C. Chinese Law and Society

This colloquium will introduce students to current scholarship on Chinese law, society, and governance. Topics to be examined will likely include the criminal justice system, the legal profession, tthe roles of courts and other legal institutions, the development of corporate law, and role of law in governing new technologies.

The colloquium will meet fourteen times. In most of these sessions we will be joined by leading legal scholars or scholars the social sciences who will present a current scholarly paper. In preparation for the these sessions, students write short critiques of the author's paper. Student will also be asked to comment on papers orally in class.

Final grades will be based on the bi-weekly critiques and seminar participation. Law students wishing to write a longer research paper in satisfaction of the major writing credit may opt to pursue a third credit by signing up for supervised research with Professor Liebman.

There are no prerequisites for this colloquium; participation by students from a range of backgrounds and disciplines is encouraged. All readings will be in English.