Beyond Legal Orientalism - Reflections on the role (and rule) of Law in China and Japan
| Dates: | 9 April 2014 |
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| Times: | All day |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | artsmethods@manchester |
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| How much: | Attendance is free but registration is required. To register please visit http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/ |
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The aim of this seminar is to offer some reflections and stimulate a debate on the role law plays in two prominent East Asian countries, China and Japan.
Prof. Bälz, Goethe University
Dealing with Mass Torts the Japanese Way? The Nuclear Damage Dispute Resolution Centre
Three years have passed since the nuclear disaster at the TEPCO No. 1 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. After the environmental damages the incident was - and still is - causing became apparent, Japanese citizens started to file damage claims to obtain redress. Prof. Moritz Bälz, professor of Japanese Law at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, will explore the functioning of the new Nuclear Damage Dispute Resolution Centre recently introduced by the Japanese government precisely to deal with these claims.
Dr. Zhang, University of Sheffield
Law and Economic Development in China: The Case of Stock Market Growth
Dr. Zhang, lecturer at the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, will offer a presentation on the role law has played in boosting Chinese stock market. In just over two decades China has developed a stock market that is now one of the biggest in the world. This seems to be another counterexample to the significance of law in economic development. A close examination however reveals that law has actually played a crucial role in the growth of China's stock market and the continuing growth depends on the further improvement of the law.
Price: Attendance is free but registration is required. To register please visit http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/
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