1st International Forum in Asian Laws: Diffusion of Law in Asia

Event date

1 - 2 August

Event time

08:30 - 15:30

Oxford week

TT 15

Audience

Anyone

Venue

Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

Registration

Click here to Register.

Speaker(s)

First Day: 1 August 2024

8:30	Introduction and Welcome:	Mindy Chen-Wishart	Provost's Professor, NUS; Emeritus Professor of the Law of Contract, Oxford University.
9-10.30	Plenary Speech 1:	Andrew Harding, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, NUS	Legal Transplantation and the Interface within Asian Contexts
10.30-11 am	Morning Tea
11-12.30	Session 1
	Private Law	Public Law	Religious Law/Traditional Law
	Moderator: Daniel Seng, NUS Amber Darr, University of Manchester The Dynamic Between Legitimacy and Diffusion: An Analysis of The South Asian Competition Law Experience Gunn Jiravuttipong, UC Berkeley Law The Dynamic Diffusion of Digital Competition Law in ASEAN Commentator: Kenneth Khoo, NUS	Moderator: Ngoc Son Bui Ha Thanh Pham, VinUniversity Transplant of Corporate Criminal Laws into Vietnam: Theoretical Uncertainties Qin (Sky) Ma, NYU School of Law The Diffusion of Plea Bargaining in Asia: A Cross-National Analysis Commentator: Cheah W.L, NUS	Moderator: Jaclyn Neo, NUS Shainy Pancrasius, Christ University; Bhagyalakshmi R, Central University of Tamil Nadu An Analysis of the Diffusion of India’s Religious Laws Ishita Sharma, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Punjab Decolonizing Hindu Law: Unravelling Modern Reforms and Fractured Modernity in Post-Colonial India Commentator: Eugene Tan, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University
12.30-2pm	Lunch
2-3.30pm	Section 2
	Private Law	Public Law	Religious/Traditional Law
	Moderator: Hisashi Harata, Tokyo University Vivien Chen, Monash Business School Reinventing Legal Transplants Chieh Huang, Oxford Brookes University Adapting Global Due Diligence Norms in East Asia: Taiwan, South Korea, And Japan's Legislative Response Commentator: Dan W. Puchniak, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University	Moderator: Marcus Teo, NUS Derek Che-Hao Chien, London School of Economics and Political Science Landing Perfectly: Globalisation Of Human Rights in Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Case Justin Lim, Asia-Pacific Centre of Environmental Law, NUS; Radhini Gawarammana, Centre for Environmental Law and Policy, University of Colombo Environmental Impact Assessment in Sri Lanka: Diffusion, Divergence, Dilution, Or Death Commentator: Kenny Chng, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University	Moderator: Mindy Chen-Wishart Setsen Kiyod (Yifei Xiao) The Transnational Diffusion of Confucian Jurisprudence: An Analysis of "Doing What Ought Not to Be Done" in Asian Legal Systems Commentator: Andrew Harding, NUS Carol Yuen, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, National University of Singapore The Influence of Confucianism on Environmental Public Interest Litigation in China Commentator: Jolene Lin, NUS
3.30- 4	Afternoon tea
4-5.30pm	Section 3
	Private Law	Public Law	Religious/Traditional Law
	Moderator: Anilkumar K Samtani, NTU Dao Trong Khoi, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Huynh Thien Tu, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Chinese and Vietnamese Law On Image Rights: Converging Paths or A Fork In The Road? Elena Sherstoboeva, Essex Law School; Valentina Pavlenko, HSE University Deepfake Regulation in The Asian Pacific Region: A Comparative Study Commentator: David Tan, NUS	Moderator: Ngoc Son Bui, Oxford Jedidiah J. Kroncke, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong Re-Engineering East Asian Lawyers: The Abiding Limitations of Transformative Legal Education Reform Bui Tien Dat; Do Giang Nam, Vietnam National University, Hanoi The Dialogue Between Public Law and Private Law Under the Migration of The Proportionality Doctrine to Asia Commentator: Maartje De Visser, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University	Moderator: Mindy Chen-Wishart. Guy Baldwin, University of Manchester; Ayako Hatano, Oxford The Diffusion of Religious Freedom in Japan Shamsul Falaah, Independent Researcher Constitutional Transplants, Primacy of Islam in The Maldives: Analysing Process, Impact, And Dynamics Commentator: Dian A. H. Shah, NUS
6.30-8.30pm	Dinner

Second Day: 2 August 2024

9-10.30	Plenary Speech 2:	Albert Chen, Cheng Chan Lan Yue Professor, Chair of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong	Confucianism, Legalism and Modern Rule of Law in Asia
10.30- 11	Morning Tea
11-12.30	Session 4
	Private Law	Public Law	Public Law
	Moderator: Tan Hsieng-Li, NUS Flora Huang, University of Derby; Otabek Narzie, Tashkent State University of Law Special Economic Zones in Central Asia: Convergence or Divergence? Commentator: Lin Lin, NUS Joyman Lee, University of Glasgow Diffusion of Trust Law in Japan and Taiwan: Effects On Property Commentator: Low Kelvin F.K, NUS	Moderator: Andrew Harding Virginie Kuoch, Sorbonne Law School Judicial Dialogue or Judicial Network in Asia? Sarah Bishop, ANU College of Law The Diffusion of Constitutional Rights: A Case Study of the 1949 Thai Constitution Commentator: Ngoc Son Bui	Tavini Nanayakkara, University of Colombo Diffusion of Laws Relating to Personal Data Protection in South Asia Commentator: Hu Ying, NUS
12.30-2pm	Lunch
2-3.30pm	Plenary Speech 3:	Mindy Chen-Wishart, Provost’s Professor, National University of Singapore	Contract Laws of Asia: Transplant, Diffusion and Mutation

Found within

Comparative Law

Part of

Oxford Programme in Asian Laws Transnational Asian Law Series