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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T122000
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SUMMARY:HLS China Law Association\, 2026 China Law Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Law School China Law Association (student organization) event: \n2026 China Law Symposium:\nDeals\, Disputes & the Digital Frontier: Re-Wiring U.S.-China Law for an Era of Friction and Opportunity \nJoin the Harvard Law School China Law Association for the 2026 China Law Symposium\, a three-day event exploring the deals\, disputes\, and digital questions shaping U.S.-China law today. After the final panel on Thursday\, February 12th\, there will be a post-Symposium reception (details forthcoming). RSVP here. \nUpdated event details on the HLS China Law Association website. \nFebruary 10 \n12:20-1:20 pm ET | WCC 2009: Structuring Cross-Border Tech and Life Sciences Deals with China\n6:30-7:30 pm ET | WCC 1010: China’s Creative IP Boom: Short-Drama\, Games & Designer IP Going Global \nFebruary 11\n12:20-1:20 pm ET | WCC 1019: Cross-Border Disputes between China and the United States: Litigation\, Arbitration\, and Enforcement \nFebruary 12 \n12:20-1:20 pm ET | WCC B015: Dispute Finance in China-Related Litigation and Arbitration\n6:30-7:30 pm ET | WCC 1010: AI Governance in China: Regulation\, Institutions\, and Global Implications
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/china-law-symposium-2026/
CATEGORIES:Conference/Symposium,Event of Interest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20260115T175006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T180647Z
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SUMMARY:Wu Jingxiong\, Between Natural Law and Geopolitics: The Insights and Dilemmas of a Catholic Chinese Law Professor in Cold War America -- Jedidiah Kroncke
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk: \nJedidiah Kroncke\nAssociate Professor of Law\, The University of Hong Kong \nThe life of Chinese legal scholar Wu Jingxiong has long attracted attention given his diverse intellectual interests and high profile in Chinese judicial politics and constitutional reform during the 1930s and 1940s. Like many of his generation\, Wu’s education combine traditional Confucian schooling with study at multiple Western-influenced institutions. During his first law degree\, he converted to Christianity\, and his religious journey ultimately led him to become one of the most notable Catholic Chinese intellectuals of this era. Episodes of his transnationalized life have been well-studied—from his relationship with Oliver Wendell Holmes to his engagement with numerous other legal and religious thinkers. \nYet\, Wu’s life after the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 has received less attention. During this period\, Wu spent fifteen years in the United States primarily teaching law at Seton Hall University. While the least studied time of his life\, this era was a critical juncture in his ongoing quest to reconcile his Confucian sympathies with his Catholic faith. Wu became a significant contributor to debates regarding the relationship of the common law to natural law and the relationship of Vatican II to Catholic legal thought. he became closely associated with a diverse range of prominent Catholic scholars. Wu’s fondness of Edmund Burke’s ideas led him to develop interlocutors such as Russell Kirk and Peter Stanlis\, and led to his frequent citation in post-World War II conservative American legal thought. Simultaneously\, he developed a deep friendship with Thomas Merton and others seeking to explore more cosmopolitan visions. \nWu’s ultimate return to Taiwan was impacted by the complications of these debates crosscut by Cold War geopolitical tensions. Wu’s life is revealing not only as an example of the challenges that diasporic Chinese intellectuals faced during this era but also of how his relatively unique intellectual commitments shed light on global tensions in Catholicism and American Cold War geopolitics. Today\, amidst rising contemporary Sino-American frictions and renewed debates over the role of Catholic legal thinking in US politics\, Wu’s complex American experience as a transnational intellectual is newly provocative and probative. \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 US-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 a Berger-Howe Legal History Fellow at Harvard Law School\, Golieb Fellow in Legal History at NYU Law School\, and Ruebhausen Fellow in Law at Yale Law School. \nA light lunch will be provided. Please register here. \nA Harvard ID is required in order to enter Harvard Law School buildings. If you have questions\, please contact eals@law.harvard.edu in advance of the event. \n*Location note: In past years\, EALS talks were generally held 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.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/jedidiah-kroncke-2026/
LOCATION:WCC 3009 (3rd floor of Wasserstein hall)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250925T153026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T190031Z
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SUMMARY:Fighting Forced Labor on U.S. Soil: Litigation on Behalf of Chinese Workers -- Aaron Halegua
