German-Chinese Dialogue Forum. \nBoxed lunch will be provided.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/partner-competitor-systemic-rival-germany-eu-business-with-china/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T134500
DTSTAMP:20250128T070348Z
CREATED:20240419T234849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T070348Z
UID:10000009-1697026800-1697031900@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Law and Political Economy in China: The Role of Law in Corporate Governance and Market Growth
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Book Launch & Panel Discussion \nAuthor: \n\nTamar Groswald Ozery\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Asian Studies\, Hebrew University of Jerusalem\n\nPanelists: \n\nWilliam P. Alford (moderator)\, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law\, Director of East Asian Legal Studies\, Chair of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability\, Harvard Law School\nRui Guo\, Visiting Scholar\, East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School\nNicholas C. Howson\, Pao Li Tsiang Professor of Law\, University of Michigan Law School\nMariana Pargendler\, Professor\, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School; Professor of Law\, Harvard Law School (effective July 2024)\nMeg Rithmire\, F. Warren MacFarlan Associate Professor\, Business\, Government\, and International Economy Unit\, Harvard Business School\n\nIn her new book\, Law and Political Economy in China: The Role of Law in Corporate Governance and Market Growth (Cambridge University Press\, 2023)\, Tamar Groswald Ozery takes a law & political economy approach to deconstruct the role of law in China’s market development since 1978. \nPlease join us for a book launch event featuring a panel of international corporate governance and China law experts. Professor Groswald Ozery\, Professor Rithmire\, and Dr. Guo will join Professor Alford in person. Professor Howson and Professor Pargendler will participate via Zoom. \nDiscussion will mainly focus on the role of formal law in governing markets during the “Legalized Politicization Era” (2010–present)\, the present era of market development in China. Covered extensively in the book\, the present era reveals a shift in China’s political–economic equilibrium. The authorities over governing markets are being reconfigured to handle the consequences of prior era state capitalism. Such reconfiguration of market governance is achieved through the mobilization of legal institutions in two main directions: intensifying the presence of the regulatory state in the market and shifting substantial market governance powers directly to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). \nBoxed lunch will be provided. \nLearn about the book on the Cambridge University Press website (public site).\nAccess the complete e-book on Cambridge Core through the Harvard Library (Harvard login required). \nAuthor Profile:\nTamar Groswald Ozery is an Assistant Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, Israel. Previously\, she was a Grotius Fellow (Michigan Law)\, a Research & Teaching Fellow (Harvard Law)\, and the editor of the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. Her published scholarly works focus on Chinese corporate governance\, cross-border investments\, and party-state market relations. She is a frequent commentator on China’s legal system\, political economy\, and global economic integration; and has testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Prior to academia\, she spearheaded the China department of a leading Israeli law firm. \nPanelist Profiles:\nWilliam P. Alford (J.D. 1977) is Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law at Harvard Law School\, where he is also Director of East Asian Legal Studies\, Chair of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability\, and Senior Advisor for Graduate and International Legal Studies. His work on law and legal history in East Asia includes To Steal a Book is an Elegant Offense: Intellectual Property Law in Chinese Civilization; Raising the Bar: The Emerging Legal Profession in East Asia; 残疾人法律保障机制研究 (A Study of Legal Mechanisms to Protect Persons with Disabilities); Prospects for the Professions in China; Taiwan and International Human Rights; and An Oral History of the Special Olympics in China. \nRui Guo (S.J.D. 2013) is a Visiting Scholar at the East Asian Legal Studies program at Harvard Law School. His research centers on the rise of Chinese State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) and their intricate economic\, social\, and political implications. He earned his S.J.D. from Harvard Law School and holds both an L.L.B and L.L.M from the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing. Alongside his interests in corporate law\, he also explores various legal education subjects in the United States and China\, including disability law and AI ethics. \nNicholas C. Howson is the Pao Li Tsiang Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He is a former partner of Paul\, Weiss\, Rifkind\, Wharton & Garrison LLP who worked out of the firm’s New York\, Paris\, London\, and Beijing offices\, and as a managing partner of the firm’s Asia Practice based in the Chinese capital. Professor Howson has spent many years living in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)\, both as a scholar and as a practicing lawyer based in Beijing. Professor Howson writes and lectures widely on Chinese law topics\, focusing on Chinese corporate law and securities regulation\, the Chinese capital markets\, Chinese legal history\, and the development of constitutionalism in Greater China. He acts as a Chinese law expert or party advocate in U.S. and international litigation and/or U.S. government enforcement actions. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, and a designated foreign arbitrator for both the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in Beijing and the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. \nMariana Pargendler will join Harvard Law School as a Professor of Law\, effective July 1\, 2024. She is currently a professor at FGV Sao Paulo Law School\, where she coordinates the Nucleus of Law\, Economics\, and Governance (NuDEG)\, and is also Global Associate Professor of Law at New York University (NYU) School of Law. Professor Pargendler received a J.S.D. from Yale Law School\, where she was a fellow researcher at the Olin Center for Studies in Law\, Economics\, and Public Policy as well as a research fellow at the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management. Her academic research focuses on the areas of contract law\, corporate law\, and corporate governance\, from an economic and comparative perspective. Her papers have been published in renowned national and international journals\, and she is co-author of the third edition of the book The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach (Oxford University Press\, 2017)\, which has been translated into several languages. \nMeg Rithmire is the F. Warren MacFarlan associate professor in the Business\, Government\, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor Rithmire holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University\, and her primary expertise is in the comparative political economy of development with a focus on China and Asia. Her first book\, Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism (Cambridge University Press\, 2015)\, examines the role of land politics\, urban governments\, and local property rights regimes in the Chinese economic reforms. Her new book investigates the relationship between capital and the state and globalization in Asia\, comparing China\, Malaysia\, and Indonesia from the early 1980s to the present. The book\, Precarious Ties: Business and the State in Authoritarian Asia (Oxford University Press\, 2023)\, examines how governments attempt to discipline business and\, second\, how business adapts to different methods of state control. Her work also focuses on China’s role in the world\, including Chinese outward investment and lending practices and economic relations between China and other countries\, especially the United States. \nSponsored by the East Asian Legal Studies program at Harvard Law School\, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University\, and the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at Harvard Kennedy School.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/tamar-groswald-ozery-2023/
LOCATION:WCC Milstein East A (2nd floor of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T132000
DTSTAMP:20250125T074846Z
CREATED:20240419T235302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T074846Z
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SUMMARY:The Chinese Surveillance Technology Industry and its Reception in African Countries
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk \nBulelani Jili\nMeta Ph.D. Research Fellow (African Studies and Anthropology) at Harvard University \n \nBulelani Jili’s research seeks to offer insights into how China’s domestic surveillance market and cyber capability ecosystem operate\, especially given the limited number of systematic studies that have analyzed its industry objectives. For the Chinese government\, investment in surveillance technologies advances both its ambitions of becoming a global technology leader as well as its means of domestic social control. These developments also foster further collaboration between state security actors and private tech firms. Accordingly\, the tech firms that support state cyber capabilities range from small cyber research startups to leading global tech enterprises. The state promotes surveillance technology and practices abroad through diplomatic exchanges\, law enforcement cooperation\, and training programs. These efforts encourage the dissemination of surveillance devices\, but also support the government’s goals concerning international norm-making in multilateral and regional institutions. \nThe proliferation of Chinese surveillance technology and cyber tools and the associated linkages between both state and private Chinese entities with those in other states\, especially in the Global South\, is a valuable component of Chinese state efforts to expand and strengthen their political and economic influence worldwide. Although individual governments purchasing Chinese digital tools have their local ambitions in mind\, Beijing’s export and promotion of domestic surveillance technologies shape the adoption of these tools in the Global South. As such\, investigating how Chinese actors leverage demand factors for their own aims\, does not undercut the ability of other countries to detect and determine outcomes. Rather it demonstrates an interplay between Chinese state strategy and local political environments. In this presentation\, Mr. Jili will focus on key features in China’s surveillance ecosystem\, and touch upon the key ‘pull factors’ from African countries and their significance for US interests. \nSpeaker Profile: \nBulelani Jili is a Meta Ph.D. Research Fellow at Harvard University\, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in African studies and anthropology. His research interests include Africa-China relations; Cybersecurity; ICT development; African Political Economy; Internet Policy; Chinese Business Law; Law and Development; and Privacy Law. He is also a Cybersecurity Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; a Fellow at the Atlantic Council; a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School; and is conducting research with the China\, Law\, Development project at Oxford University. Born in Durban\, South Africa\, he received an M.Phil. from Cambridge University\, M.A. in Economics from Peking University\, and B.A.\, in Politics\, Philosophy\, and Economics from Wesleyan University. \nBoxed lunch will be provided. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies. Co-sponsored by the Department of African and African American Studies and the Department of Anthropology.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/bulelani-jili-2023/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T131500
DTSTAMP:20250125T152725Z
CREATED:20240419T235602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T152725Z
UID:10000012-1695040200-1695042900@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Xiconomics: What China’s Dual Circulation Strategy Means for Global Business
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Law & International Development Society Harvard Trade Forum and the HLS China Law Association (student organizations) present: \nAndrew Cainey\nFounding Director\, UK National Committee on China; Senior Fellow\, Royal United Services Institute \nModerator: Mark Wu\nHenry L. Stimson Professor\, Harvard Law School; Director\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies \nJoin us for an illuminating dialogue between Andrew Cainey\, founding director of the UK National Committee on China and senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute\, and Professor Mark Wu\, the Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. This conversation\, moderated by Professor Wu\, will delve into the complexities of China’s Dual Circulation Strategy and its impact on global business. \nLunch will be provided. \nSponsored by the Harvard Trade Forum\, Harvard Law & International Development Society\, and the Harvard Law School China Law Association.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/andrew-cainey-2023/
