ANNOUNCEMENT:
PROGRAM ON
COMPARATIVE EAST ASIAN FOOD SAFETY
LAW AND GOVERNANCE
1 WEEK; 1 CREDIT of Directed
Research
May 17 to May 25, 2010
AT
HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, SAPPORO, JAPAN
With the
rise of globally distributed food products, comparative food safety law is a
growing area of concern. This course
will explore evolving concepts of food safety as implemented through domestic
regulatory programs in the United States, China, and Japan. Readings will focus on new developments in
food safety regulation in each of these areas, as well as some aspects of
public-private governance.
Program
Information:
·
Professor
Stephanie Tai of the UW Law School will teach a class entitled Explorations
in East Asian Food Safety Law and Governance with UW Law School students
and law students from the Hokkaido University.
·
All
instruction is in English.
·
Open
to current 1L and 2L students.
·
Opportunities
for cultural and social exchanges with Japanese students.
·
Side
trips to agencies charged with food safety protection in Hokkaido are being
planned.
·
1
credit of Direct Reading (Law 990).
·
The
cost per student is estimated to be about $2200; participating students will
receive $1400 from the East Asian Legal Studies Center.
·
The
program is limited to 8 UW J.D. students.
·
You
will need a passport to participate in this program.
Participating
UW LS students are required to complete a reaction paper evaluating the
experience and comparing three articles (5 pages), due Friday, August 20, 2010.
TO APPLY: Put together an application packet
made up of:
1) a cover letter, addressed to Prof. Tai, explaining why
you would like to participate in the program;
2) an unofficial transcript (request this to be sent to you
by email; go to your MyUW website for information; then forward the transcript
to the EALSC); and
3) a c.v. or resume
Send your
application packet by attachment to Susan Katcher, the associate director of
the East Asian Legal Studies Center, skatcher@wisc.edu,
by or before Thursday, March 25, 2010.
Alternatively,
put the documents in a large envelope and put in the mailbox of the East Asian
Legal Studies Center by or before the deadline. (The mailbox is near room 5106,
by the Law School main office.)
If you have
any questions, contact Prof. Tai or the East Asian Legal Studies Center c/o the
associate director at skatcher@wisc.edu.
Deadline for application is
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010, 4 P.M.
Proposed
Schedule
May 17 (M) Arrive in Sapporo, Japan (location of
Hokkaido University)
May 18 (T)
May 19 (W)
May 20 (Th)
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Class (3 hrs.)
May 21 (F)
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Class (3 hrs.)
May 23 (Su) Possible
field trip (excursion) over Saturday and Sunday
May 24 (M) 10 a.m.
- 11:30 Class (1
1/2 hr)
1:00 - 4:00
Visit
to food safety agency (3 hrs.)
May 25 (T) 10
a.m. - 11:00 Wrap
up class (1 1/2 hr)
11:00
a.m. Closing
Ceremony & Farewell Lunch
Departure
Submitted by roomreservations, roomreservations@law.wisc.edu on March 15, 2010
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