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

At Risk: Treatment of Political Prisoners, Juvenile Offenders, and Women Prisoners in China’s Justice System

Speaker: John Kamm, Founder and Chairman, The Dui Hua Foundation
Presider: Jerome A. Cohen, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
November 11, 2011
Roundtable Meeting

Criminal Justice in China: Will the Forthcoming Law Promote Human Rights or Repression?

Speakers: Jiahong He, Professor of Law, Renmin University of China
Flora Sapio, Visiting Fellow, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Presider: Jerome A. Cohen, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
October 12, 2011

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