LOCATION:WCC 2009
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,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
UID:10000013-1694433600-1694437200@eals.law.harvard.edu
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
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
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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:20230308T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T180000
DTSTAMP:20250125T150119Z
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SUMMARY:Journey of an Exile Tibetan Leader: From Harvard to Dharamsala
DESCRIPTION:Harvard University Asia Center’s 17th Tsai Lecture \nLobsang Sangay\, Former Sikyong (President)\, Central Tibetan Administration; Senior Visiting Fellow\, East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School \nWith introductions by James Robson\, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations\, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; Victor and William Fung Director\, Asia Center; Harvard College Professor \nIn-person public event. The talk will be followed by a reception in the concourse\, CGIS South. \nLobsang Sangay is a Senior Visiting Fellow at East Asian Legal Studies Program\, Harvard Law School. He was a democratically elected Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration and served two terms (2011-21). Lobsang completed his BA and LLB from Delhi University. He did his LLM ’95 and SJD ‘04 from Harvard Law School and received Yong K. Kim’ 95 Memorial Prize for excellence in dissertation and contributions to the understanding of East Asia at the Harvard Law School. While at Harvard\, akin to track III\, he organized seven rounds of meetings/conferences between Tibetan\, Western and Chinese scholars most notably\, the first ever meeting between HH the Dalai Lama and 25 Chinese scholars and students. \nHe was a researcher for the report “Tibet: Human Rights and the Rule of Law”\, published by the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva\, Switzerland (2008). He also published Legal Autonomy of Tibet: A Tibetan Lawyer’s Perspective\, in the Journal of East Asia and International Law and “Education Rights for Tibetans in Tibet and India\,” in John D. Montgomery\, ed. Human Rights: Positive Policies in Asia and the Pacific Rim\, SOKA University Press. He wrote an article\, Tibet: The Exile’s Journey published in the Journal of Democracy (2004). He was selected as one of the twenty-four Young Leaders of Asia by the Asia Society (2006). He has spoken at international conferences such as Forum 2000\, Halifax Security Forum\, and Oxford Union. He has written numerous Op-eds in major newspapers including The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, and appeared on many international TV networks like BBC and CNN. \nHe was awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse\, College Historical Society (CHS)\, Trinity College\, Dublin (2014) and Salisbury University Presidential Medal for Distinguished Community Leadership (2015). He has visited various capitals and parliaments around the world and played an important role in the passage of Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2020 signed by the United States Government. \nHe was most recently a lecturer at the Harvard Law School in the Fall of 2022\, teaching a reading group on China and Tibet and presently teaching a reading group on Tibet at the Harvard Kennedy School. \nEvent details on Asia Center website \nSponsored by Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute\, Harvard University; Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard University.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/lobsang-sangay-2023/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Tsai Auditorium (S010)
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230224T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230224T132000
DTSTAMP:20250125T150242Z
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SUMMARY:Regulating Fintech: The Asian Experience
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Lunchtime Talk Series \nBo Li\nDeputy Managing Director\, International Monetary Fund \n\nBo Li assumed the role of Deputy Managing Director at the IMF on August 23\, 2021. He is responsible for the IMF’s work on about 90 countries as well as on a wide range of policy issues. Before joining the IMF\, Mr. Li worked for many years at the People’s Bank of China\, most recently as Deputy Governor. He earlier headed the Monetary Policy\, Monetary Policy II\, and Legal and Regulation Departments\, where he played an important role in the reform of state-owned banks\, the drafting of China’s anti-money-laundering law\, the internationalization of the renminbi\, and the establishment of China’s macroprudential policy framework. \nOutside of the PBoC\, Mr. Li served as Vice Mayor of Chongqing—China’s largest municipality\, with a population of over 30 million—where he oversaw the city’s financial-sector development\, international trade\, and foreign direct investment. Mr. Li was also Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. He started his career at the New York law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell\, where he was a practicing attorney for five years. \nMr. Li holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and an M.A. from Boston University\, both in economics\, as well as a J.D.\, magna cum laude\, from Harvard Law School. He received his undergraduate education from Renmin University of China in Beijing. \nBoxed lunch will be provided. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/bo-li-2023/
LOCATION:WCC Milstein East A (2nd floor of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T133000
DTSTAMP:20250125T150344Z
CREATED:20240422T235749Z
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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
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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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