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk: \nAaron Halegua JD ’09\nLead Counsel for Plaintiffs\, Wang v. Gold Mantis Construction and Liu v. Wellmade Industries \n \nAaron Halegua leads a boutique litigation firm in New York City focused on labor and employment litigation\, with particular experience representing human trafficking and forced labor victims. In 2021\, he won $6.9 million for seven Chinese construction workers trafficked to build a casino on the island of Saipan. As a result\, Aaron was named the Human Trafficking Legal Center’s “Litigator of the Year” in 2021 and received the “Grantee Hero Award” from the Impact Fund in 2023. Since then\, Aaron has represented dozens of Chinese\, Filipino\, and other immigrant workers in forced labor cases around the country\, including in New Mexico\, New York\, Georgia\, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Since 2024\, Aaron has been a Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Immigration and Human Trafficking. Aaron began his legal career as a Skadden Fellow and clerked at the Southern District of New York. He speaks\, reads\, and writes Mandarin Chinese. \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.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/aaron-halegua-2025/
LOCATION:WCC 3008 (3rd Floor of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20251112T143230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T180615Z
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SUMMARY:Once Burned\, Twice Shy: A Conversation on U.S.- China Trade -- Ambassador Katherine Tai
DESCRIPTION:Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Special Event \nSpeaker: Ambassador Katherine C. Tai\, U.S. Trade Representative (2021-2025)\nModerator: Mark Wu\, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law\, Harvard Law School; Director\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard University \nJoin us for a conversation with Ambassador Katherine C. Tai\, U.S. Trade Representative (2021-2025) on U.S.- China trade relations\, moderated by Professor Mark Wu\, Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Ambassador Tai will examine the longstanding issues in the trade relationship\, dating back to her days as the Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative\, and the harms to U.S. communities and interests arising out of the “China Shock.”  She will also assess the ongoing trade conflict and the likelihood of further challenges ahead as the world’s two largest economies navigate a complicated and contentious relationship with immense economic\, strategic\, and social consequences. \nEvent details on the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies website.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/katherine-tai-2025/
LOCATION:Hall D\, Science Center
CATEGORIES:Conversation/Fireside Chat,Event of Interest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T173000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20251023T143505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T152208Z
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SUMMARY:Korea's Place in an Uncertain World: Challenges and Opportunities -- Ambassador Kyung-wha Kang
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute Kim Koo Forum 20th Anniversary Event \n\n\n\n[Please note: This event has been changed from in-person to virtual only.] \nHer Excellency Kang\, Kyung-wha\nAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America \nHer Excellency Kang\, Kyung-wha was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America by President Lee\, Jae Myung in October\, 2025. \nPrior to her appointment\, Ambassador Kang served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017-2021 under President Moon\, Jae-in. Between April\, 2024 and September\, 2025 she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Society in New York. \nDuring her varied and distinguished career in public service\, Ambassador Kang served as Secretary for International Relations in the Office of the Speaker of the Korean National Assembly and as Senior Advisor and Principal Speechwriter to the Foreign Minister and Principal Interpreter to the President of Korea. \nShe was also Director-General for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea. At the United Nations\, she was Deputy High Commissioner at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights\, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator and Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs\, Chief of the Transition Team for the 9th United Nations Secretary-General-elect and later his Senior Advisor\non Policy. \nEarlier in her career\, Ambassador Kang worked for the English Section of Radio Korea International of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)\, served as Assistant Professor at Cleveland State University in Cleveland\, Ohio and was active in several women’s\norganizations in Korea. She was affiliated with Ewha Women’s University as Distinguished Professor Emeritus (Sept. 2022 – Feb. 2023) and is Honorary Professor at the Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment at Yonsei University since September\, 2023. \nAmbassador Kang has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Studies from Yonsei University\, and both a Master’s Degree and Doctorate in International/Intercultural Communication from the University of Massachusetts at\nAmherst. \nShe is married with three children. \nChaired by Nicholas Harkness\, Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology; Director\, Korea Institute\, Harvard University \n***\nTo attend this online event\, please register here. \nEvent details can be found on the Korea Institute website.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/kyungwha-kang-2025/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251115
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20251009T193515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T180936Z
