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• ANJeL International Conference in July 2007

 

ANJeL hosted its fifth annual international conference on Japanese Law at the Australian National University, Canberra from the evening of Thursday, 5 July, until Friday, 6 July 2007. The theme of the conference was "Japanese Law after Recession and Reform: Once was Lost, Now is Found". The ANJeL conference looked at topics including lay participation in the judicial systems of Japan and Australia. The schedule was as provided below.

 

Tying in with the ANJeL conference was the fifteenth biennial Japanese Studies Association of Australia (JSAA) conference, which was also held at the ANU campus from 1-4 July 2007. On 4 July, ANJeL sponsored two law panels within the JSAA conference: 1) Corporate Governance, organised by Luke Nottage 2) Refugee Law, organised by Hitoshi Nasu. (for further information please contact organisers by email)

 

Following the ANJeL Conference, the Asian Law Centre hosted a symposium on Monday July 9, entitled LEGAL EDUCATION IN ASIA. Click here for further information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


DAY 1: KEYNOTE RECEPTION & BOOK LAUNCH

    DATE: Thursday, July 5, 2007

    TIME: 5:30pm - 8:00pm

    KEYNOTE SPEAKER

    BOOK LAUNCH: Trevor Ryan, PhD candidate at the ANU, launched his book "Dear Judge Ichiro" (Zeus Publications).

    VENUE: College of Law Foyer

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Refreshments after keynote speech.

     

DAY 2: ANJeL CONFERENCE: JAPANESE LAW AFTER RECESSION AND REFORM: ONCE WAS LOST, NOW IS FOUND

    • DATE: Friday, July 6, 2007

    • TIME: 9:00am - 5:00pm

    • VENUE: Venue: Sparke Helmore 2

       

SESSION 1: Lay participation in Australian and Japanese Justice #1

    (Chair: Kent Anderson, ANU)

    • TIME: 9:00am - 10:30am

     

SESSION 2: Lay participation in Australian and Japanese Justice #2

    (Chair: Leon Wolff, Japan Foundation Research Fellow)

    • TIME: 11:00am - 12:30pm

SESSION 3: Concluding Perspectives: Is Japanese Law Lost or Found?

    (Chair: Stacey Steele , UMelb)

    • TIME: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

     



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