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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240904T222636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T072228Z
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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:20240919T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T132000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240904T002453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T054328Z
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SUMMARY:EALS 2024 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! \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\, HLS
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2024-open-house/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T100000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240429T174515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T072440Z
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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:20260507T081707
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
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DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240314T194550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T162200Z
UID:10000004-1712233200-1712233200@eals.law.harvard.edu
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:20260507T081707
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:20260507T081707
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T133000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
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:20260507T081707
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T173000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240423T001053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T073722Z
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SUMMARY:HLS APALSA\, 30th Annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law and Policy
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Asian Pacific American Law Students Association presents: \nThe 30th Annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law & Public Policy\, hosted by Harvard APALSA\, will take place on Friday\, March 1st to Saturday\, March 2nd\, 2024 in person at the Harvard Law School campus. Our theme this year is Celebration: 30 Years of AAPI Impact. Over the last three decades\, the number of Asian American lawyers has more than doubled\, and our community has witnessed many “firsts” in the law\, politics\, business\, arts\, and social impact spaces. In coming together for the 30th Annual Harvard APALSA Conference\, we take this opportunity to both reflect on the growth\, resilience\, and contributions of the AAPI community\, and look forward to overcoming the challenges that lie ahead to further amplify our collective impact. \nKeynote Speakers:\nThe Honorable Lorna G. Schofield\, District Judge\, Southern District of New York;\nAmbassador Katherine Tai\, J.D. ‘01\, United States Trade Representative \nThis event is open to the public\, and registration is now open (will open in a new tab). Check the conference website (will open in a new tab) for updates\, including a full list of speakers and schedule of events\, and to register. \nSponsored by Harvard APALSA.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2024-apalsa-conference/
LOCATION:Milstein Conference Center
CATEGORIES:Conference/Symposium,Event of Interest
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240208
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240314T194932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T170241Z
UID:10000005-1707091200-1707350399@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:HLS China Law Association\, 2024 China Law Symposium
DESCRIPTION:HLS China Law Association (student organization) presents: \n2024 China Law Symposium\nLongevity: Building Resilient Bridges\n \nPanels: \nMonday\, February 5\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Looking Out: China and International Development\nSpeakers:\nNatalie Litchtenstein\nInaugural General Counsel\, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) \nMatthew Erie\nAssociate Professor Modern Chinese Studies\, Oxford University \nTsitsi Musasike\nProfessor of Global Development Policy\, Boston University \nMatt Ferchen\nProfessor of Global Development Policy\, Boston University \nModerator: Michael Yip\nCo-Executive Director\, Young China Watchers \n6:15-7:15 PM (Dinner): Deals\, Litigation\, and the Future of Commerce with China\nSpeakers:\nJern-Fei Ng\nKing’s Counsel & Arbitrator\, Duxton Hill Chambers 7BR \nMiranda So\nCo-Head\, Asia Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP \nLi Ji\nProfessor of U.S.-China Business and Law\, University of California Irvine \nAndrew Foster\nHead of Asia Pacific International Competition\, Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP \nModerator: Michael Yip\nCo-executive Director\, Young China Watchers \n  \nTuesday\, February 6\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Chinese Diaspora and the Law\nSpeakers:\nEvelyn Hu-Dehart\nProfessor and Director\, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America\, Brown University \nGabriel Jack Chin\nProfessor of Law\, University of California Davis School of Law \nWilliam Lee\nPartner\, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Darr LLP \nModerator: Michael Tian\nJ.D. Candidate ’25\, Harvard Law School \n6:15-7:15 PM (Dinner): AI and Law in China’s Tech Landscape\nSpeakers:\nAngela Huyue Zhang\nDirector of Centre for Chinese Law\, University of Hong Kong \nGuo Rui\nProfessor of Law and Director at the Center for Social Responsibility and Governance\, Institute of Law and Technology\, Remin University of China\nVisiting Scholar\, Harvard Law School \nKwan Yee Ng\nSenior Program Manager\, Concordia AI \nSihao Huang\nPh.D. Candidate\, University of Oxford \n  \nWednesday\, February 7\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Intellectual Property in China and Cross-Border Transactions\nSpeakers:\nRon Xu\nCo-Founding Partner\, Sphere Logic Partners \nModerator: Christopher McLaurin\nJ.D. Candidate ’24\, Harvard Law School \n6:15-7:15PM (Dinner): Building Resilient Bridges\nSpeakers:\nGuo Li\nDean\, Peking University Law School \nWilliam Alford\nDirector\, East Asian Legal Studies Program\, Harvard Law School \nModerator: Casey Wong\nJ.D. Candidate ’25\, Harvard Law School \n7:15-9:15PM: Lunar New Year Social\nSponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies\, the Harvard Asia Law Society\, the Harvard International Law Journal\, the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology\, and the Harvard Law and International Development Society.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2024-china-law-symposium/
LOCATION:WCC
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T130000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
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:20260507T081707
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T132000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
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:20260507T081707
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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:20231004T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T173000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
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SUMMARY:EALS 2023 Open House
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to learn more about what’s happening at the EALS program and to meet EALS faculty\, staff\, librarians\, Visiting Scholars\, and students interested in East Asia. Snacks will be provided. RSVP not required\, but much appreciated – please email EALS@law.harvard.edu
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2023-open-house/
LOCATION:WCC 3019 Classroom (3rd floor of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T132000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
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:20260507T081707
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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:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240420T000143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T070640Z
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SUMMARY:Discriminatory Clubs: The Geopolitics of International Organizations
DESCRIPTION:Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar \nChristina L. Davis\nDirector\, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics\, Department of Government\, Harvard University. \nModerator: Alastair Iain Johnston\nGovernor James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Professor of China in World Affairs\, Harvard University. \nNote: Registration is not required for in-person attendance. \nEvent details on Program on U.S.-Japan Relations website \nAdditional Resources \n\nChristina L. Davis\, Discriminatory Clubs: The Geopolitics of International Organizations. Princeton University Press\, July 18\, 2023.\nChristina L. Davis\, “[Research Reports] To Exit or Remain? The High Stakes of Membership in International Organizations.” The Japan Institute of International Affairs\, July 19\, 2021. Japanese translation.\nJoseph Cotterill\, “Brics leaders invite 6 nations including Saudis and Iran to join bloc.” Financial Times\, August 24\, 2023.\n\nSponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Co-sponsored by the Department of Government; the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies; East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School; and the Harvard Undergraduate Japan Policy Network.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/christina-davis-2023/
LOCATION:Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262)\, CGIS Knafel Bldg.
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230403T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230403T131500
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240422T234233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T082457Z
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SUMMARY:Discussing Disability Law in China (part of the HLS China Law Association 2023 China Law Symposium)
DESCRIPTION:Discussing Disability Law in China \n\n\nApril 3\, 2023\, 12:15-1:15 pm \nZhiying Ma\, Assistant Professor\, University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work\, Policy\, and Practice \nRui Guo\, Associate Professor\, Renmin University of China \nModerator: William P. Alford\, Professor\, Harvard Law School; Chair\, Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD) \nSponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association (CLA). Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies. \nThis panel is part of the: \n  \n  \n2023 China Law Symposium\nReacquainting with China through Common Interests\nThe Harvard Law School China Law Association student organization (CLA) will host its annual China Law Symposium\, “Reacquainting with China through Common Interests\,” over the first two weeks of April. This year\, we are highlighting topics of common interest to China and the United States\, ranging across the public and private sectors. The panels will feature issues on disability law\, education in China\, US-China climate change collaborations\, antitrust law\, and blockchain technology. \nWe cordially invite you to revisit these critical issues and reacquaint with China through a refreshed lens. \nDiscussing Disability Law in China\nMon\, April 3\, 12:15-1:15pm ET | WCC 2012 \nAntitrust in China: Debunking the Myth and Unravelling the Intricacies\nTues\, April 4\, 12:15-1:15pm ET | WCC 2012 \nDouble Reduction Policy in China: An Educational Double-Edged Sword?\nTues\, April 4\, 8:00-9:00pm ET | WCC 1015 \nBlockchain from a Chinese Perspective\nMon\, April 10\, 12:15-1:15pm ET | WCC 2004 \nCollaborating on Climate Change\nWed\, April 12\, 12:15-1:15pm ET | WCC 2009 \nFood/snacks will be provided at each speaker event. \n2023 CLA Symposium details on the CLA website \n 
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2023-china-law-symposium/
LOCATION:WCC 2012 and Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230403T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230403T130000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
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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:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240422T234816Z
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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:20260507T081707
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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:20260507T081707
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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
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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:20230208T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T173000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
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SUMMARY:Asia-Pacific Practices
DESCRIPTION:HLS China Law Association\, Harvard Trade Forum\, and Harvard APALSA (student organizations) present: \nA Conversation with Brian Burke of Shearman & Sterling \n\nMr. Brian Burke is a partner in the Litigation practice at Shearman & Sterling. He has conducted dozens of investigations across Asia-Pacific and is experienced in FCPA/anti-corruption\, economic sanctions\, antitrust\, shareholder litigation\, anti-money laundering\, and other compliance and investigative matters. Mr. Burke acted as lead advisor to GlaxoSmithKline on the landmark bribery case against GSK in China\, the first such case against a foreign company in China. \nMr. Burke will share his insights into litigation practice\, Asia-related cases\, and practice at Shearman & Sterling. He will also share career advice with students who wish to pursue a litigation career or a BigLaw career in general. \nFree boba will be provided. \nSponsored by the HLS China Law Association\, Harvard Asian Pacific American Law Students Association\, and Harvard Trade Forum.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/brian-burke-2023/
LOCATION:WCC 1010
CATEGORIES:Conversation/Fireside Chat,Event of Interest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221121T123000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
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SUMMARY:Trials Heard by a Foreign Ear: A Study of Chinese Jurors’ Comprehension of English Trials in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholar Talk \nSPEAKER \nEva Nga Shan Ng\, Assistant Professor\, Translation Programme\, School of Chinese\, the University of Hong Kong; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2022-23 \nCHAIR/DISCUSSANT \nNicholas Harkness\, Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology\, Harvard University \nIn-person talk – Seating is limited. Masks are required for all audience members. \nStudies in jury comprehension have hitherto mainly explored Anglo-American courts and focused on examining English-speaking jurors’ ability to understand legal discourse\, particularly with respect to jury instructions. Such studies reveal doubts about jurors’ comprehension of the legalese in jury instructions and argue for the use of plain English to make jury instructions accessible to lay jurors. This paper reports findings of a study contextualized in the Hong Kong courtroom\, where criminal trials in the High Court are routinely heard by local Chinese jurors presumed to have a sufficient command of the language used in court\, be it English or Chinese. This study aims to test the validity of  the presumption about Chinese jurors’ ability to understand trials conducted in English\, which they speak as a second or even a foreign language (L2)\, and to explore how L2 jurors’ comprehension might be further compromised due to a lack of proficiency in English. A random sample of local Chinese eligible for jury service (N=53) are recruited from the community to take part in the study\, which comprises a demographic survey of the subjects\, as well as a test of their comprehension of courtroom discourse using authentic audio recordings of two trials from the High Court of Hong Kong. The results of this study show an average listening comprehension level of around 41% by the subjects\, with some attaining below 25%. The results also show that the subjects’ listening comprehension problems are not limited to legalese. Taking the Voice Projection Framework (Heffer 2018) as a point of reference\, this study suggests that while discursive voicing is largely to blame for the subjects’ comprehension problem\, as in studies with native English-speaking jurors\, in the case of L2 jurors\, the speakers’ physical voicing of courtroom discourse is demonstrated and perceived by the subjects to be a major factor in impeding their comprehension of the courtroom discourse. This paper argues that making courtroom discourse accessible to L2 jurors means more than improving the discursive voicing\, but physical voicing matters as much\, if not more. This paper also discusses the possibility of providing interpretation for jurors in need of the service to ensure equal participation in jury service by people randomly selected from the community and to mitigate the jury dilemma. \nEvent details on the Harvard-Yenching Institute website \nSponsored by the Harvard-Yenching Institute. Co-sponsored with the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/eva-nga-shan-ng-2022/
LOCATION:Harvard Yenching Institute\, Common Room #136
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T140000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240423T000657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T152130Z
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SUMMARY:An Arbitration Model for Resolving International Economic / Public Disputes: A (Korean) WTO Appeal Arbitrator’s View
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Lunchtime Talk Series \nSeung Wha Chang\, LL.M. 1992\, S.J.D. 1994\nProfessor\, Seoul National University\nChairman\, Korea Trade Commission \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/seung-wha-chang-2022/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom)
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T132000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240423T001303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T152407Z
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ Rights Advocacy in China: Status and Challenges
DESCRIPTION:HLS China Law Association\, Harvard Asia Law Society\, and Harvard APALSA (student organizations) present: \nIf 5% of the population are members of the LGBTQ community\, China’s LGBTQ population reaches at least 70 million. Over the past two decades\, the LGBTQ community in China has become increasingly visible and diverse. Meanwhile\, the community\, civil society\, and scholars also face unique challenges as they seek to provide social services\, conduct queer studies\, and disseminate queer theory in higher education institutions in China. \nThis panel features three activists/scholars sharing their insights into China’s LGBTQ movement over the past 20 years\, ongoing challenges\, and future prospects of the movement. \nYanhui Peng and Zhijun Hu (“Ah Qiang”) are currently Visiting Scholars at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School. Wei Wei is a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute. \nLunch will be provided. \nSponsored by the HLS China Law Association\, the Harvard Asia Law Society\, Harvard APALSA. Co-sponsored by Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/yanhui-peng-zhijun-hu-wei-wei-2022/
LOCATION:WCC 1019
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T133000
DTSTAMP:20260507T081707
CREATED:20240423T001507Z
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SUMMARY:The Founding Generation: A Celebration of the Publication of Dr. Nongji Zhang's Book on the PRC's First Generation of Legal Scholars\, 1949-1992
DESCRIPTION:East Asian Legal Studies Book Talk \nDr. Nongji Zhang\, Librarian for East Asian Law\, Harvard Law School Library \n \nPanelists:\nProfessor William Alford\, Harvard Law School\nProfessor Guo Rui\, Renmin University of China School of Law\nProfessor Margaret Woo\, Northeastern University School of Law \nBox lunches available. \nSponsored by East Asian Legal Studies. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Library.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/nongji-zhang-2022/
LOCATION:WCC Milstein East A (2nd floor of Wasserstein Hall)
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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