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SUMMARY:Asia and Asians at Harvard Conference
DESCRIPTION:Asia and Asians at Harvard Conference\n\n  \nHarvard’s enduring engagement with Asia has shaped scholarly inquiry\, public policy\, and campus life—within the University and across the region. This two-day conference convenes faculty\, students\, alumni\, and institutional partners from across Schools and disciplines to examine the evolving relationship between Harvard and Asia from the late nineteenth century to the present and to consider paths forward. \nThrough a series of presentations\, the program revisits formative encounters\, collaborations\, and institutional linkages; recognizes the contributions of Asian students\, scholars\, and visitors who have transformed fields and enriched the University; and offers an assessment of Harvard’s roles in U.S. policy\, development\, and institution-building in Asia\, acknowledging both contributions and consequences. \nLooking ahead\, the conference asks how Harvard can advance more inclusive\, equitable\, and regionally balanced approaches to the study of Asia and to University engagement with the region—strengthening partnerships\, deepening interdisciplinary research and teaching\, and enhancing public impact. \nRegistration is not required but appreciated for planning purposes. \n  \nTwo-Day Conference\nDay 1: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\nCGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge Street\n4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.\nOpening and Introductions\nMichael Puett\, Victor and William Fung Foundation Director\, Harvard University Asia Center; Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology; Harvard College Professor\nSugata Bose\, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs\, Harvard University \nReception\nConcourse Area\, CGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge Street \nDay 2: Friday\, November 14\, 2025\nCGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge Street\n8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast \n9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.\nDistinguished Visitors: Asian Intellectuals and Public Figures at Harvard  \nModerator: Shigehisa Kuriyama\, Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History; Director\, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies; Interim Chair in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; and Faculty Director for the Humanities\, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\nPanelists: \nSusan J. Pharr\, Edwin O. Reischauer Research Professor of Japanese Politics\, Harvard University \nMou Banerjee\, Assistant Professor of History\, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Ph.D. in History\, Harvard University\nYan Yu\, Associate Professor\, Shanghai Jiao Tong University\, and Visiting Scholar\, Harvard History Department\nEugene Chua\, Harvard College Student \n10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break  \n10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\nPioneers and Pathways: Asian Student Experiences at Harvard \nModerator: Sun Joo Kim\, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History\nPanelists:\nSujin Elisa Han\, Ph.D. candidate in History and East Asian Languages\, Harvard University\nMui Poopoksakul\, Literary Translator; Harvard College Graduate\nShayna Leng\, Harvard College Student \nKashish Bastola\, Harvard College Student  \n12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch  \n1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nHarvard’s Engagement in U.S. Policy towards Asia \nModerator: Sugata Bose\, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs\, Harvard University\nPanelists:  \nEleanor Wikstrom\, MSt in Global and Imperial History\, University  of Oxford; Harvard College Graduate \nErika Lee\, Bae Family Professor of History and the Faculty Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America\, Harvard University\nThitinan Pongsudhirak\, Director of the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) and Associate Professor of International Political Economy\, Faculty of Political Science\, Chulalongkorn University\nNghia Nguyen\, Harvard College Student \n3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break  \n3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.\nHarvard’s Asian Futures: Rethinking Institutional Legacies and Regional Engagement \nModerator: Jay Rosengard\, Lecturer in Public Policy\, Harvard Kennedy School\nPanelists: \nJoseph Esherick\, Emeritus Professor of Modern Chinese History\, University of California\, San Diego\nBill Alford\, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law; Director\, East Asian Legal Studies Program; Chair\, Harvard Law School Project on Disability\nRobin Albrecht\, MArch Candidate\, Department of Architecture\, Harvard  University Graduate School of Design\nMichael Puett\, Victor and William Fung Foundation Director\, Harvard University Asia Center; Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology; Harvard College Professor \n4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nClosing Acknowledgement\nRachelle Walsh\, Executive Director\, Asia Center\, Harvard University  \nEvent details can be found on the Asia Center website.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/asia-and-asians-at-harvard-conference-2025/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Tsai Auditorium (S010)
CATEGORIES:Conference/Symposium,Event of Interest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T154500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T171500
