International and Comparative Law: Select Recent and Upcoming International Programs and Talks2007Frank Upham, NYU Law School, "Politics and the Judicial Function in the US and Japan and their Relevance to Chinese,” Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series (Jan. 25). “Focus: Rethinking the Role of the Asian-American Lawyer, The Sixth Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Students (Jan. 27). Shawn Nolan of the Federal Defenders Association who also represented five detainees at Guantanamo Bay in their habeas corpus petitions spoke about Guantanamo. Sponsored by the Prisoner's Rights Clinic as part of their Prisoner's Speaker Series (Feb. 5). Emile van der Does de Willebois, World Bank Anti-Money Laundering Expert, “Terrorist Financing Networks and International Non-Profit Organizations,” sponsored by the International Civil Society Law (Feb. 6). Coffee with Visiting Arab Jurists. An 18-member delegation visited the US under the auspices of a U.S. Department of State "Near East Rule of Law" program. Delegate members included a judge, prosecutor, police officer, ministry official, legal aid lawyer, peace activist, women's rights advocate and academic. Members came from Gaza, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, West Bank, and Tunisia (Feb. 7). Patricia MacLachlan, University of Texas, "The Japanese Post Office as a Social Welfare Institution: What Will (or Will Not) Change with Privatization?" sponsored by the Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series (Feb. 8). “Peace v. Justice: A Discussion on Northern Uganda,” about the role of the ICC's indictments against the top LRA leadership in bringing about the end to the conflict in Northern Uganda.Penn Law International Human Rights Advocates (Feb. 20). Derek Brown, board member of Peace Appeal Foundation (an organization founded by a group of Nobel Laureates to "support peace and conflict resolution processes globally through inclusive, multi-track and multi-sector interventions"). (Feb. 26). Juan Mendez, United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, keynote speaker, “Judicial Responses to International Violence,” 24th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium, sponsored by Toll Public Interest Center (March 22). Eric Blinderman, Associate General Counsel of the Coalition Provisional Authority and Chief Legal Counsel to the Regime Crimes Liaison Office, “ Assisting and Advising the Trial of Saddam Hussein: An International Legal Perspective” (March 29). Glenda Roberts, Waseda University, "Women Executives in Corporate Japan: Navigating the Tensions between Family and Fortune,” sponsored by Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series (March 29). Discussion about Media Law in Jordan. The University of Pennsylvania is participating in a three year project to strengthen media law and policy in Jordan. Professor Ed Baker is participating in this project, which is coordinated by Professor Monroe Price (Annenberg School for Communication) (April 12). Jean Pfaelzer, author of a new book on this subject, “Driven Out: How Chinese Americans Resisted the Round-ups and Re-Wrote the Letter” (Oct. 24). Congressman Mark Siljander, former Ambassador to the U.N., “Darfur: Resolving the Conflict by Bridging the Muslim/West Divide,” sponsored by the Christian Legal Society (Nov. 14). Fall 2006Symposium: "The Politics of Courts in Authoritarian Regimes." Panels on the Functions of Courts and Related Case Studies. (August 30-31) Informational session on the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court competition for law students from all countries taking place annually in Vienna. The competition involves a dispute arising out of a contract of sale between two countries that are party to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. (Sept. 6, 2006). "International Women's Salon" hosted by International House (across the street from the Law School). (First meeting, Sept. 11, 2006, held monthly). "A View from the Supreme People's Court: Current Reforms and Challenges in the Chinese Judiciary," Judge Jianli Song of the Supreme People's Court of China. A review of the characteristics of the traditional Chinese judicial system and the current Chinese judicial system and practice, current judicial reforms in China and the principal challenges to judicial independence and impartiality there. Judge Song was a Visiting Scholar at University of Pennsylvania.