The East Asian Legal Studies Center, established in 1990, continues the Law School's long history of involvement in international and comparative law with a variety of programs and activities related to the people and academic institutions of East and Southeast Asia. The Center formalizes and expands the Law School's academic interactions with universities, government ministries, and the private sector.

       

Announcement: 

We want to announce  the retirement in July 2009 of Ms. Ethel Pellett from her work at the Law School.  You who have worked with Ms. Pellett, either as students or visitors (or both), know how instrumental she has been in helping students achieve their academic goals here at the Law School, helping visitors deal with the details of their stays here, and helping all to find answers to questions, all with exceeding grace and cordiality!  It is an understatement to say that the people at the Center and the whole Law School will miss her!  We hope that you will take a moment to send her your good wishes; her email address is epellett@wisc.edu.  We think she would love to hear from you!

The Center's activities feature:

• Professional Programs and Outreach

• Activities of Special Interest to J.D. Students:
  

  summer internships, travel research grant programs, short programs, and part-time jobs at the Law School (specifically "writing tutors" and discussion leaders for the Master of Legal Institutions students who are taking J.D. courses)      

• Course development and library enhancement

• Scholarly exchanges, and
  
  
• Advanced law studies through the Law School's Graduate Programs

• For current students   

• Letter to those from Thailand interested in a master's degree in law
• Alumni page
  

The Center assists the Graduate Programs of the Law School by supporting activities of the LLM-Legal Institutions (previously titled "MLI"), LLM, and SJD programs.  Information about these programs, including the master's program specifically for international students, is on the Law School's Graduate Programs website. Pictured about is Legal Institutions student Li Linghua (Raphael).

Publications

• Annual Newsletters
• Articles by Center personnel 
• Center brochure
        (The Center's previous brochure is still available.)
• Annual report for 2007
• "The Asian Connection," from the Gargoyle (Law School alumni magazine), Spring 2006 issue, pp. 24-29. 

Center Personnel

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  

The Center's director, Professor Charles Irish, was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree by Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. (Professor Irish is shown pictured with Professor Matsuura, Nagoya University, and Professor Dr. Anan, Thammasat University.)

            

The Center is proud to announce that its vice-director, Professor John Ohnesorge, was named Co-Director of the University's new China Initiative.

Past programs:
UW-Nanjing Program in Intellectual Property Management:  "From the Lab to the Market"
Oct. 17-18, 2008

Conference on Law and Democratization in Taiwan and South Korea

Affiliate Links

• International Law Website (IELW), a professional and academic website provided by University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing. Wisconsin
  

• International Corporate Governance Initiative (WICGI)
  Past WICGI conference: information and photos: Conference, Sept. 27-28, 2007

Contact Information:

EAST ASIAN LEGAL STUDIES CENTER
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, Wisconsin [WI] 53706-1399  U.S.A
fax: (1) 608-265-2253
telephone: (1) 608-262-9120
ealsc@law.wisc.edu/ealsc

 
The students taking Legal Sources, a required course for students in the Legal Institutions course-based master's program. Photo taken at the UW Law School, fall 2008.
(See "advanced law studies" link for more information about the Legal Institutions program.)