Asian Law Scholars Conference

The inaugural Asian Law Scholars Conference occurred September 14-15, 2023, hosted by the UW Asian Law Center. The conference was co-sponsored by Keio University School of Law. Thirty-two professors from law schools in Japan, Indonesia, India, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia, Poland, China, Canada and the United States presented their latest research on a wide range of timely topics.

ASIAN LAW SCHOLARS CONFERENCE

Organized by the Asian Law Center, University of Washington School of Law

Co-sponsor Keio University School of Law

Day 1 – Thursday, September 14, 2023

• 8:00 a.m. Breakfast & Registrations
• 8:20 a.m. Welcome Remarks
• 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  • Religious Freedom in the Indonesian Constitutional Development, Professor Arum Pertiwi, Universitas Gadjah, Mada, Indonesia
  • Doctrine of Basic Structure: How the Limits on Amending Power Worked in the Last Fifty Years, Professor Puneeth, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Digital Transformation of Constitutionalism in East Asia, Professor Dongsheng Zang
  • The Impact of Confucianism on the Law of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam, Dr. Le Nga, Hue Law University, Vietnam
• 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Resisting the Tragedy of the Commons: Japanese Hot Spring Resorts, Professor Alex Evans, Tokyo University
  • The Role of Demonstration Projects and Special Districts in Japan’s Energy Policy, Professor David Litt, Keio University School of Law
  • Asian Law and the Paradox of Prevention: Dispute Mitigation by Multilateral Development Banks, Professor Shahla Ali, University of Hong Kong
• LUNCH 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
• 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • The Right of Sexual Autonomy in Japan, Professor Shigenori Matsui, UBC
  • LGBTQ Rights in Asia, Professor Holming Lau, University of North Carolina School of Law
  • Asia and the Future of Human Rights, Professor Catherine Renshaw, Western Sydney University
  • Comparative Hazing Laws of India, Sri Lanka, and the U.S., Professor Aashish Srivastava, Monash University
  • Lawyers for Social Justice in Southeast Asia Mirroring the Plural State, Professor Frank Munger, New York Law School
• 3:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Judicial Appointments in India, Sital Kalantry, Seattle University School of Law
  • Incentives for Judicial Autonomy in China from A Comparative Study, Professor Jie Cheng, University of British Columbia
  • Expanding the Scope of Precedents in Vietnam from the Perspective of Vicarious Liability Doctrine, Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Cham, University of Law, Vietnam National University- Hanoi
  • Mental Disability in Criminal Trials Under Japan Lay Judge System, Professor Toshiya Takekawa, Keio University School of Law
• DINNER – at Professor Nguyen’s Home (Take public transportation to her lake house or share rides with speakers/drivers)

Day 2 – Friday, September 15, 2023

• 8:30 – Breakfast
• 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
  • Learning Foreign Judicial Jurisprudence to Advance Domestic Law: The Case of Family Law in Vietnam, Dean Nguyen Bich Thao & Dr. Ngo Thanh Huong, University of Law, Vietnam National University- Hanoi
  • Towards Global Harmonization: A Comparative Analysis of Taiwan’s Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System and its Interoperability with International Frameworks, Professor Mark Shope, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Law
• 10:00 a.m.. – 11:30 a.m.
  • Regulating Cyberspace in Vietnam: Entry, Struggle, and Gain, Ha Nguyen, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University
  • Chinese Prosecutors’ Role in Implementing Laws Related to Data Security, Cyber Security, and Generative AI, Yin Chi, NYU
  • Managing US-China Personal Information Flow, Professor Carrie Shang, California State Polytechnic University Pomona
• 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
  • The Control and Regulation of Social Policy in China: The 2023 Formation and Roles of the Central Social Affairs Department of the Chinese Communist Party, Professor Mark Sidel
  • (China) COVID Lock-Down without Law: How was it possible and ended? Professor Shitong Qiao, Duke University School of Law
• LUNCH – 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
  • Waging External Struggle through Law: China’s Emerging Domestic Legal Capacity and New Legal Dimensions in the U.S.-China Competition, Professor Keith Hand, UC Hastings School of Law
  • Tech Supremacy: The Race between China and the United States, Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen, University of Washington School of Law
  • Two Faces of China's Digital Silk Road and its Contribution, Professor Magdalena Lagiewska, University of Gdansk
  • Countering China’s Plan for the South China Sea: Are Legal Approaches Enough? Dr. Nguyen Thanh Trung, Fulbright University, Vietnam
• NETWORKING & DINNER – Taste of Xian Restaurant, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

DAY 3 – Saturday, September 16, 2023

(Meeting Time: 9:00 a.m. at the School of Law)

• Visit Seattle Waterfront, Public Market
• Take the Ferry to Bain Bridge Island