Dates:

5-6 February 2010

Venue:

The University of Hong Kong

Organizers:

CRN East Asian Law and Society (Law and Society Association) and Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong

We invite proposals for papers and panels that are related to the conference theme (Changing Socio-Legal Landscapes in East Asia: Common Trends and Local Variations) or fall within any of the following streams on East Asian law and society:

• Legal Education and Training
• Legal and Quasi-legal Professions
• Dispute Resolution and Civil Litigation
• Lay Participation and Other Forms of Democratic Justice
• Gender in Law
• Criminal Justice
• Constitutional Law.

Any papers or panels related to the conference theme (Changing Socio-Legal Landscapes in East Asia: Common Trends and Local Variations) are welcome, whether or not falling under any of the above-listed streams.

Timeline

Proposal Submission

All paper or panel proposals must be in English and sent by email to:

Professor Hiroshi Fukurai　(University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.A.)

Email: hfukurai@ucsc.edu

not later than 30 September 2009 (US California time)

with the following details:

A. Paper Proposal

• Title of the paper;
• An abstract of not more than 300 words*
• Presenter’s details:
• Full name;
• Title (Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss);
• Affiliation;
• Email address; and
• Postal address.

B. Panel Proposal

• Title of the panel;
• A brief description of the panel in not more than 300 words;
• Title of each paper (each panel must have three to four papers and the presenters in the panel must be from more than one jurisdiction/country);
• Abstract of each paper (in not more than 300 words each)*;
• Each presenter’s details:
• Full name;
• Title (Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss);
• Affiliation;
• Email address; and
• Postal address.

Normal registration fee: HK$1,000

Full-time students: HK$500

Country B/C˚: waived

Academic staff of Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong: waived

^ Registration Fee covers: coffee breaks, reception and one copy of the Conference Program.  It does not include lunch, dinner, social events or accommodation costs.

˚ Participants from any of the countries listed as Category B or C in the Law and Society Association’s web page (http://www.lawandsociety.org/memb/country_list.htm) will be waived registration fee payment.

There will be details about the registration procedure in this website in due course.

Accommodation is to be arranged by participants at their own costs.

Conference organizers have contacted and arranged for the hotels listed below to provide conference rates.  Both hotels are within 15-20 minutes (on foot) or 5 minutes (by car) from the University of Hong Kong where the conference is to be held.

(1) Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong

Address: 167 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong

Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-rooms/hkgcy-courtyard-hong-kong/

 Room rates:

 Deluxe king size bed (without breakfast) - HK$650

 Deluxe king size bed (with buffet breakfast for one guest) – HK$750

 Deluxe king size bed (with buffet breakfast for two guests) – HK$850

 Deluxe harbour view king / twin bed room (without breakfast) – HK$850

 Deluxe harbour view king / twin bed room (with buffet breakfast for one guest) – HK$950

 Deluxe harbour view king / twin bed room (with buffet breakfast for two guests) – HK$1,050

 Internet access charge (for reference only):

 HK$60 (per hour) / HK$120 (per day) / HK$600 (per week)

To make booking at any of the above room rates, please complete the Hotel Reservation Form (Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong) and send it to the hotel on or before 14 January 2010 (Hong Kong time) by fax or email as per instructions on the Form.

(2) Island Pacific Hotel

Address: 152 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong

Website: http://www.sino-hotels.com/Island_Pacific_Hotel/en/default.aspx

 Room rates (revised on 18 September 2009):

 Superior side harbour view king / twin bed room (without breakfast) – HK$590

 Superior side harbour view king / twin bed room (with buffet breakfast for one guest) – HK$680

 Superior side harbour view king / twin bed room (with buffet breakfast for two guests) – HK$770

 Deluxe full harbour view king / twin bed room (without breakfast) – HK$790

 Deluxe full harbour view king / twin bed room (with buffet breakfast for one guest) – HK$880

 Deluxe full harbour view king / twin bed room (with buffet breakfast for two guests) – HK$970

 Internet access charge (for reference only):

 HK$30 (60 consecutive minutes) / HK$120 (24 consecutive hours) / HK$300 (7 consecutive days)

To make booking at any of the above room rates, please complete the Booking Form (Island Pacific Hotel) and send it to the hotel on or before 14 January 2010 (Hong Kong time) by fax or email as per instructions on the Form.

4 February 2010 (Thursday)

2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Logistics & Social Events Sub-Committee Meeting

5 February 2010 (Friday)

9:30 a.m. - 11: 30 a.m.

Opening Session

• Opening Ceremony (CRN33 Representative(s) and Dean of HKU Faculty of Law)
• Keynote speeches
• Professor Johannes Chan, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Professor Zhenmin Wang, Dean, Tsinghua University, School of Law, China
• Professor Malcolm Feeley, former President of LSA, USA

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Lunch

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Reception

6 February 2010 (Saturday)

9:30 a.m. - 11: 30 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Lunch

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Concluding Session

• Keynote speech
• Closing Ceremony (CRN33 Representative(s))

4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Planning Committee Meeting

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Farewell Dinner (at participants’ own costs)

7 February 2010 (Sunday)

A.M. / P.M.

Social Events (at participants’ own costs; to be advised)