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Taking Stock of Law and Development with Chinese Characteristics — U.S.-Asia Law Institute In 2019, Matthew S. Erie, an associate professor of modern Chinese studies and member of the law faculty at Oxford University, began an ambitious project called China Law and Development in an effort to understand the role that law plays, directly or indirectly, in China’s outbound investme

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International Law in Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal: Still Relevant? The National Security Law, which China imposed on Hong Kong in 2020, takes precedence over local law and has profoundly affected civil liberties and the righ...

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Law as Infrastructure: China in the World by Matthew Erie https://usali.org/events/law-as-infrastructure-china-in-the-worldPrivate law scholars have viewed Anglo-American common law as the core infrastructure of mod...

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The Current Agenda of the UN International Law Commission: A conversation Two members of the International Law Commission (ILC), the UN’s premier body for the codification and progressive development of international law, Phoebe Ok...

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Taiwan Legal: What does international law say about Taiwan? — U.S.-Asia Law Institute What is the status of Taiwan under international law? In the second of our speaker series “Taiwan Legal,” Peter Dutton, senior research scholar at the Paul Tsai China Center of Yale Law School, will unpack arguments about who has sovereignty over the island of Taiwan and adjoining small islands ...

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Taiwan Legal: What Does US Law Say About Taiwan? - Revisiting the Taiwan Relations Act One of the most complicated issues in contemporary international relations is the status of the self-governing island of Taiwan and its government in Taipei,...

Join Professor Jose Alvarez for a practical guide to writing international law!

Writing International Law: A guide to students interested in writing and publishing Professor Jose Alvarez provided tips and advice on what law reviews and other publishers are looking for in articles on the subject of international law. Th...

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Taiwan Legal: What Does US Law Say About Taiwan? - Revisiting the Taiwan Relations Act — U.S.-Asia Law Institute The U.S.-Asia Law Institute begins a series of guest talks called Taiwan Legal to address questions about the status of Taiwan in international and domestic law. The first speaker will be Richard Bush, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former chairman of the American Insti

Save the date! Register for the event on October 10 at 7 pm for a fruitful discussion about Professor Mathew Erie's China, Law, and Development project and the concept of "law as infrastructure".

Law as Infrastructure: China in the World — U.S.-Asia Law Institute Private law scholars have viewed Anglo-American common law as the core infrastructure of modern capitalism the world over. But what happens when rising powers like China with very different legal and political systems begin investing abroad on a vast scale? Our speaker, Matthew Erie, associate profe

In case you missed it, check out the recording of our latest speaker program-Perpetual Foreigners: The Asian American Fight for Civil Rights! Many thanks to Gisela Perez Kusakawa, the executive director of Asian American Scholar Forum, Professor Xiaoxing Xi from Temple University, and Jessica Bissett from National Committee on U.S.-China Relations!

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https://usali.org/events/the-asian-american-fight-for-civil-rights The U.S.-Asia Law Institute kicks off its 2024-2025 programs by taking a close look at an issue right here at home: racial profiling of Asian Americans, including on college campuses. Please join us in person or online on September 13 with AASF Executive Director Gisela Perez Kusakawa for an in-depth conversation about the Asian American struggle for civil rights! Asian American Scholar Forum

Perpetual Foreigners: The Asian American Fight for Civil Rights — U.S.-Asia Law Institute The U.S.-Asia Law Institute kicks off its 2024-2025 programs by taking a close look at a problem right here at home: racial profiling of Asian Americans, including at universities. During the Trump administration, the Department of Justice created the China Initiative, a program presented as safegua

This Week in Asian Law (May 5-11): China’s Supreme People’s Court issues rules for selecting cases to include in the new People’s Court Case Database; Hong Kong's Court of Appeal grants the government’s request for an injunction to ban the song “Glory to Hong Kong”; the Japan Fisheries Agency seeks public comment on its plan to allow commercial hunting of fin whales; a South Korean court allows five transgender men to change their legal s*x without surgery; Taiwan’s Executive Yuan approves four pieces of anti-fraud legislation

This Week in Asian Law — U.S.-Asia Law Institute China’s Supreme People’s Court issues rules for selecting cases to include in the new People’s Court Case Database; Hong Kong's Court of Appeal grants the government’s request for an injunction to ban the song “Glory to Hong Kong”; the Japan Fisheries Agency seeks public comment on its p...

Wilf Family Professor of Property Law emeritus Frank K. Upham, co-founder of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute, was named a recipient of Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays and Neck Ribbon by the Japanese government
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Wilf Family Professor of Property Law emeritus Frank K. Upham, co-founder of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute, was named a recipient of Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays and Neck Ribbon by the Japanese government https://ow.ly/K3BS50RsTtf

In case you missed it, check the recording here: High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy. We thank Guarini Global Law & Tech - NYU Law and the APEC Study Center at Columbia University for putting this event together. And our big thanks also go to Prof. Harry First and Eleanor Fox for their insightful comments!

High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy This event is co-sponsored by Guarini Global Law & Tech and the APEC Study Center at Columbia UniversityChina’s success in cultivating Big Tech firms has ena...

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High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy — U.S.-Asia Law Institute China’s success in cultivating Big Tech firms has enabled it to emerge as a formidable rival to the United States in the digital sphere. But in the past few years, the Chinese government has embarked on a massive regulatory crackdown, targeting its largest tech corporations such as Alibaba, Tencen...

Let us meet next Thursday to hear two Chinese LGBT rights advocates share their reflections on the challenges and advocacy for LGBT rights and diverse families in China. We would like to thank NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development for providing their beautiful student lounge for this event!

LGBT Rights and Diverse Families in China: Advocacy and Challenges — U.S.-Asia Law Institute China's LGBT community has achieved significant progress this century in winning greater social acceptance. But serious obstacles remain. Come hear what advocates are doing to promote acceptance in the workplace and advance women's reproductive rights in China's diverse family structures. Join us fo

Professors Harry First and Eleanor Fox will also join us as discussants. Look forward to seeing you all in person or online!

High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy — U.S.-Asia Law Institute China’s success in cultivating Big Tech firms has enabled it to emerge as a formidable rival to the United States in the digital sphere. But in the past few years, the Chinese government has embarked on a massive regulatory crackdown, targeting its largest tech corporations such as Alibaba, Tencen...