(Sept. 12). Forum on "University Innovations and Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Discussion of the Potential for University Research to Address Global Health Needs," sponsored by Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. (Sept. 14). "The Future of Sino-US Relations," Issues in Contemporary East Asian Lecture Series, sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies, Dr. Shulong Chu, Tsinghua University, (Sept. 21). "Careers in International Public Service," Patrick Merloe, Senior Associate, National Democratic Institute, Brown-bag lunch (Oct. 5). "The Other Battle: Wartime Civil Liberties," sponsored by the National Constitution Center. Penn Law Professor Theodore Ruger moderator. Discussion at the NCC between Judge Richard Posner and Professor Geoffrey Stone on wartime civil liberties. (Oct. 10). "Capitalism with Democracy: Politics of Private Sector Development in China," Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series, sponsored by Center for East Asian Studies. Kellee Tsai, Johns Hopkins University (Oct. 9). "Shutting Out the Sun", book talk by author Michael Zielenziger. Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series. (Oct. 12). Conference: "The Constitution of Iraq: One Year On." Keynotes included Ambassador Dennis Ross (Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Special Middle East Coordinator in the Clinton Administration; Director of the Policy Planning Staff in the first Bush Administration); Ambassador Peter Galbraith (Former US Ambassador to Croatia and Senior Diplomatic Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation); H.E. Ambassador Samir Sumaidaie*, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States; and H.E. Ambassador Hamid Al Bayati*, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations. (Oct. 12). "Out of the Closet: Gay Rights in the Middle East," Hassan El-Menyawi Assistant Professor, UN Peace University (Oct. 25). "Teaching Human Rights in Iran," Masoud M.Karimi, Director of Center for Human Rights Studies, Mofid University (Qom, Iran) (Nov. 1). "The Challenges of Transitional Justice Today," Louis Bickford, Director, Networks and Capacity Building Unit, International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) (New York, NY). In addition to his substantive talk, Mr. Bickford announced the Penn Law/ICTJ Internship Program. (Nov. 1). "Legal Careers in International Organizations", Edward Kwakwa, Chief Legal Officer, World Intellectual Property Organization (Nov. 8). "The World Intellectual Property Organization and Some Current Issues on the International IP Agenda," Edward Kwakwa, Chief Legal Officer, World Intellectual Property Organization (Nov. 8). "Careers in Foreign Policymaking,". Bruce Fein, the former general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission and research director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Covert Arms Sales to Iran (full bio at http://www.thelichfieldgroup.com/principals/) spoke about how US Foreign Policy is actually made, and to give advice to law students who wish to pursue a career in foreign Policymaking. (Nov. 9). "Advising on Projects and Transactions in China: An International Practitioner's Perspective." Lucille A. Barale of the Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer China Group discussed her recent practice and her twenty years experience in the field. Roberts Lecture: Justice Richard J. Goldstone: "The First Decade of South Africa's Constitutional Court." Richard J. Goldstone was a Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2003. He served as Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. (Nov. 15). Law Review Symposium: Responses to Global Warming: The Law, Economics & Science of Climate Change. This Symposium brought together some of the world's leading scholars to critically analyze the law, economics, and science of these recent decentralized responses to global warming. The Symposium not only marked the first time that a major American law review has devoted an issue to the regulation of global warming, but this was also a uniquely international and interdisciplinary event. (Nov. 16 & 17) World AIDS Day, sponsored by the Public Service Program, an informal lunchtime discussion covering the barriers faced by people living with AIDS locally and globally (Dec. 1). "Human Rights and Political Prisoners in Russia: A View from the Khodorkovsky Case: A Discussion in Light of Recent Events in Russia." The legal team of imprisoned Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and legal and policy experts examined recent legal, political and human rights trends in Russia and discussed whether Russia's courts and intelligence services are being used by the Russian government to silence opposition political forces. Symposium participants will focused on the trial and conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, Russian business leaders sentenced to eight years in Siberian labor camps, and also on the recent murders of former Russian KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko and journalist Anna Politkovskaya. (Dec. 7). 