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20251104T135215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T160118Z
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SUMMARY:CLA Snack Chat: Chinese Courts and the PRC Constitution - Zhu Zheng
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Law School China Law Association (student organization) event: \nJoin CLA for a special Snack Chat with Professor ZHU Zheng\, Assistant Professor of Law at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) and Visiting Scholar at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center. Prof. Zhu is a noted expert on Chinese constitutional law and politics\, constitutional theory\, and comparative constitutional law. The event will start with Prof. Zhu sharing his research on the Chinese courts’ role in implementing the PRC Constitution\, followed by a focused Q&A session. Afterwards\, there will be a relaxed discussion on topics of interest beyond the presentation. This is a unique opportunity to discuss Chinese law and governance with a recognized scholar. Snacks will be provided! \nPlease RSVP at this link: https://forms.gle/3dFNThXE1wCZJ4Hw8. \nFor questions\, feel free to reach out to Shengdong Guo at sguo@sjd.law.harvard.edu\, or Zeqing Li at zli@jd27.law.harvard.edu. \nSponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/zhu-zheng-2025/
LOCATION:WCC 4059
CATEGORIES:Conversation/Fireside Chat,Event of Interest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250925T153018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T125235Z
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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;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250917T142002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T185928Z
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SUMMARY:From High-Stakes Litigation to Sports Leagues and Restaurants: Adventures in Law and East Asia -- Ryan Goldstein
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk: \nRyan Goldstein\, JD ’98\nManaging Partner\, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP Tokyo Office\nDirector\, East Asia Super League\nOwner\, Q Sushi and Gaku Ramen \nManaging Partner of Quinn Emanuel’s Tokyo office\, Ryan Goldstein made his career in complex business litigation and arbitration\, including Apple v. Samsung and the dispute over ownership rights in the iconic “Ultraman” superhero character. Outside of his law firm practice\, he is a founding owner and director of basketball’s East Asia Super League; works with a sumo stable; owns a Michelin star sushi restaurant in Los Angeles; and is starting a chain of ramen restaurants in the US (though not yet in Cambridge!). He is a regular commentator (in Japanese) on transnational law and business issues in Japan. \nA light lunch (sorry\, no sushi or ramen) will be served. Please register here. \n  \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.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/ryan-goldstein-2025/
LOCATION:WCC 3007 (3rd floor of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250918T133250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T185830Z
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SUMMARY:The Rise of Authoritarian Sustainability? China's Transformative Engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals -- Ryan Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk: \nRyan Martinez Mitchell\, JD ’12 \nAssociate Professor of Law\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong \nAuthor of Recentering the World: China and the Transformation of International Law \nSince the adoption of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015\, this global development concept has been increasingly incorporated into the People’s Republic of China’s structures of state planning\, intra-Party governance\, and a comprehensive ideological narrative articulating both national and global objectives. Indeed\, China’s role in and advocacy for the SDGs\, beginning during the negotiations on their formation\, is now at the heart of its foreign policy and international law initiatives. There has also been an increasing permeation of SDG indicators into Beijing’s domestic formulation and evaluation of policies (including for audiences of elite policymakers). Significantly\, China has also come to be seen by many as a model of achievement with regard to the SDGs at a time of US withdrawal and generalized crisis in the arena of global development. \nThe emerging pattern could be seen as one example of “authoritarian sustainability”: a configuration in which the legitimacy of illiberal governance is extensively reinforced by the discourse and metrics of sustainable development. As a unique melding of China’s domestic politics with a global agenda\, the SDG targets now serve as guiding principles\, integrating social and environmental policy\, economic regulation\, and state legitimacy claims into a single project. At the same time\, viewed in connection with the international legal order\, Beijing’s approach may help spur a global transition away from civil and political conceptions of human rights\, in favor of the similarly universalist but “post-liberal” SDG framework. However\, while in many ways a success story\, China’s model of SDG engagement also includes several paradoxical features that may indicate its own replicability challenges\, latent drawbacks or contradictions\, and the need to contemplate alternative paths. Empirical and structural analysis of China’s legal and regulatory approaches indicate features–such as reliance on controlled disruption\, völkisch ecology\, and “saltationist” mobilization–that call into question the viability of authoritarian sustainability as a long-term model in China or as an example for developing states. \nRyan Martínez Mitchell is an Associate Professor of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His work on international and comparative law\, legal history\, Chinese law\, and Asian legal systems has appeared in leading academic journals. His analysis of these issues has also featured in policy-related publications including Foreign Affairs\, The National Interest\, The Diplomat\, and others\, and his analysis has been cited in media including The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, Financial Times\, The National Interest\, NPR\, Bloomberg\, Nikkei Asia\, Al Jazeera\, Foreign Policy\, and other major media outlets. His first book\, Recentering the World: China and the Transformation of International Law\, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2022. Mitchell holds a B.A. with honors from The New School\, a J.D. from Harvard Law School\, where he was also a Cravath International Fellow and an Irving R. Kaufman Public Interest Fellow\, and a Ph.D. in Law with distinction from Yale Law School\, where he was an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Fellow and obtained Yale’s Archaia qualification in the study of premodern societies. He is a member of the State Bar of California and has experience in international human rights litigation. In the current academic year\, he will be a visiting Fellow at Yale Law School’s Orville H. Schell Jr. Center for International Human Rights\, Global Faculty at the Freie Universität Berlin Department of Law\, and an International Affairs Fellow in Japan for the Council on Foreign Relations. \nA light lunch will be provided at this event. 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. \n 
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/ryan-mitchell-2025/
LOCATION:WCC 3018 (3rd floor of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250916T175018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175018Z
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SUMMARY:How Women’s Political Visibility in South Korea Shapes Legislators’ Behavior and Public Attitudes -- Soosun You
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute SBS Seminar \n \nSoosun You\nAssistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania \nSoosun You is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in comparative politics\, gender and politics\, and political behavior\, with a regional focus on South Korea. Her research appears or is forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science and Journal of Law and Economics. She is also the founder of the Gender in Korea Reading Group\, which brings together scholars from diverse disciplines working on gender issues related to Korea. \nSoosun’s current book project explores how demographic shifts and changes in the marriage market have shaped the trajectory of women’s rights in South Korea. Drawing on a wide range of methods including archival work\, survey experiments\, and in-depth interviews\, the book examines the rise of anti-natalist and pro-natalist government policies and their consequences for women’s economic and political rights.  \nShe earned her PhD and MA in political science from UC Berkeley. She also has a master’s in public policy from Seoul National University. \nChaired by Hojung Joo\, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Government\, Harvard University \nAbstract:\nIn this talk\, I explore how women’s presence in South Korean politics—both within legislatures and protest movements—shapes elite behavior and public attitudes. I argue that descriptive representation can foster substantive representation when everyday peer environments expose legislators and the public to women in politics. First\, I show that working alongside more women colleagues affects the policy-making process by increasing legislators’ engagement with gender equality issues\, drawing on data from legislative speeches\, plenary sessions\, and campaign manifestos. Second\, using a novel survey experiment conducted in South Korea\, I demonstrate that the salience of women’s participation in protest movements strengthens women’s political agency and shapes public perceptions of government legitimacy and democratic values. \nEvent details can be found on the Korea Institute website.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/soosun-you-2025/
LOCATION:Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050)\, CGIS
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T131500
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250924T182431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T182924Z
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SUMMARY:CLA x Lambda Panel on LGBTQIA+ Advocacy in China
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Law School China Law Association (student organization) event: \nJoin CLA and Lambda for a panel discussion on LGBTQIA+ activism and advocacy in China! The panel will feature three speakers: \n\nYanhui Peng\, who has led groundbreaking LGBTQIA+ rights litigation in China\, including a consumer fraud litigation against a “conversion therapist”\nMingyue Gao\, who is a partner at Guantao Law Firm in China\, and who recently represented a Chinese lesbian woman in an action against her ex-wife for custody for their child\nYing Xin\, who was the director of the Beijing LGBT Center for a decade before becoming a Program Manager for the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program at HKS’s Carr-Ryan Center\n\nLunch will be provided at the event. \nIf you are interested\, please remember to RSVP (https://forms.gle/JZNxYivSGfTVxmFL9). \nFor questions\, please contact Zeqing Li at zli@jd27.law.harvard.edu or Shengdong Guo at sguo@sjd.law.harvard.edu. \nSponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/yanhui-peng-mingye-gao-ying-xin-2025/
