Sixth Annual China Law Conference

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Saturday, February 2nd, 2019

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Saturday, February 2, 20198:30AM - 5:30PMExternal Event, J140 (First floor) Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 78 Queen's Park Crescent
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Description

The sixth annual China Law Conference will bring together scholars and practitioners across North America to address the intersection between Chinese Law and current events. The conference will feature panels on the South China Sea Dispute, Trade and “One Belt One Road” Initiative, and Human Rights and Ethnic Minorities of China. Speakers for the SCS panel are: Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon (University of Toronto), Ted McDorman (University of Victoria), Chris Chung (University of Toronto), and Nong Hong (Institute for China-America Studies). Speakers for the Trade panel are: Thomas S. Axworthy (Massey College), Gil Lan (Ryerson University), Julia Qin (Wayne State University), and Cyndee Todgham Cherniak (LexSage). Speakers for the Human Rights panel are: Alvin Y.H. Cheung (New York University), Masashi Crete-Nishihata (Citizen Lab), Mehmet Tohti (Canadian Uyghur Association), and Louisa Greve (Uyghur Human Rights Project).

Please note that you can either register on the chinalawconference.ca website OR on Eventbrite.

Contact

Emily Tsui


Speakers

Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon
Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Bill Graham Centre, University of Toronto

Ted McDorman
Professor, University of Victoria Faculty of Law

Chris Chung
PhD Candidate, University of Toronto Department of History

Nong Hong
Executive Director, Institute for China-America Studies

Thomas S. Axworthy
Chair of Public Policy, Massey College

Gil Lan
Professor, Ryerson University Ted Rogers School of Management

Julia Qin
Professor, Wayne State University Faculty of Law

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Founding Lawyer, LexSage

Alvin Y.H. Cheung
JSD Candidate, New York University Faculty of Law

Masashi Crete-Nishihata
Associate Director, Citizen Lab

Mehmet Tohti
Founder, Uyghur Canadian Association

Louisa Greve
Director of External Affairs, Uyghur Human Rights Project


Sponsors

Asian Institute

Bennett Jones LLP

Jones & Co

McMillan LLP

Scotiabank Fund at the Faculty of Law

Students' Law Society

Sullivan and Cromwell LLP

University of Toronto Students Union


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