Joint Center for Asian Law Studies
The Joint Center for Asian Law Studies was founded in June, 2010 as a collaboration between Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis and Renmin University of China School of Law in Beijing.
The Joint Center’s Mission is to utilize scholarly inquiry and open dialogue to promote mutual understanding and goodwill between the countries of East Asia and the United States, specifically with regard to the content and development of laws and the role of law in society. To these ends, the partners in the Joint Center will encourage the following:
- collaborative scholarship
- jointly sponsored conferences
- exchanges of faculty and students
Center Partners:
Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis: Located in the heart of Indiana’s capital city, the law school has over 1,000 students and has been educating leaders in law, business, government and the non-profit sector for over 100 years.
Contact: Professor Lloyd T. (Tom) Wilson, Co-director of Joint Center for Asian Law
Renmin University of China School of Law: RUC Law School is the first regular higher-level legal educational institution created after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and has since been hailed as the "cradle" of China's most outstanding jurists.
Contact: Professor Ding Xiangshun, Co-director of Joint Center for Asian Law
Joint Center for Asian Law News:
Professor Wilson Elected to Editorial Board in China: Professor Tom Wilson has been elected to the editorial board of Frontiers of Law in China, an English language law review based in Beijing. The mission of the law review is to "provide a forum for comprehensive legal debate and to promote global dialogue between jurists." [more...]
Professor Wilson Lectures and Builds Relationships in Taiwan: In the first week of January, Professor Tom Wilson established connections between the IU McKinney School of Law and three law schools in Taiwan. [more...]
Hong Kong Scholar Du Ming Visits Joint Center for Asian Law Studies: Du Ming, a professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong, visited the IU McKinney School of Law’s Joint Center for Asian Law Studies in July to conduct research for a forthcoming book on government action and market economies. He returned to the law school in October for a conference on China's experience in the WTO. [more...]
Visiting Scholar and Graduate Studies Program Manager Present Inaugural Lecture: Zuo Quan and Perfecto "Boyet" Caparas offered the first Graduate Studies Program Lecture titled "Damocles' Sword: Human Rights Divergence Between China and the U.S. - Disputes and Reflections."
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Professors Wilson and Ding Organize Reunion of Chinese Alumni: Over 120 Chinese nationals have earned degrees at the IU McKinney Law since May 2003. Professors Tom Wilson and Ding Xiangshun set out in the fall of 2011 to form an IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law Alumni Association in China. [more...]
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McKinney Law Hosts Visitors from Sun Yat-sen Law School: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law was host to 14 law students and professors from Sun Yat-sen University Law School. The Summer Program is a partnership of the two law schools and will be held annually.
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Chinese Law Summer Program Has Record Enrollment: The 2012 Chinese Law Summer Program (CLSP) attracted the highest number of students in the program’s 26 year history. A total of 46 students from nine law schools, including one in the Philippines, completed the program. [more...]
Professor Wilson Organizes Judicial Conference in China: Professor Tom Wilson organized and led the 3rd Sino-U.S. Law Conference at the National Judges College of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. [more...]
Professor Wilson Leads Chinese Law Summer Students at Forum: Professor Tom Wilson coached seven law students who made presentations at the 3rd Annual International Forum for Law Students. [more...]
Professor Wilson Delivers Lecture at Nanjing Normal University Law School: Professor Tom Wilson delivered a lecture at the Nanjing Normal University Law School, in which he compared the American jury system with the Chinese lay assessor system, which is sometimes called the Chinese people’s jury.
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Professors Wilson and Page Participate in Legal Education Roundtable in China: Professors Tom Wilson and Antony Page were invited participants at a roundtable discussion on legal education in China. The roundtable brought together Chinese educators and U.S. law professors who have teaching experience in both the U.S. and China. [more...]
Indiana State Court Judge Has Vital Interest in International Law: The scope of her day-to-day work may be confined to the state’s borders, but Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Patricia A. Riley, ’74, has more than a passing interest in international law. [more...]
Five Chinese Graduate Law Students Spend Semester at Law School: IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law is honored to welcome Chinese graduate students the Juris Masters degree program at Renmin University of China Law School in Beijing. [more...]
Chinese Scholar is Visiting Professor at IU McKinney School of Law: Chinese scholar Ding Xiangshun is Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Foreign Affairs at Renmin University of China Law School in Beijing. He is teaching a course on the Law & Society of China in Indianapolis this semester.