2005-2006 Academic YearProfessor Geoffrey Hazard (Penn Law and UC Hastings) and Claudio Cocuzza, LL.M. '88, Antonelli Cocuzza & Associati on "Counselors, Advocates and Gatekeepers - Balancing the role and responsibilities of lawyers in the face of tightening anti-money laundering/terrorist - financing regulation." The conference explored, in a comparative key, the tension between forging a stronger public-private partnership against crime, and the traditional role of lawyers in society as reflected in well-established rules governing the attorney-client relationship, confidentiality, and the lawyer's duties to their clients and society. The "gatekeeper initiatives" by national governments and multilateral institutions were examined, along with the underlying ethical and legal obligations of lawyers. Discussion included ways to reconcile the tension between the lawyer's fundamental role in society and the "gatekeeper" role, the implications for clients, lawyers and law societies of the gatekeeper initiative, what lawyers can and should do vis-a-vis clients, and what type of best practices lawyers can adopt to avoid inadvertent involvement with illicit international activity. January 26, 2006. Public Diplomacy Symposium: "Project for Global Communication Studies." Speakers reflected on public diplomacy efforts currently and during the Cold War. The symposium was followed by weekend screenings of the Marshall Era films produced between 1948-1953 for the express purpose of selling the Marshall Plan to European nations. Annenberg School's Project for Global Communication Studies, January 27, 2006. "Immigration Law, Deportation and Civil Liberties in Post 9/11 Philadelphia". Sponsored by Penn Urban Studies Department, held at the Law School. February 14, 2006. Penn Law Professors David Skeel, Eric Feldman, and Bill Burke-White presented US perspectives at a conference, "EU-US: Bridging the Divide", hosted by the European Law Students Association in London. The topics were Comparative Hostile Takeover Law; Comparative Aspects of Tobacco Prohibition; and a Transatlantic Conversation on International Public Law. March 2006. Yaron Deckel, Reporter, Political Analyst, Washington Bureau Chief, Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA), Radio and Television on "Turbulent times in the Middle East - where to next? A journalist's perspective." As the Israel Broadcasting Authority's Washington Bureau Chief, he provided an insider's analysis of political turmoil in the Middle East, and discussed future directions and possible outcomes for the region. Annenberg School of Communication Sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel in Philadelphia and the Univ. of Penna. Middle East Center Co-Sponsored by the Solomon Asch Center, Fox Leadership Program, the Wharton Global Consulting Practicum, Graduate and International Programs of Penn Law School, Penn Israel Coalition, and Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, February 27th, 2006. Adam Barblow, former commercial law advisor at the Congressional Executive Committee on China and current consultant on Chinese IPR and trade law issues on "IP and Trade Law Issues in China: Cases Studies and Practical Advice on working in the Chinese Legal environment." He presented case studies and give practical advice for working in the Chinese legal environment. Sponsored by the International Law Organization and the Dean Speaker's Fund, March 15, 2006. Robert Allcock, Solicitor General of Hong Kong SAR on "Hong Kong's Unique Constitutional Status." As head of the Legal Policy Division of the Department of Justice, he is also responsible for advising on constitutional and human rights issues, and for developing mutual legal understanding with the Mainland. Sponsored by the International Law Organization and Professor Jacques DeLisle, March 16, 2006. Omar Dajani, Senior Legal Advisor to Palestinians, and Kamal Abdulfattah, Chair of Department of Arab Studies, Birzeit University, on "Negotiating with Power: Palestinian Rights & Israeli Occupation." March 16, 2006. Monroe Price, previous Penn Law Adjunct, on "Information Intervention Conflict and the Market for Loyalties," Project for Global Communication Studies, Soloman Asch Center, March 21, 2006. Panelists Mark Barnes, JD, Ropes & Gray, LLP; Peter Lurie, MD/MPH, Deputy Dir., Public Citizen, Health Research Group; Perry Molinoff, MD, Vice Provost for Research, University of Pennsylvania; David Wendler, Ph.D., NIH Department of Clinical Bioethics - moderated by Penn Law Professors Theodore Ruger and Kristin Madison - on "Responsible Clinical Trials in Developing Countries: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on Problems and their Solutions." Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania: Law School, Bioethics, and Public Policy Society and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, American Medical Association, and student group chapters in Bioethics, Law, and Public Policy Society. March 22, 2006. Professor Mohammad Fadel, Professor of Law at the University of Toronto Law School on "The Future of Shar'ia Nations and Constitutions." Sponsored by the Muslim Law Students Association. March 23, 2006. "Between Empire and Globalization: Reading the Present through Indian Feminisms." Conference sponsored by Penn's South Asia Center and co-sponsored by The Alice Paul Center for Research on Women and Gender, The Graduate School of Education, the English Department, the Fund to Encourage Women (FEW) of the Trustees' Council of Penn Women and the Project for Global Communication Studies and the Scholars Program in Culture and Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, March 24, 2006. Kevin McKiernan, award-winning photo-journalist for ABC News, documentary filmmaker, presented "The Kurds, Arabs, and the Coming Break-Up of Iraq." McKiernan's coverage of the war in Iraq included a visit to the camp of militants linked to al-Qaeda who were responsible for a series of suicide bombings in the Kurdish region, and an examination of how U.S. preoccupation with toppling Saddam Hussein allowed many of these insurgents to escape to Iran, regroup and later turn their jihad against the American occupation.. Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, the Project for Global Communication Studies and the Scholars Program in Culture and Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication. March 28, 2006. "International Arbitration - The Dispute Resolution Alternative of Today's Global Economy", International Arbitration Conference featuring two panels: International Commercial Arbitration and Development of Arbitration Against Sovereigns. Sponsored by Penn Law's Journal of International Law and Policy, LL.M. Association, and the International Law Organization. April 6, 2006. "Law and Business in Greater China" reception. Law School and Wharton faculty speak briefly on Penn's offering for students of and from China. Invited: law students from the J.D., LL.M. and S.J.D. programs; M.B.A. and Lauder students; and representatives from the Splendor of China trade summit being planned for June 2006 in Philadelphia. Roderick Devlin LL.M. '92 and other Penn Law alumni provided a perspective about the attempt of Penn Law LL.M.s find to permanent positions with U.S. law firms. Since receiving his LL.M., Roddy has worked in New York first with Debevoise & Plimpton now with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Study Abroad Information Session for all J.D.s, October 3, 2005. Briefing on "Israel after Disengagement," Israeli Consul General (and attorney) Uri Palti, October 21, 2005. Christoph Engemann, Doctoral Fellow at the GSSS Bremen, Non-Residential Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School, on "E-Government: Changing Demands on the German Citizenry." He described the role of government-issued Smart Cards in E-Government and why they are becoming a central tool in Germany's social policies for welfare-state reform; the underlying change in the mode of allocating collective resources; and show how this leads to a reconfiguration of the role of the Citizen. Finally, the presentation will question the principles underlying the relationship between State and Citizen that arise in these E-Government programs. At the Annenberg School's Project for Global Communication Studies, Nov. 15, 2005. John Gardner, former General Counsel for the United States Agency for International Development ("USAID"), "Legal Aspects of Foreign Aid and Terrorism," November 16, 2005. During his visit, Mr. Gardner discussed the role of lawyers in the foreign assistance community and the specific challenge of keeping foreign aid from inadvertently funding terrorist groups. USAID funds and manages projects in agriculture, democracy & governance, economic growth, the environment, education, and health in more than 100 countries. As General Counsel for USAID from 2001-2005, Mr. Gardner was responsible for all aspects of legal work at USAID, concentrating on statutory analysis, administrative law, and government contracts law in particular. Ambassador Kak Soo Shin of Korea, "Peace-Making in East Asia." Ambassador Shin is the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea Mission to the United Nations, and a distinguished diplomat and international lawyer. November 11, 2005. Penn Law Professor William Burke-White, "Are the U.S. Judicial System and the I.C.C. Irreconcilable?" He discussed this contentious question and the many responses around the U.S. and abroad. November, 17, 2005. Christoph Engemann, Doctoral Fellow at the GSSS Bremen, Non-Residential Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School, "E-Government: Changing Demands on the German Citizenry," Annenberg School's Project for Global Communication Studies. He analyzed the implicit ideals of citizenship in Germany's current E-Government programs and described the role of