Date: 13-14Jan 2017 Organizers: Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong Women’s Coalition on Equal Opportunities Co...
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Conference and Seminars, Public and Comparative
2017/03/07 Engaged Buddhism – Buddhist’s participation in politics and civic movement
Date:07Mar 2017 The concept of Engaged Buddhism has been proposed by the renowned Vietnamese Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. He encourages Buddhist to apply...
Conference and Seminars, Public and Comparative
2017/03/28 HP Lee: Asian Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective
Date: 28Mar 2017 The judiciary – lacking the power of the sword or the purse string – is nevertheless viewed as the bedrock of constitutional rule in...
Conference and Seminars, Court and Judiciary, Equality and Discrimination, Family Law, Public and Comparative
2017/04/07 R James Williams: Judging, Diversity and Sensitivity in Family Law – One Judge’s Views
Date: 07Apr 2017 How can courts and Judges respond to these concerns? What is the role of Case Management in addressing these concerns? The Honourable R. James Williams...
Conference and Seminars, Family Law, Public and Comparative
2017/03/30 R James Williams: Case Management and Family Law
Date: 30Mar 2017 A wide variety of reports have identified problems with private family law process as including (1) cost; (2) complexity; (3) divisiveness; (4) legal...
Conference and Seminars, Public and Comparative
2017/04/11 Simon Thorley QC: National Intellectual Property Rights in a Global Economy
Date:11Apr 2017 Most intellectual property (IP) rights are granted on a national basis even though the basis for granting them arises out of international treaties. Most...
Conference and Seminars, Equality and Discrimination, Human Rights, International and Comparative law, Rights Talk
2017/04/12 Lech Garlicki: Religion, Dress-Codes and Cultural Sensitivities
Date: 12Apr 2017 Freedom of religion, encompassing also freedom to manifest religious affiliation in public, constitutes one of the most respected human rights. At the...
Human Rights, Other Public Lectures, Public and Comparative, Rights Talk
2017/05/31 Michel Forst: Promoting Human Rights in a Changing World
Date:31May 2017 Promoting Human Rights in a Changing World: Threats, Challenges and Opportunities On the occasion of a working visit to South East Asia, Michel Forst...
Book Talk, Public and Comparative
2017/07/03 Yaniv Roznai: Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments
Date:03Jul 2017 Can constitutional amendments be unconstitutional? This book analyses the trend in global constitutionalism to impose substantive limits on formal...
Hochelaga Lecture, Public and Comparative
2017/07/17 Luke Nottage: Investment Treaty Arbitration Claims over Tobacco Packaging Regulation
Date:17Jul 2017 Investment Treaty Arbitration Claims over Tobacco Packaging Regulation: Running out of Puff? In 2015 an arbitral tribunal unanimously rejected the claim...