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Upcoming Events Fall 2013

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Unless otherwise stated, all EALS Lunchtime Talks are held at 12:00 noon in the Morgan Courtroom (Austin Hall, Room 308) at Harvard Law School. You are welcome to bring your lunch.


Monday, October 7
Environmental Justice in China
Jingjing Zhang, EALS Visiting Scholar; Former Deputy China Director for The Global Network for Public Interest Law; former Litigation Director, Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (Beijing)
Co-sponsored by EALS and the China Project (SEAS, Harvard University)


Thursday, October 10
China in the Balance: Reform and Policy Decisions Facing China’s New Leaders  
Discussing the impact on the international legal work of Chinese companies and foreign companies investing China.  
Stephen Harder, Managing Partner for China, Clifford Chance LLP
Co-sponsored by EALS and the Program on the Legal Profession


Thursday, October 10 *4:30 pm at CGIS* (please note location)
The Economic Reintegration of the Koreas: Time to Get On With It  
Thomas Pinansky, Senior Foreign Attorney and Partner, Barun Law LLC (Korea)
The talk will be chaired by Paul Chang, Associate Professor of Sociology, Harvard University. A public reception will follow the talk.
Please note location: The Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050) of CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge. Center for Government and International Studies, Harvard University.
Co-sponsored by EALS and the Korea Institute


Friday, October 11
Introduction to E-Resources for East Asian Legal Research at Harvard Law School
Mariko Honshuku, Librarian of Japanese Law, Harvard Law School
Nongji Zhang, Bibliographer for East Asian Law, Harvard Law School


Thursday, October 17 *5:00 pm*
OPEN HOUSE: Harvard Law School Project on Disability
Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School
Albie Sachs, Retired Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Co-sponsored by EALS and HPOD


Friday, October 18
Power and the Limits of Law: East Asian Maritime Disputes
Peter Dutton, Professor of Strategic Studies and Director, China Maritime Studies lnstitute, U.S. Naval War College


Tuesday, October 29 *2:00 pm*
Han-Chul Park, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Korea
Co-sponsored by EALS and the Korea Institute | Translation provided


Friday, November 15
Changing Employment Relations and Employment Policies in Japan: A Focus on Non-standard Employees
Takashi Araki, EALS Visiting Scholar; Professor, University of Tokyo Faculty of Law; former Chair of the Labor Relations Commission


Friday, November 22
China's Attitudes Toward International Law: A New Stage
Jerome A. Cohen, Founding Director of EALS; Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Of Counsel, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Past Events Fall 2013

Tuesday, September 17, 2013
EALS Orientation: Orientation to the East Asian Legal Studies program, and a chance to meet the current Visiting Scholars and staff and faculty.
4:30 - 5:30, with remarks at 4:45. Morgan Courtroom, Austin 308

Past Events Spring 2013

China, the Philippines and International Law in the South China Sea
Francis Jardeleza LL.M. ’77, Solicitor General of the Republic of the Philippines
Tuesday, April 23, 2013  12:00-1:00 pm, Austin 308

The East Asian Challenge to the Rule of Law
Penelope Nicholson, Professor of Law University of Melbourne Director, Asian Law Centre and Comparative Legal Studies
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

Environmental Justice in China: A Case Study in the Complexities of Law and Social Change
Zhang Jingjing, Mason Fellow, Kennedy School Partner, Beijing Huanzhu, China’s first environmental public interest law firm
Monday, April 8, 2013 12:00-1:00 pm, Austin 308

Responsibility to Protect: A Challenge to Chinese Foreign Policy
Zhu Wenqi, Professor of lnternational Law Renmin University of China Law School
Monday, April 1, 2013 3:00-4:00, Austin 308

China’s Legislation on Air Pollution and Climate Change
Zhu Xiaoqin, Visiting Scholar, East Asian Legal Studies Fulbright Scholar Professor, School of Law, Xiamen University
Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:30-4:30 pm Pierce Hall, 100 F, 29 Oxford St.

Weber’s Distortions of Chinese Law and Religion: A Reassessment of a Lasting Legacy
Karen Turner, Professor of History College of the Holy Cross
Friday, April 5, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

International Law and Maritime Disputes in East Asia
Peter Dutton, Professor of Strategic Studies and Director, China Maritime Studies lnstitute, U.S. Naval War College
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

Constitutional Adjudication of Japan: ls the Supreme Court of Japan So Conservative?
Participants:
Professor J. Mark Ramseyer '82, Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Studies
Professor Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law
Professor David S. Law '96, Visiting Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Professor of Law, Washington University Law School
Hiroshi Miyashita, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Surugadai University Visiting Scholar, EALS
Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:00-1:30, Austin 308

The Past and Future of Constitutional Adjudication in Korea
Kang Kook Lee, President, Constitutional Court of Korea
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

Participatory Justice: A Comparative Look at U.S. and Chinese Civil Litigation
Margaret Woo, Professor of Law Northeastern University
Friday, March 8, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

From the Crime of Sodomy to the Love of Comrades: A Very Brief Legal History of Homosexuality in China
Zhou Dan, LGBT and Human Rights Lawyer Executive Director of Yu Dan
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

A Forgotten Negotiation: The WTO Review of Dispute Settlement Understanding
Kichang Chung, Legal Counsel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Republic of Korea
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

Regulating Recovery: Reflections on the U.S. Occupation of Japan
Temple Jorden, Retired Attorney- District of Columbia, Japan Special Student, Department of History, Harvard University
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

Plain Tobacco Packaging: Broader Implications for East Asia and International Law
Tania Voon, Associate Professor Melbourne Law School LL.M. ‘01
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

Fall 2012 Events

Orientation to the East Asian Legal Studies Program
An opportunity to meet EALS Faculty, Staff, Research Fellows, and the 2012-2013 Visiting Scholars  
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 4:30-5:30 PM, Austin 308

Regulation of the Internet and of Online Music in China
T.K. Chang ’83, Partner, Ivy Law Group LLC
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

East Asian Legal Research: Best Resources to Use and the Skills You Need
Mariko Honshuku, Librarian of Japanese Law
Nongji Zhang, Bibliographer for East Asian Law
Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

Representing Chinese Workers in Labor Disputes:  A Discussion of Policymaking, Implementation & Advocacy
Aaron Halegua ’09, Staff Attorney The Legal Aid Society, New York City
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

EALS and East Asia’s International Law Challenges
Jerome A. Cohen, Founding Director of EALS
Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Of Counsel, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

Law, Memory & Reality in Early Chinese and  Roman Empires
Karen Turner, Professor of History College of the Holy Cross
EALS Research Fellow
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 12:00-1:00, Austin 308

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