LOCATION:WCC 1015
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250907T110056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T133112Z
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SUMMARY:Is Authoritarian Constitutionalism an Oxymoron? -- Mark Tushnet
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Talk: \nMark Tushnet \nWilliam Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law\, Emeritus\, Harvard Law School\nCo-editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Law and Authoritarianism (with Cora Chan\, Madhav Khosla\, and Benjamin Liebman) \nProfessor Tushnet\, who graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School and served as a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall\, specializes in constitutional law and theory\, including comparative constitutional law. His research includes studies of constitutional review in the United States and around the world\, and the creation of other “institutions for protecting constitutional democracy.” He also writes in the area of legal and particularly constitutional history\, with works on the development of civil rights law in the United States and a history of the Supreme Court in the 1930s. \nA light lunch will be provided. \n  \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.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/mark-tushnet-2025/
LOCATION:WCC 3007 (3rd floor of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250828T200657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T200657Z
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SUMMARY:EALS 2025 Open House
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to learn about upcoming EALS events and opportunities for students\, and to meet faculty\, staff\, visiting scholars\, and other students interested in law and East Asia. We welcome you to our community. \nSavory and sweet pastries\, coffee\, Wong Lo Kat\, Sikhye\, and hojicha will be provided. \nLocation: EALS offices and Morgan Courtroom\, 3rd floor of Austin Hall\, Harvard Law School \nThis event is open to HUID holders only.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2025-open-house/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250128T153212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T084320Z
UID:10000197-1745512200-1745517600@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Encountering Law: Legal Knowledge and Practice in Chosŏn Korea -- Jungwon Kim
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute Korea Colloquium \nJungwon Kim\nKing Sejong Associate Professor of Korean Studies\, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures\, Columbia University \nChaired by Sun Joo Kim\, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History\, Harvard University \nScholars have long assumed that Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910) lacked a distinctive system for cultivating legal professionals. Local magistrates and provincial governors\, serving as chief judicial officers in their jurisdictions\, were scholar-officials appointed through the civil service examination and often perceived as lacking formal legal training. Yet\, despite their abscence of structured legal education\, these officials demonstrated substantial knowledge of the law and significant practical administrative skills in legal matters. There were also legal specialists who underwent rigorous training\, passed examinations in law\, and were appointed to assist local governors with judicial tasks. Moreover\, numerous legal cases reveal that ordinary people\, much like the officials judging them\, displayed a surprising familiarity with the law. This talk explores how legal knowledge was generated\, disseminated\, interpreted\, and applied by various groups in Chosŏn society. Drawing on rich archival materials—including law books\, legal handbooks\, trial reports\, and other local-level governmental publications—it uncovers the multifaceted modes of producing and sharing legal information\, highlighting how legal literacy and knowledge facilitated access to justice and shaped the judicial process in Chosŏn Korea. \nJungwon Kim is King Sejong Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. She specializes in the gender and legal history of premodern Korea\, with a focus on the Chosŏn Dynasty. She is the author of Virtue That Matters: Chastity Culture and Social Power in Chosŏn Korea\, 1392–1910 (Harvard University Asia Center\, 2025). Her other works include co-authoring Wrongful Death: Selected Inquest Records from Nineteenth-Century Korea (University of Washington Press\, 2014) and co-editing Beyond Death: The Politics of Suicide and Martyrdom in Korea (University of Washington Press\, 2019). She also edited the special issue Archives\, Archival Practices\, and the Writing of History in Premodern Korea (Journal of Korean Studies\, 2019). Currently\, she is working on a book manuscript tentatively entitled Families in Trials: Local Courts and Legal Culture in Chosŏn Korea. She earned her PhD from Harvard University\, taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, and was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at Princeton. \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on the Korea Institute website (opens in a new tab).
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/jungwon-kim-2025/
LOCATION:Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050)\, CGIS
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250404
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250306T194446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T152500Z
UID:10000203-1743638400-1743724799@eals.law.harvard.edu
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:20250307T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T134500
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250305T222311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T222311Z
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SUMMARY:Chinese Companies Going Global - with Han Kun
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Law School China Law Association (student organization) event: \nAs Chinese companies expand globally\, they face regulatory scrutiny\, geopolitical challenges\, and cross-border disputes. Whether you’re a founder\, investor\, or legal professional\, this is a must-attend event to understand the opportunities and challenges for Chinese companies going global. Experts from Han Kun Law Offices—including former partners from White & Case and Kirkland & Ellis—will share insights on navigating Rednote’s impact and managing compliance risks in global expansion. \n\nUps and Downs of Chinese and American Law Firms Practicing in China (1994-2024)\nTrends and Challenges of Chinese Companies Going Global\nWhere and Why International Disputes Occur and How to Resolve Them\nFrom Rednote to Wall Street: Build Trust and Explore Collaborations in the New Paradigm\n\nSpeakers: \nLi Xiaoming\nPartner\, Co-CEO\, Han Kun Law Offices\nJD ’90\, Duke Law School \nQi Shuting\nPartner\, Han Kun Law Offices\nLLM ’12\, Harvard Law School \nChen Xianglin\nPartner\, Han Kun Law Offices\nLLM ’17\, Harvard Law School \nHe Jiawei\nChief Marketing Officer\, Han Kun Law Offices\nLLM ’15\, Harvard Law School \nLunch will be provided. \nExclusive Closed-Door Session Opportunity!\nInterested in deeper insights?\nIn addition to the lunch talk\, you can join a closed-door session with Han Kun partners after the talk:\nTime: 2:00–3:00 PM\nLocation: Announced via email to confirmed attendees.\nIndicate your interest in the same Google Form below. \nHow to Register:\nFill out the registration form: https://forms.gle/RrTYtxmc1ZvocDf36 \nQuestions? Contact Ying Zhou at yzhou@jd25.law.harvard.edu \nSponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/chinese-companies-going-global-2025/
LOCATION:WCC 1015
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T174500
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250226T165240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T194811Z
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SUMMARY:Unchained Watchdog: How China’s Supervision Commission Escapes Legal Bounds
DESCRIPTION:Fairbank Center Critical Issues Confronting China Series \nJeremy Daum\nSenior Research Scholar in Law and Senior Fellow\nPaul Tsai China Center\, Yale Law School \nModerator:\nWilliam Alford\nJerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law\nDirector\, East Asian Legal Studies Program \nJeremy Daum is a Senior Research Scholar in Law and Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center. He is based in Beijing\, and has more than a decade of experience working in China on collaborative legal reform projects. His principal research focus is criminal procedure law\, with a particular emphasis on the protection of vulnerable populations such as juveniles and the mentally ill in the criminal justice system. He is also an authority on China’s “social credit system.” Jeremy has spoken about these issues at universities throughout China and the United States and has co-authored a book on U.S. capital punishment jurisprudence for Chinese readers. He is the founder and contributing editor of the collaborative translation and commentary site Chinalawtranslate.com\, dedicated to improving mutual understanding between legal professionals in China and abroad. \nSponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/jeremy-daum-2025/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Tsai Auditorium (S010)
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250226T173733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T194843Z
UID:10000201-1741017600-1741021200@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:CLA Snack Chat: China\, Constitution & Courts
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Law School China Law Association (student organization) event: \nShen Kui\nProfessor\, Peking University Law School \nJoin CLA for an informal Snack Chat with Professor Shen Kui from Peking University Law School in China. \nHe is a leading scholar in administrative law\, constitutional law\, and human rights. This is a unique opportunity to discuss Chinese law and governance with a renowned expert. \nRSVP Here: https://forms.gle/wkMmMv68g7g1Pa3e8 \n 
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/shen-kui-2025/
LOCATION:WCC 3038
CATEGORIES:Conversation/Fireside Chat,Event of Interest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250217T122839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T195013Z
UID:10000199-1740745200-1740748800@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Professor Fu Hualing In Conversation with Professor Bill Alford
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies presents: \nProfessor Fu Hualing\nDean of the Faculty of Law\nWarren Chan Professor in Human Rights and Responsibilities\nUniversity of Hong Kong \nIn Conversation With \nProfessor Bill Alford\nJerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law\nHarvard Law School \nFu Hualing is Professor of Law and holder of the Warren Chan Professorship in Human Rights and Responsibilities at the University of Hong Kong. He holds an LL.B. from Southwestern University in China\, an M.A. from University of Toronto and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from OsgoodeHall. \nProfessor Fu’s current research focuses on the rise of human rights lawyering in China and its implications for political and legal reform in China\, the politics of anti-corruption enforcement\, popular justice (including China’s evolving use of mediation processes)\, and a critical re-assessment of rule of law reform in China in the past four decades. His other research areas include the constitutional status of Hong Kong\, in particular central-local relationships in the Hong Kong context and national security legislation. \nProfessor Fu has published widely in various books and journals\, and as a believer in collaborative approaches to scholarship has co-edited a number of significant studies including Hong Kong’s Constitutional Debate: Conflict over Interpretation (HKU Press 2000); National Security and Fundamental Freedoms: Hong Kong’s Article 23 Under Scrutiny (HKU Press 2005); Liu Xiaobo\, Charter 08 and the Challenges of Political Reform in China (HKU Press 2012); Mediation in Contemporary China (Wildy\, Simmonds and Hill 2017); Transparency Challenges Facing China (Wildy\, Simmonds and Hill 2018); Socialist Law in Socialist East Asia (Cambridge University Press 2018); Authoritarian Legality in Asia: Formation\, Development and Transition (Cambridge University Press 2020); The National Security Law of Hong Kong: Restoration and Transformation (HKU Press 2022); and Regime Type and Beyond: The Transformation of Police in Asia (Cambridge University Press 2023).
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/fu-hualing-2025/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:Conversation/Fireside Chat,EALS Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250205T150850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T195918Z
UID:10000198-1740054000-1740057600@eals.law.harvard.edu
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:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250113T202623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T163520Z
UID:10000188-1739188800-1739192400@eals.law.harvard.edu
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:20260501T133251
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:20250204T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T132000
DTSTAMP:20260501T133251
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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:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250116T144515Z
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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:20260501T133251
CREATED:20250127T154630Z
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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:20260501T133251
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:20260501T133251
CREATED:20241121T000811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T060808Z
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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:20260501T133251
CREATED:20240904T002754Z
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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:20260501T133251
CREATED:20241121T000357Z
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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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