U.S. China Law Society - Understanding and Promoting Legal Reform and The Rule of Law in China

China Development Forum
Major Issues in Drafting China Tort Law
Sunday, September 13, 2009, 3:00-4:00pm | Pound Hall Room 419 Harvard Law School
(The talk will be held in Chinese only.)

Presentation by:

Professor Liming Wang

Professor of Law, Vice President of Renmin University, Member of the Legal Committee of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress

Please contact Yilin Xu with any questions.

Sponsored by U.S. China Law Society & East Asian Legal Studies of HLS

China Development Forum - Talk 5:
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Remarkable Impact of the Story of King Goujian in 20th-Century China
Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:30 - 9:00pm | Pound Hall Room 419 Harvard Law School

Presentation by:

Professor Paul A. Cohen

Professor of Asian Studies and History Emeritus at Wellesley College and Associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University

Please contact GangQiao Wang with any questions.

Sponsored by U.S. China Law Society & East Asian Legal Studies of HLS

China Development Forum - Talk 4:
Chinese, European, and American Universities: Challenges for the 21st Century
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:30 - 9:00pm | Pound Hall Room 419 Harvard Law School

Presentation by:

William Kirby

T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and Chairman of the Harvard China Fund

This presentation discusses the recent and rapid growth in Chinese higher education, and seeks to view it in the light of earlier systems of learning in China and other international revolutions in higher education, particularly in Europe and North America. It argues that Chinese, European and American universities share many common objectives and common problems. It focuses on efforts to revitalize undergraduate education, and the often-contested role of the humanities as part of the &#8220general education&#8221 of undergraduates at leading universities, seeking to educate individuals with the capacity for critical leadership, rather than students trained in skills that will become obsolete in their lifetimes.

Please contact GangQiao Wang with any questions.

Sponsored by U.S. China Law Society & East Asian Legal Studies of HLS

China Development Forum - Talk 3:
China's Economic Transformation: the Power of Douglass North and Ronald Coase Thought
Thursday, March 6, 2008, 7:30-9:00pm | Pound Hall Room 419 Harvard Law School

Presentation by:
Professor Gary H. Jefferson (Brandeis University)

Commentator:
Professor Richard Cooper (Harvard University )

Sponsored by U.S. China Law Society & East Asian Legal Studies of HLS

China Development Forum - Talk 2:
Chinese Conceptions of Rights: From Mencius to Mao
Harvard Law School on May 17, 2007

The second talk in the "China Development Forum" series of talks was given y Professor Elizabeth Perrry.

The Rule of Law & Building a Harmonius Society
Sichuan University on March 24, 2007

The U.S. China Law Society and Sichuan University, a preeminent institution of higher education in Western China, joined hands to organizing this international conference. This conference was also a part of the celebration of Sichuan University’s 110 th Anniversary.

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China Development Forum - Talk 1:
Rocky Stability or Social Volcano? Distributive Injustice Feelings in China
Harvard Law School on March 14, 2007

The first talk in the "China Development Forum" series of talks was given by Professor Martin Whyte of Harvard's Sociology Department.
Other Past Events

Presentation by:
Professor Gary H. Jefferson (Brandeis University)

Commentator:
Professor Richard Cooper (Harvard University )

Sponsored by U.S. China Law Society & East Asian Legal Studies of HLS

China at a Crossroads: Searching for a Balanced Approach to Development
Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 5 – 6, 2005

USCLS and Harvard Law School co-sponsored a symposium, China at a Crossroads: Searching for a Balanced Approach to Development, in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 5 – 6, 2005. Just beneath the surface of China’s breathtaking growth, there is a “Great Divide” between the urban middle class and the landless peasants, the shimmering coastal regions and the dreary inlands, the haves and the have-nots. This widening gap threatens to unravel the delicate social fabric that holds the country together. The country’s top leadership has focused on reducing such inequality since 2003, culminating in the 2004 annual national legislative session devoted to the issue. Recent policies, including a bill adding billions of dollars to rural education budgets, indicate the leadership’s commitment.

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Social Security Reform and the Prospect of the Rule of Law in China
On November 15, 2004, we hosted Mr. Xiqing Gao, the Vice Chairman of China’s National Council for Social Security Fund, who spoke on the realities of China’s unemployment and retirement pensions and the prospect of the rule of law in China. Click here for Mr. Gao’s paper.

Criminal Defense in China: a Meeting with Chinese Criminal Defense Delegation
On February 19, 2005, we presented a meeting with the Chinese criminal defense delegation in New York. The delegation was led by Professor Ruihua Chen of Beijing University and consisted of ten prominent criminal defense lawyers from China. The delegation shared their first hand experience with the current Chinese criminal justice system and had a lively discussion with our members and the members of the New York City Bar Association. This event was co-sponsored with the Asian Affairs Committee of the City Bar Association.

Recent Political Developments in Hong Kong
On March 24, 2005, Margaret Ng, a well-known Hong Kong legislator and lawyer, talks about Hong Kong’s most recent political developments, including Legico election and the change of Chief Executive.