Title: Visiting Scholar Workshop Series: Mayu UetsukaLocation: Wilf Hall, Fifth Floor Conference RoomDescription: On Thursday, May 23 , as part of the USALI Visiting Scholar Workshop Series, Visiting Scholar Mayu Uetsuka (full bio below) will present on Japan’s controversial review and prosecutorial systems. The presentation and Q&A session is scheduled for 12:30-2:00pm. Lunch will be [...]

Title: Rule of Law in Afghanistan: First Hand AccountsLocation: Lipton HallDescription: On Thursday, May 23, the New York City Bar Association and the U.S.-Asia Law Institute will host “Rule of Law in Afghanistan: First Hand Accounts,” a panel event on recent Rule of Law developments in Afghanistan. Afghan and Coalition leaders have identified the successful [...]

Title: Visiting Scholar Workshop Series: Sally YenDescription: On Friday, May 3 , as part of the USALI Visiting Scholar Workshop Series, Visiting Scholar Sally Yen will present on Taiwan’s experience with legal ethics in practice and legal education. The presentation and Q&A session is scheduled for 4:00-5:30pm, with a small reception to follow. This is [...]

Title: USALI Weekly Lunch: Benjamin LiebmanLocation: Furman Hall, Room 318Description: On Thursday, May 2, Professor Cohen will interview Benjamin Liebman, Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Chinese Legal Studies at Columbia Law School (full bio below). Professor Liebman’s current research focuses on Chinese tort law, on Chinese criminal procedure, [...]

Title: USALI Visiting Scholar Workshop Series: Amy GaoLocation: Wilf Hall, Fifth Floor Conference RoomDescription: On Friday, April 26th , as part of the USALI Visiting Scholar Workshop Series, Visiting Scholar Amy Gao will present on the necessity and possibility of adopting a guiding case system in the field of China’s criminal evidence law. The presentation [...]