Feb. 21-23: Talks at the World Bank, American University, and Princeton University

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Talks at the World Bank and Princeton

Since the CGCP launched the Belt and Road Series in November 2016, we have received many nice words about the series. Thank you. In the coming days, Dr. Mei Gechlik, Founder and Director of the CGCP, and Jennifer Ingram, Fellow and Co-Managing Editor of the CGCP, will present their talk titled China’s “Open Judiciary” and “Belt and Road” Initiatives: Implications for Governance in China and Beyond at the World Bank (February 21; by invitation only) and at Princeton University (February 23, 6 pm; free and open to the public).

New Guiding Cases Seminar

In addition, they will also present at the Guiding Cases SeminarTM titled “Growing Significance of Cases in China: Implications for Legal Education and Legal Practice”, to be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 5:30 – 8 p.m., at the American University Washington College of Law (address: 4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington D.C., 20016). Ms. Ingram will discuss China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Related Cases and Dr. Gechlik will explain, among other things, the implications of the significant increase in the number of court cases referencing Guiding Cases (from 181 reported in 2016 to 519 in 2017) for legal education and legal practice.

To RSVP for this Guiding Cases SeminarTM, click here.

SCHEDULE

5:30-6 p.m. – Registration and Reception

6-6:45 p.m. – Welcome and Keynote Speech  

Opening Remarks:

  • Dean Lia EppersonSenior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University
  • Catherine SchenkerAssociate Director, International Legal Studies Program, Director, Legal English Program, Washington College of Law, American University

Moderator:

  • Dr. Mei Gechlik
    Founder and Director, China Guiding Cases Project, Stanford Law School
    Latest Developments of China’s Guiding Cases System and a Summary of Judge Guo Feng’s Speech on the Compilation and Application of Guiding Cases

Keynote Speaker:

  • The Honorable Sidney H. Stein
    Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    A Response to Judge Guo Feng’s Speech on the Compilation and Application of Guiding Cases
    * See Commentary No. 18.

6:45-8 p.m. – Panel Discussion and Q&A for All Speakers

  • Dr. Mei Gechlik (Moderator)
  • DAI Di
    Ph.D. candidate, Peking University Law School; Former Attorney, Beijing Haijia Law Firm
    How Do Chinese Judges Apply Sources of Chinese Law?: An Analysis of Guiding Case No. 5 and Its Subsequent Cases* See Guiding Case No. 5, Commentary No. 13.
  • Jennifer Ingram
    Fellow and Co-Managing Editor, China Guiding Cases Project, Stanford Law School
    China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Related Cases
  • Professor Jeffrey S. Lubbers
    Professor of Practice in Administrative Law, Washington College of Law, American University
    The Usefulness of Guiding Cases, With a Focus on Guiding Case No. 21
    * See Guiding Case No. 21.
  • Gwenann Manseau
    Senior Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce
    The Role of Guiding Cases in Improving the Chinese Business Environment

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