A forum will begin at 1 p.m. in the law school’s Faculty Conference Room where the four visiting scholars and one sitting Chinese judge will present their research, according to an IU news release.
Immediately following the forum, a ceremony dedicating the new Academy for the Study of Chinese Law and Comparative Judicial Systems will commence.
The academy is part of a partnership between IU and China University of Political Science and Law and was established to further nurture lecture and research exchanges between both ?universities.
“The CUPL is widely considered China’s premier law school with some of the most esteemed faculty and students you’ll find,” Austen Parrish, dean of the Maurer School of Law, said in the release. “The Academy for the Study of Chinese Law and Comparative Judicial Systems will enhance our reputation for preparing lawyers to be a part of the global marketplace and provide wonderful opportunities for exchanges.”
Currently, the Maurer School of Law and the CUPL have a one-semester exchange program. IU law students may study at either of CUPL’s two Beijing campuses, according to the ?University.
Professor Thomas Man , one of the visiting scholars, graduated from Maurer School of Law in 1997. He now serves as one of China’s leading foreign legal advisers and has had considerable influence in the creation of the academy, Parrish said in the release.
“This new academy strengthens the bond between the Maurer School of Law and the China University of Political Science and Law, and it will offer students and faculty alike significant opportunities to develop international legal skills,” Man said in the release. “I could not be happier to see this exchange develop or more excited for the future.”
Joseph Hoffmann, Maurer School of Law professor, was also instrumental in creating the academy, according to the University.
Kathrine Schulze
