The Rights Defense Movement and Political Transition in China

Teng Biao, Human Rights Attorney

Dr. Teng Biao (滕彪)  is a Lecturer at China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, where he specializes in human rights, the judicial system, the constitution and social movements.…

One Child 《独·生》

Shortlisted for the 87th Academy Awards Documentary Short Subject

Film Screening and Q & A with Director Zijian Mu

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake, China’s deadliest disaster in three decades, killed 90,000 people, including thousands of children. Losing a child is an immeasurable tragedy for parents anywhere, but in China the effect…

Arguing for Justice: Public Opinion, Legal Controversy, and the 'Chinese Dream'

Joshua Rosenzweig, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Joshua Rosenzweig’s scholarship focuses on issues of human rights in contemporary China, including criminal justice and reaction to political dissent.  He has taught at the Chinese University of Hong…

Public Participation in Governance and Administrative Law Reform in China: An Informal Roundtable

Wang Xixin, Professor of Law and Vice Dean, Peking UniversityJacques deLisle, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Neysun Mahboubi, Research Scholar, Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania

 Open to all, light lunch provided. 

The ‘Rule of Law’ Plenum?: Assessing Legal Reform after the Fourth Plenary Session of the CCP’s 18th Central Committee

Panel Discussion

Panelists include:

Jacques deLisle, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania

Johannes Chan, Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong

Wang Xixin, Professor of Law and Vice Dean, Peking…

Some Reflection on the Democratic Movement in Hong Kong

Johannes Chan, Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong

Johannes Chan specializes in human rights, constitutional and administrative law, and has published widely in these fields. His recent books include Law of the Hong Kong Constitution (…

University of Pennsylvania Joins President Jimmy Carter for 70-City Live Program on China

Jimmy Carter, Former President  Ira Belkin, Executive Director of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute, NYU Law

Former President Jimmy Carter will join audiences in 70 locations nationwide for a live “town hall” meeting on the U.S.-China relationship.

Some of the world’s most critical issues, including…

China’s Legal System--or Governing by Diktats

Stéphanie Balme, Columbia University Law School Alliance Program Visiting Professor

This talk presents some results of a study which assesses recent decades of legal reform in China. Constructing and analyzing a dataset of all laws and administrative regulations promulgated between 1978 and 2014, it…

Understanding China's Booming Relations with Africa: A Historical Perspective

Howard French, Associate Professor, Columbia University Journalism School

Howard French received his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. He worked as a French-English translator in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in the early 1980s, and taught English literature at the University…

Hong Kong: The Umbrella Revolution

Panel Discussion

Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Hong Kong since late September, demanding democracy and captivating global attention. What kind of "…