Governance & Policy Innovation in the Contemporary City
Central Party School Delegation
Please join our visiting delegation from Central Party School for a roundtable discussion on governance and policy innovation in the contemporary city.
Lunch provided.
China and International Human Rights
Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch
Sophie Richardson is the China director at Human Rights Watch. A graduate of the University of Virginia, the Hopkins-Nanjing Program, and Oberlin College, Dr. Richardson is the…
Rights Protections Lawyers in China
Thomas Kellogg, Open Society Foundations
Thomas Kellogg is director of the East Asia Program at the Open Society Foundations. He is also a lecturer-in-law at Columbia Law School. At the Open Society Foundations, Kellogg focuses most closely on…
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…