September 30 12:15 p.m. in JG, Case Lounge, 7th floor
Reconstructing the Moral Foundation of Human Rights: A Chinese Cultural Perspective Lecture Hu Shuijun Associate Professor, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Professor Hu's areas of specialization include jurisprudence, human rights theory, law and social theory. Professor Hu's research topic while at Columbia is the function of human rights in liberal political philosophy: Domestic versus international. Professor Hu is a Ford Fellow who is in residence at Columbia Law School Spring 2009-Fall 2009.
Saturday, October 3 Mid-Autumn Festival 7-9 p.m., JG Annex Co-sponsored by the Society for Chinese Law.
Tuesday, October 6 12:15 p.m., in JG 940 An Insider’s Look at the Conviction of Taiwan’s Former President Lecture
Jaw-Perng Wang Professor of Law and Associate Dean, College of Law, National Taiwan University
Professor Wang has published more than 70 articles and has written seven books on the criminal justice system. A graduate of National Taiwan University in 1985, he received his first LL.M. degree from Columbia Law School in 1992 and his second in 1993 from the University of Chicago, which in 1995 also granted him an S.J.D. He is a member of the Taiwan and New York bars and practiced law in Taiwan for three years before becoming an academic.
Wednesday, October 7 12:10, William and June Warren Hall, Room L107
(This is located in the BASEMENT.) Summer Internships The 2Ls and 3Ls speak about summer internship opportunities in China. Co-sponsored by Society for Chinese Law and Career Services.
Friday, October 9 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Jerome Greene Hall, Room 104 New Media and Global Transformation An International Conference
The conference brings distinguished scholars and specialists from around the world to address media and visual culture. The panels will explore the reciprocal relationship between media and society. The panelists will address how media technologies have historically provided the means of cultural representation and social and political participation and how new media are constitutive of new personal, social, and political identities and allegiances. Scholars from diverse academic disciplines (literature, visual culture, history, communication, sociology, political science, architecture, etc) will engage in cross-disciplinary dialogues about issues of theory and methods, as well as substantive concerns. Co-sponsored by the Culture Forum of the Shanghai Jiefang News Group and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University.
October 16 12:15, JG 105 The Evolution of International Firm Practice in China: An Outlook On The Future Lecture Robert Chu Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP
Co-sponsored by Society for Chinese Law and Career Services.
October 21 12:15 p.m. in JG, Case Lounge, 7th Floor Regulatory Reform in China: Focusing on the Administrative Licensing Act Lecture Li Honglei Associate Professor, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Li's area of specialization is constitutional and administrative law. His research topic while at Columbia is local government law in the United States. Professor Li is an Edwards Fellow, who is in residence during Fall 2009.
October 28 12:15 p.m. in JG, Case Lounge, 7th Floor A Failure of Capitalism? A Chinese Perspective on the Economic Crisis and Conservatism Lecture Shen Ming Assistant Professor, School of Law, Beijing Normal University Professor Shen's area of specialization is jurisprudence, philosophy of law, sociology of law, intellectual property law, and emergency law. His research topic while at Columbia is emergency law and crisis handling. Professor Shen is an Edwards Fellow who is in residence at the Law School during Fall 2009-Spring 2010.
November 18 12:15 p.m. in JG, Case Lounge, 7th Floor Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Potential for Promotion of Labour Standards in China? Lecture Karin Buhmann Associate Professor, Unit of Law, Section for Consumption, Health and Ethics, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen
Spring 2010 Events
Events for Spring 2010 will be listed here. Please check back later in the summer for updated information.
JG stands for Jerome Greene Hall, located at the corner of W. 116th Street and Amsterdam Ave. Case Lounge is located on the 7th floor, to the left of the elevators as you exit. Please direct any questions to Paulette Roberts, 212-854-0685.
