Featured Speakers: Takumi Sato, attorney in the Silicon Valley office of TMI Associates and Adjunct Professor David Makman Date/Time: Monday, October 20, 12:30-1:30 PM Location: 200-640 This will be a presentation on issues relating to controlling shareholders under U.S. Law and Japanese law. We will discuss…
August 28, 2025
Catherine Hu, CEALS Student Fellow Catherine, originally from Taiwan, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems with a minor in Law and Society from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. At Cal Poly, she explored interests in Chinese political culture and technology…
August 27, 2025
Graduates of UC Law SF’s JD and LLM programs practicing in Japan met with administrators in Tokyo for a Fall 2024 luncheon, showcasing how the College’s programs and global partnerships prepare lawyers to navigate complex legal systems and succeed abroad. UC Law SF prepares students for global…
Featured Speaker: Professor Ji Li, University of California, Irvine School of Law Date/Time: Monday, October 13, 12:30-1:30 PM Location: 200-605 In Negotiating Legality, author Ji Li examines how Chinese multinational companies, such as TikTok, are navigating the challenges of the U.S. legal system amidst intensifying U.S.-China…
This year’s Japanese Law Symposium will assess the rights of the Ainu people and examine broader issues of settler colonialism from a comparative perspective. The Ainu are an Indigenous people who live in Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu, as well as in southern Sakhalin and the…
April 8, 2025
On April 2, Hiroshi Fukurai, Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz and former President of the Asian Law and Society Association, gave a presentation on Japan’s effort to outlaw racial inequality in international law at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. His talk explored the impact…
Co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian Legal Studies and the Center for Racial and Economic Justice. Hiroshi Fukurai, Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, and former President of the Asian Law and Society Association, will offer historical insights into Japan’s effort to outlaw…
This project explores the strengthening of US-Japan cooperation in Eurasia, focusing on three key areas: trade and investment, energy security, and environmental protection. The project takes into account the growing geopolitical tensions in the post-COVID-19 world, especially China’s increasing assertiveness through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)…
March 4, 2025
International arbitrator and mediator Sally Harpole presented at a two-day conference on “Alternative Dispute Resolution: Disseminating International Mediation in Asia and the Pacific Region” held in Tokyo in February. The conference was organized by the Asia Development Bank and supported by UNCITRAL and Japan’s Ministry of Justice. Her presentation…
In the United States, the patent system is in the constitution and is grounded in the individual’s right to intellectual property. Specifically, we have patents in order to” promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to…
February 20, 2025
At the Association of American f Law Schools Annual Meeting in San Francisco, members of the Section on East Asian Law and Society elected CEALS Director Keith Hand to serve as Executive Committee Secretary for 2025. He joins Margaret Lewis (Section Chair) and Trang…
e The Center for East Asian Legal Studies (CEALS) proudly presents: Abstract: In this talk, I will pose the provocative question of whether America is now acting like China in its attempt to curb China’s technological rise. Amid the escalating Sino-U.S. tech war, the United States has built…