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International Visiting Scholar Program

Spring 2008 International Visiting Scholars

 

Ms. