Many distinguished instructors from across the globe have shared their expertise with the Harvard Law School community by teaching courses here on a wide range of topics related to Asia. The (non-exhaustive) list below highlights Visiting Professors and Lecturers from the past couple of decades.
Hidetaka Aizawa, Hitotsubashi University
Course: Japanese Intellectual Property (with Masakazu Iwakura and Mark Ramseyer) (Fall 2007)
Vivienne Bath (LL.M. 1984), University of Sydney
Course: Law and Business in China (Winter 2010)
Seung Wha Chang (LL.M. 1992, S.J.D. 1994), Seoul National University School of Law
Course: Korean Law and Global Economic Order (September 2011)
Course: International Trade Law (Fall 2007)
R. Randle Edwards (J.D. 1964), Columbia University School of Law
Course: Comparative Law: The Role of Law in Chinese Society (Spring 2006)
Alonzo Emery (J.D. 2010), Associate Director, East Asian Legal Studies
Course: Challenges in Public Leadership (with William Alford and Ray Mabus) (Spring 2017)
Course: Engaging China (with William Alford) (Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018)
Liufang Fang, China-EU School of Law at the China University of Political Law and Science
Course: Law and China: Advanced (with Yuanyuan Shen) (Winter 2009)
Andrew Harding, SOAS University of London
Course: Law and Society in Southeast Asia (Winter 2002)
Nicholas Howson, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Course: International Law: China and International Law: Seminar (with William Alford) (Spring 2004)
Masakazu Iwakura (LL.M. 1993), Hitotsubashi University
Course: Japanese Intellectual Property (with Hidetaka Aizawa and Mark Ramseyer) (Fall 2007)
Course: Japanese Business Law: Intellectual Property, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions (Fall 2013)
Mark Jia (J.D. 2016), Research Fellow, East Asian Legal Studies
Course: Law and China in the Age of Xi Jinping (Spring 2019)
Sang Jo Jong, Seoul National University School of Law
Course: Understanding Korean Law (with Woo-Young Rhee) (Winter 2015)
Koichi Kusano (LL.M. 1986), Keio University Law School
Course: The Law and Practice of Japanese Business (with Mark Ramseyer) (Fall 2014)
Youngjoon Kwon, Seoul National University School of Law
Course: Understanding Korean Law (Spring 2018)
Ming Wai Lau, Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.
Course: China and Hong Kong Under the “One Country, Two Systems” Principle (Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020)
Chang Hee Lee (LL.M. 1991, S.J.D. 1994), Seoul National University School of Law
Course: Business and Tax in East Asia (Spring 2006)
Course: Law and Development in Action: The Korean Example (Spring 2006)
Nisa Leung, Qiming Venture Partners
Course: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Law in China (with James C. Lin) (Fall 2016, Fall 2019)
James C. Lin (J.D. 1998), Davis Polk
Course: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Law in China (with Nisa Leung) (Fall 2016, Fall 2019)
Ray Mabus (J.D. 1975), former United States Secretary of the Navy
Course: Challenges in Public Leadership (with William Alford and Alonzo Emery) (Spring 2017)
Anthony Neoh, China Securities Regulatory Commission
Course: Seminar: Securities, Markets, and Business Regulations in the PRC (Spring 2002)
Raul Pangalangan (LL.M. 1986, S.J.D. 1990), University of the Philippines College of Law
Course: Public International Law (Spring 2007)
Woo-Young Rhee (LL.M. 1997), Seoul National University School of Law
Course: Understanding Korean Law (with Sang Jo Jong) (Winter 2015)
Lobsang Sangay (S.J.D. 2004), Senior Visiting Fellow, East Asian Legal Studies
Course: Tibet & China (Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2025)
Yuanyuan Shen (LL.M. 1989), Brandeis University
Course: Law and China: Advanced (with Liufang Fang) (Winter 2009)
Mark Sidel, University of Iowa
Course: Comparative Law in Southeast Asia: Seminar (Spring 2005)
Course: Philanthropy and the Law (Fall 2006)
Sang Hyun Song, International Criminal Court
Course: International Legal Practice in the Asia-Pacific Economic Community: The Korean Perspective (Spring 2003)
Simon Tay (LL.M. 1994), National University of Singapore
Course: International Environmental Law: Global Concerns, Asian Challenges Seminar (Fall 2003)
Steven Wang (J.D. 2021), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Toronto
Course: Engaging China (with William Alford) (Fall 2024)
Jiunn-rong Yeh, National Taiwan University
Course: Comparative Constitutionalism in the Chinese World (with William Alford) (Winter 2004)
Xingzhong Yu (LL.M. 1991, S.J.D. 1995), Chinese University of Hong Kong
Course: Comparative Law: The Role of Law in Chinese Society (with William Alford) (Fall 2006)