The U.S.-Asia Law Institute hosted Chris Fabricant, director of strategic litigation at The Innocence Project, for a virtual talk about his new book, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System. The Taiwan Innocence Project and Innocence Project Japan co-hosted the event on June 8, 2022.
This Week in Asian Law
China takes steps to expunge and seal juvenile criminal records; Japan considers revising the criminal procedure law to allow arrest and search warrants to be issued online; South Korea’s Supreme Court says the government is not required to enact a law to compensate businesses that operated in North Korea; Hong Kong closes portions of Victoria Park to prevent gatherings for the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen killings; Taiwan requires mediation of medical disputes before they go to court.
This Week in Asian Law
Michelle Bachelet begins her human rights visit to China; Japan’s top court rules unconstitutional the inability of Japanese expats to vote on justices; South Korea’s Supreme Court finds the lawyers’ code of conduct unconstitutional for banning lawyers from joining online legal counseling platforms; former Hong Kong University Law Professor Benny Tai is sentenced to ten months in prison; Taiwan’s Constitutional Court finds a Supreme Court ruling on child custody unconstitutional.
This Week in Asian Law
China’s ecology and environment ministry issues regulations on compensation for ecological and environmental damage; Japan passes a bill to provide more support for vulnerable women who are victims of sexual or domestic violence; a South Korean court posthumously exonerates 20 more persons who were imprisoned following the 1948 Jeju Uprising; Taiwan amends its mining law to require the approval of indigenous people and environmental impact assessments.
Institute News: Jerry Cohen, Chi Yin publish article in The Diplomat
USALI Faculty Director Emeritus Jerome Cohen and USALI Research Scholar Chi Yin published an article on China’s justice system on May 12, 2022 titled “The Complexities of China’s Struggle For Justice” in The Diplomat. Read more.
This Week in Asian Law
China launches an anti-trust investigation into the nation’s largest academic database; Tokyo municipality prepares to recognize same-sex partnerships; Hong Kong police arrest four prominent pro-democracy figures who were trustees of a fund that helped accused 2019 protesters; Taiwan’s legislature considers amending two laws to increase protection of businesses and key technologies from China.
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China’s legislature releases its 2022 legislative plan; Japan’s Supreme Court plans to digitalize civil judicial procedures; South Korea’s departing president further strips prosecutors of investigation powers; Hong Kong’s global rank in press freedoms plummets; Taiwan announces its first national human rights action plan.
This Week in Asian Law
Chinese courts are ending the practice of “same life, different price”; the Hong Kong government acknowledges delays in handling cases related to the 2019 protests; an OECD working group expresses concern over the South Korean ruling party’s bid to strip prosecutors of investigatory powers; trade unions in Taiwan say employers should be held accountable for occupational injuries.
Institute News: Chinese LGBT rights activist speaks at USALI
This Week in Asian Law
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.
This Week in Asian Law
New Zealand’s Supreme Court greenlights the extradition of a permanent resident to China to face a murder charge; a Hong Kong veteran journalist is accused of conspiring to publish seditious materials; Japan expands the scope of rescue activities of its Self-Defense Forces; Taipei city councilors say the government gave recordings of residents’ hotline calls to a private software firm without their permission.
USALI Affiliate News: Aaron Halegua’s research cited in CECC annual human rights report
Institute affiliated scholar Aaron Halegua’s research report has been cited in the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s most recent report on human rights in China.
This Week in Asian Law
China increases judicial financial assistance to women in need and punishes local officials in Shaanxi for ignoring human trafficking; Hong Kong courts complete 80% of cases that have been brought to them in connection with the 2019 protest; Japan lowers the age of majority in the criminal justice system and promptly releases the name of a 19-year old suspect; Taiwan police prepare to enforce a new stalking law.
This Week in Asian Law
This Week in Asian Law
A retired Chinese Supreme People’s Court judge is under investigation; a Japanese court dismisses a lawsuit by ethnic Koreans and Japanese who say they were fraudulently lured to North Korea decades ago; Taiwan legislators approve lowering the voting age from 20 to 18, setting the stage for a public referendum.
USALI Affiliate News: Bruce Aronson appeared on BBC World News's Asia Business Report on March 23, 2022
Institute affiliated scholar Aaron Halegua testified on March 1, 2022 before the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China at a hearing on The Future of Women in China: #MeToo, Censorship, and Gender Inequality.
This Week in Asian Law
China’s Supreme People’s Court releases typical cases involving the protection of minors; Hong Kong police warn the U.K. NGO Hong Kong Watch and its chief executive that they could be deemed in violation of the National Security Law; a senior economist at the OECD says it would be premature for South Korea’s president-elect to disband the Ministry of Gender Equality.
USALI Affiliate News: Aaron Halegua Testified Before Congressional-Executive Commission
Institute affiliated scholar Aaron Halegua testified on March 1, 2022 before the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China at a hearing on The Future of Women in China: #MeToo, Censorship, and Gender Inequality.
USALI Affiliate News: Michael C. Davis publishes article on Hong Kong in Journal of Democracy
USALI affiliated scholar Michael C. Davis published a new article on Hong Kong’s evolving constitutional situation, in the Journal of Democracy, titled “Hong Kong: How Beijing Perfected Repression,” in January 2022. Read it here.
USALI Affiliate News: Aaron Halegua interviewed about Peng Shuai case
ABC Australia interviewed USALI affiliated scholar Aaron Halegua about his report on workplace gender-based violence in China and its relation to Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai