Chinese universities conduct a nationwide audit of retracted academic papers; Hong Kong courts sentence more defendants in cases stemming from the 2019 protests; LGBTQ activists in Japan advocate for equal marriage rights on Valentine’s Day; South Korea convicts three former police officers for destroying evidence linked to a fatal crowd crush in Seoul on Halloween 2022; Taiwan solicits public input for the next phase of its Open Government National Action Plan.
USALI Faculty Director José E. Alvarez has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies in the United States. He is among 252 new members announced on April 22, and one of only five law professors who were chosen.
This 10-session seminar will introduce the legal system of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – in practice as well as theory – with an emphasis on institutions, norms, procedures, personnel and ideology relating to constitutional law, criminal justice and human rights. We will view the contemporary legal process against the background of China’s legal traditions and pre-Communist efforts to develop a modern legal system. We will also consider the relevant experiences of Chinese societies in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Pioneering scholar of Chinese law, Professor Jerome Alan Cohen has taught and mentored countless others in a field he helped establish in this country. A courageous voice for those whose voices have been silenced, Professor Cohen defends human rights around the globe. Bold trailblazer and advocate, for using his many talents to create a more just world, Yale is proud to present Professor Jerome Alan Cohen with his third Yale degree, Doctor of Laws.
From USALI Faculty Director Emeritus Jerome A. Cohen: “Here’s a draft of a new article that in a way is my Apologia Pro Vita Sua. There have been some debates about whether those of us who tried to help China build its legal system in the decade beginning in 1979 committed a mistake. I offer my thoughts in the article from a frank, close-up, first-hand perspective. I hope they will be useful for people thinking about our China policy and for anyone interested in recent Chinese history.”
Chinese prosecutors pull back on arrests, prosecutions, and detentions; Hong Kong prepares to establish reciprocity with the mainland in civil and commercial judgments; South Korea’s prosecutor general fights Democratic Party’s last-minute attack on prosecutorial powers; Taiwan courts begin recruiting lay judges to participate in homicide cases.
USALI’s weekly round-up of legal news from Asia. This week’s highlights are : China’s Communist Party issues a Plan on Building Rule of Law (2020-2025); Hong Kong’s new chief justice talks about impartial adjudication; Japan proposes criminal penalties for COVID-19 patients who refuse hospitalization; a Korean court confirms former President Park Geun-hye’s sentence; Taiwan’s judicial corruption case; and concerns from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights over Vietnam’s imprisonment of three journalists.
USALI’s weekly round-up of legal news from Asia. This week’s news is led by a fascinating sample of cases in which Chinese courts are already applying provisions of the new Civil Code. Other highlights: Hong Kong police arrest 53 pro-democracy activists pursuant to the National Security Law; Japan witnesses a record high number of changed gender registrations; a Korean court orders Japan to pay damages to “comfort women”; Taiwan faces calls to limit the collection and use of data from its cell-phone based COVID quarantine system. Vietnam sentences three independent journalists to more than 10 years in prison for criticizing the government.
November 14-20. USALI’s weekly round up of legal developments and news from Asia. This week’s highlights include, China calls for a “coordinated approach“ to advance the socialist “rule of law,“ Hong Kong judge rules that police were wrong to hide ID badges, Japan finds its LGBT community mostly stays in hiding at work, South Korea court rules against state health insurer in damages suit against big tobacco companies, Taiwan drafts Trust Law amendments to prevent donated property from going back to the donor through private agreement, Vietnam launches a project to provide legal aid to disabled persons.