government-issued Smart Cards in E-Government and why they are becoming a central tool in Germany's social policies for welfare-state reform. "Issues in international human rights," Philadelphia Bar Association. A panel discussion with L.L.M. Candidates from Peru, Germany and the People's Republic of China active in human rights work, November 22, 2005. Doug Rutzen, President of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law discusses civil society work in Beijing, Istanbul, Kosovo, Timor, Budapest, Mexico, South Africa, Vietnam and Washington, D.C. Possible internship opportunities. ICNL assists in creating and improving laws and regulatory systems that permit, encourage, and sustain voluntary, independent, not-for-profit organizations in countries around the world. It also publishes the online and hard copy International Not-for-Profit Law journal, the only journal of its kind. Israeli Consul General (and attorney) Uri Palti presents a briefing on "Israel after Disengagement". 2004-2005 Academic YearPresentation and discussion of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law and its work with local attorneys, law faculty and students, government officials and non-profit leaders in the renaissance of civil society in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Pacific. ICNL assists in creating and improving laws and regulatory systems that permit, encourage, and sustain voluntary, independent, not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) in countries around the world. Philadelphia Bar Association presentation on "Protecting Human Rights Across Borders," with Professor David Rudovsky as moderator. Speakers: Susan Burke, Esq. -Partner, MMWR, LLP [lead counsel in Saleh v. Titan;Bigio v. Coca Cola]; Natacha Thys, Counsel - International Labor Defense Fund, Washington, DC [counsel in Unical v. Doe]; and Beth Stevens - Rutgers Law School [former Director of CCR's litigation docket]. A screening of the documentary film "UNCONSTITUTIONAL," followed the panel. Caroline Zelaznik Gruss and Joseph S. Gruss Lectures in Talmudic Civil Law. Josef Stern lecture on "The Torah, Terrorism, and Counter-Terrorism." "Global Legal Affairs for a Media Giant." Douglas Coblens, Executive Vice President for Discovery Communications, Inc. (Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, The Learning Channel, etc.) discussed the challenges of directing daily legal affairs for a media giant with lawyers and legal issues located around the globe. Lecture, "World Financial Law: United States v. Europe v. China, and What the United States Should be Doing About It" by Philip Wood of Allen Ovary. Symposium by the Journal of International Economic Law on "Regulating European Markets: Transnational Perspectives on Current Market Abuse Initiatives." Speakers: KARL-PETER REPPLINGER, The European Commission, Internal Market Directorate General; FELICIA KUNG, Special Counsel, Office of International Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission; ROBERTA S. KARMEL, Brooklyn Law School; ERIC J. PAN, Covington & Burling; RUBEN LEE, Director, Oxford Finance Group. Japanese Embassy Minister for Public Affairs Naoyuki Agawa spoke about the birth of Japan's modern constitution, hurriedly drafted by American military lawyers in the wake of WWII. Unique in the world, the document has outlawed Japan's creation of armed forces and right to make war since 1946; the country's recent military deployment to Iraq has accordingly sparked intense legal debate. Mr. Agawa writes lectures and appears on television frequently to interpret U.S. legal developments to Japanese audiences. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown. Sponsored by the Graduate and International Programs, LL.M.s served as volunteer election monitors for the U.S. Presidential elections working with the Committee of Seventy that has helped maintain election integrity in Philadelphia by sending teams of trained volunteers around the city on Election Day to investigate complaints, resolve disputes, and ensure all is running smoothly. Presentation and discussion lead by Mark Davies, Chair of Board of Directors for Lawyers Without Borders. "Networking in America: How US lawyers find jobs and clients", a discussion for foreign trained lawyers by James Delarsa, Esq. of Juristaff search consultants, and and executive coach Sandy Mobley, MBA. 2003-2004 Academic YearThe Honorable Patricia M. Wald, formerly judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague, Netherlands and prior to that on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, delivered the annual Owen J. Roberts Lecture on "Reflections in Judging: At Home and Abroad." The Honorable Louise Arbour, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (currently UN High Commissioner for Human Rights), delivered the annual Irving R. Segal Lecture in Trial Advocacy entitled "Is the Growth of International Criminal Law a Threat to State Sovereignty" Prof. Jacques deLisle sponsored a Chinese language discussion with Cao Siyuan, President of the Beijing Siyuan Research Center for WTO and Social Sciences Director, Beijing Siyuan Merger and Bankruptcy Consultancy. The Penn Arab Law Students Society sponsored a Brown Bag Lunch discussion by Dr. Farid Esack of Xavier University. The International Law Organization sponsored a panel discussion entitled "The Trial of Saddam Hussein." Speakers included Prof. Harry Reicher, Prof. Beth Stephens of Rutgers University, and Prof. John Murphy of Villanova University. The American Constitution Society for Law & Policy sponsored a discussion on "Presidential Power in the War on Terror: the Hamdi and Al Odah/Rasul Cases." Penn Law for Choice and the International Law Organization co-sponsored a panel discussion entitled "Reproductive Rights in International Law." The Journal of International Economic Law sponsored a symposium on "Re-pricing of HIV Drugs in Third World Countries." The Public Service office sponsored a discussion by Lawyers Without Borders Director Christina M. Storm and Chair Mark Davies L'97 about pro bono activities in support of human rights and rule of law. The Jewish Law Students Association sponsored a talk by Prof. Harry Reicher on "Representing Jewish Religious Interests on the International Plane: Halacha, International Law, and Diplomacy". Penn Law and the National Constitution Center co-hosted a discussion on "America's Human Rights Dilemma: Constitutions, Popular Sovereignty, and Foreign Values" by Visiting Scholar Stanley Katz of the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Visiting Prof. Edward Swaine led an ad hoc seminar on aspects treaty entry and exit under international law. The Law School hosted a conference on trade, investment, and economic integration in China's Pearl Delta River region. The Institute for Law and Economics and Tel Aviv University sponsored a conference on "Conflicts of Interest: Comparative and Institutional Perspectives." The International Law Organization sponsored lectures on Human Rights Advocacy by Dr. Iduvina Herndez, Executive Director of the Association for the Study and Promotion of Security in a Democracy (Guatemala), and Human Rights Trainer Balazs Jarabik (Europe). The Public Service/Public Interest Speaker Series sponsored a presentation on immigration law by Prof. Fernando Chang-Muy. The Institute for Law and Economics sponsored a lecture on "A Theory of International Law" by Prof. Eric Posner of the University of Chicago Law School. The Law School joined with the Center for East Asian Studies and the Foreign Policy Research Institute to co-sponsor a discussion on "Democratization and Political Change in Greater China." 2002-2003 Academic YearColloquium on American and European Efforts to Assist Legal Reform in Russia was held on November 13, 2002. Dean Michael Fitts was the moderator and Penn Law’s Jacques deLisle, Kim Scheppele and Ed Rubin presented. The event was organized by Penn Law, the Russian American Institute for Law and Economics, and the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Symposium with Election Observers from Greater China: A Conversation with Elections Officials, Elected Officials and Election Law Scholars from the PRC, Taiwan and Hong Kong (co-organized with the Carter Center and the Women’s Campaign International) was held on November 4, 2002 at Penn Law. Panel Discussion on Taiwan’s International Status and Issues in PRC-Taiwan Relations: Perspectives from Leading Taiwan Scholars organized by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Foreign Policy Research Institute was held on November 11, 2002. Second Annual APALSA (Asian Pacific American Law Students) conference, "Homelands: Securing Civil Rights After 9/11," was held on February 22. The panel "Immigrant Rights After 9/11" was moderated by Howard Chang. It explored how the rights and lives of immigrants have been affected by the recent actions of the INS and the Department of Justice. A conference, "Civil Liberties and International Law After 9-11," was held on October 9, 2002. Participants included Jonathan Fredman, Seth Kreimer, David Rudovsky, and Kim Scheppele. Justice Michael Kirby, Australian High Court, presented, "Patents, Human Rights, and the Human Genome" on September 25, 2002. The talk, organized by Eric Feldman, highlighted the legal, ethical, and political issues raised by research on the human genome. Robert Gorman, Kenneth W. Gemmill Professor of Law Emeritus, delivered the annual Edward B. Shils Lecture in Alternative Dispute Resolution in December of 2002. Gorman discussed the judicial aspects of the World Bank and its assistance to the developing nations. Amy Chua, Yale Law School professor and author of best-selling "World on Fire," spoke on, "The Dangers of Democracy: How Globalization Breeds Ethnic Conflict," assessing the relationship between free markets, democracy and ethnic hatred on March 5, 2003. The event was organized by the Penn International Law Organization. Mark Ramseyer, Harvard Law School Professor of Japanese Legal Studies, presented his paper, "Who Appoints Them, What Do They Do? Evidence on Outside Directors from Japan" to Penn Law faculty and students on April 9, 2003. The event was sponsored by the Institute for Law and Economics. Setsuo Miyazawa, Waseda University, Japan spoke on the debate over the legal education reform in Japan in Penn Law’s course on Law and Society in Japan. Donald Ritchie spoke on the changing role of women in Japan to the Penn Law’s class on Law and Society in Japan, as well as to the Center for East Asian Studies. Joseph Stern, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, was the 2003 Caroline Zelaznik & Josef S. Gruss Lecturer on Talmudic law. The lectures took place on November 7th and 14th about "Maimonides on Kedushah/Holiness as a Commandment and Nahmanides on Kedushah/Holiness Despite the Commandments." Journal of International Economic Law held a symposium on "Examining the Future of Sustainable Energy Development on Emerging Markets," on February 28, 2003. The annual Edward Shils Lecture was given by Ambassador Dennis Ross, Special Middle East Coordinator, Clinton Administration on March 23, 2003. International Law Organization sponsored a discussion on the War in Iraq on March 25, 2003. Comparative Democratizations Panel Discussion included Edward Swaine, who spoke on EU federalism/constitutionalism, and Jacques deLisle, who spoke on law, development, democracy and law in China, on May 16, 2003. 2001-2002 Academic YearConference on "People's Republic of China: Law Reform, Politics, and Trade in a Post-WTO World," a session with leading practitioners, U.S. and PRC government officials and scholars, was co-organized by the Penn Law's Journal of International Economic Law and the American Bar Association’s China Law Section (November 2001). A Panel on International Law and the War on Terrorism, titled "The Struggle Against Global Terrorism: Means and Ends – Defining a Just War" was organized by Penn Law and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies in November of 2001. Jacques deLisle, Professor of Law, was a discussant along with Professor Arthur Waldron of Penn’s History Department, following a presentation by Professor Richard Falk of Princeton. Dean Michael Fitts, Professors Kim Lane Scheppele and Jacques deLisle, Senior Fellow David Rudovsky, Adjunct Lecturer Harry Reicher, and Gruss Visiting Professor Moshe Halbertal formed a panel on "International Law and 9-11." PALSA 2002 symposium included an addresses by Jacques deLisle on "The Rule of Law and the Roles of Lawyers in China: Implications for Foreign Lawyers After China’s WTO," a keynote address by Justice Cai Jianming of the Chinese Supreme People’s Court. The 2002 Caroline Zelaznik & Josef S. Gruss Lecturer on Talmudic law was Moshe Halbertal, Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at Hebrew University. Halbertal delivered two lectures, entitled "Facing Loss: Laws of Mourning in Jewish Law." The Institute for Law and Economics held a roundtable on Corporate Law on April 27, 2001. Speakers included Ed Rock, who presented his paper "Greenhorns, Yankees and Cosmopolitans: Venture Capital, IPOs, Foreign Firms and U.S. Markets" and led a discussion with Michael Wachter on "LBOs in the U.S. and Europe: Similarities and Differences," and Merritt Fox, who presented on, "Regulation FD and Foreign Issuers: Globalization’s Strains and Opportunities." Anthony Neoh, lawyer and advisor to the Central Securities Regulatory Commission of the PRC, gave a talk on "Reforming the Financial System in China," at the Lauder Institute on April 16, 2002. John D. Langlois, banking expert and member of the board, Shanghai Bank, gave a talk on "Commercial Bank Governance Initiatives in China and Bank Disclosure" on March 18, 2002, at the Lauder Institute. Oona Hathaway, Associate Professor at Yale Law School, presented her paper, "The Puzzle of Human Rights Treaty Formation: When and Why Do Nations Join Human Rights Regimes?" which examines why nations subscribe to international human rights obligations on January 8, 2002. Ryan Goodman, Assistant Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law at Harvard Law School, presented his paper, "Severability in Modern Treaty Law," which relies on aspects of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and opinions of various judges on the International Court of Justice in an effort to determine the appropriate conceptual questions regarding severability analysis application to international treaty law on December 3, 2001. |
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