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Visiting Scholar Zhu Bin Lectures at Hall Center for Law and Health: Zhu Bin, a professor at the School of Health Policy & Management at Nanjing Medical University in Nanjing, China, delivered a lecture at the law school’s Hall Center for Law & Health titled "Medical Malpractice Law in China." [more...]
Four Law Schools Affiliate with the Chinese Law Summer Program: Boston College Law School, University of Minnesota Law School, University of Tennessee College of Law, and University of Oklahoma College of Law have affiliated with the IU McKinney Chinese Law Summer Program and will send students to study at Renmin University in Beijing. [more...]
Law School Announces New Summer Program for Chinese Students: In summer 2012, students from Sun Yat-sen University Law School will travel outside China for that school’s first summer study abroad program, and their destination will be IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
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Professor Wilson Leads International Forum for Law Students: Professor Tom Wilson led law students from IU and nine other schools in the 2nd International Forum for Law Students, held on June 5, 2011, at the Renmin University of China Law School, in Beijing. The title of the Forum was Pro Bono, Experiential Learning & the Law School Curriculum.
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Professor Wilson Invited to Speak at the National Judges College of the PRC: Professor Tom Wilson was an invited speaker at the International Forum on Judicial Training on June 8 & 9, 2011, in Beijing. The Forum was convened to enable China to analyze its judicial training procedures and to learn about methods used in other nations to train judges and maintain judicial competence. [more...]
Professor Wilson Directs Sino-U.S. Law Conference: Professor Tom Wilson directed the 2nd Sino-U.S. Law Conference, held in June at the Renmin University of China Law School in Beijing. The title of the Conference was "The Changing Face of the Real Estate Finance Marketplace: Two Perspectives on Reform." [more...]
Active Summer Months for Joint Center for Asian Law Studies: Over the summer the Joint Center which works with Renmin University of China Law School in Beijing sponsored the Second International Law Student Forum, a reunion of law school alumni, the Second Sino-U.S. Law Conference, and co-directors, Prof. Tom Wilson and Prof. Ding Xiangshun, participated in a judicial training conference.
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Professor Tom Wilson Invited to Speak in China: Professor Wilson was an invited speaker at the Second 21st Century International Forum of Law School Deans and Jurists, held from October 3 to 5, 2010, in Beijing, China. His presentation was entitled “Missions and Markets: Charting the Course of the Law School Curriculum in Changing Times.” [more...]
LL.M. Students Host Lunar New Year Celebration: Approximately 30 students and faculty attended the event on February 4, which served as a welcome to new LL.M. students who started the program with the spring 2011 semester. [more...]
Professor Adams Speaks in China: She spoke on negotiations and drafting international contracts in legal English at the law school of Shanghai International Studies University from April 18-29. [more...]
IU Law – Indianapolis and Boston College Law School Team Up for Chinese Law Summer Program at Renmin University in Beijing: The Chinese Law Summer Program at IU Law-Indianapolis has entered into a collaboration agreement with the China Summer Program at Boston College Law School. Students in Boston College's China Summer Program will participate in the summer study abroad program that the IU-Indianapolis law school operates at Renmin University of China Law School in Beijing. [more...]
IU School of Law—Indianapolis Professor Leads International Conference: Prof. Lloyd T. Wilson, Jr. organized and led an international three-day conference at Renmin University of China School of Law in Beijing on Real Estate Law. Real estate law professors from the U.S., Chinese professors, finance officials, and government regulators participated. [more...]
Law School Students Participate in Sino-U.S. Forum in Beijing: At the Forum, six Renmin University of China law students and nine U.S. law students made presentations on various aspects of their legal education. [more...]
IU School of Law-Indianapolis Announces Formation of Joint Center for Asian Law Studies: The law school is forming the Joint Center in partnership with Renmin University of China School of Law in Beijing. The Joint center will provide opportunities for students and faculty members of both institutions to engage in scholarly and networking activities. [more...]
Other Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis Projects in Asia:
- Chinese Law Summer Program
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), American Law for Foreign Lawyers Track
- Asian Law Students Association (ALSA)
Questions?
For more information on the Joint Center for Asian Law, please contact Professor Tom Wilson.
