Winston Lord Roundtable on Asia, the Rule of Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy

Director: Jerome A. Cohen, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia Studies
November 1, 1996 - Present

This ongoing roundtable series examines the many meanings of the "rule of law" and the role of law and legal culture in the economic growth, institution building, and protection of human rights in Asian countries. Participants discuss the relevance of the rule of law to U.S. foreign policy and what measures the public and private sectors in this country might adopt to foster desired developments. Sessions of this series focus on the extent to which China adheres to a broad range of international agreements. The roundtable seeks an overview of the situation, building on what is known about PRC treaty behavior in political, military, diplomatic, commercial and cultural areas. The roundtable also invites government, NGO, and academic experts to analyze the record in each field. The goal is to formulate not only more reliable generalizations about PRC treaty conduct but also better recommendations useful to U.S. negotiators as well as to the Congress, the media and the public.

Meetings

Roundtable Meeting

Outlook on Human Rights In North Korea

Speakers: Roberta Cohen, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement; Co-chair, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Jerome A. Cohen, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Codirector, U.S.-Asia Law Institute, NYU Law School
April 23, 2012
Roundtable Meeting

Can China’s Legal System Significantly Improve Its Environmental Pollution?

Speakers: Benjamin Van Rooij, Professor of Chinese Law and Regulation, University of Amsterdam; Director, Netherlands China Law Centre, University of Amsterdam
Frank Upham, Wilf Family Professor of Property Law, NYU Law School; Codirector, U.S.-Asia Law Institute, NYU Law School
Presider: Jerome A. Cohen, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Codirector, U.S.-Asia Law Institute, NYU Law School
April 17, 2012
Roundtable Meeting

The Next Big Question for China: Land

Speakers: Roy Prosterman, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Landesa; Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Washington
Zhu Keliang, Attorney, Landesa Office, Beijing
Presider: Jerome A. Cohen, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
March 5, 2012

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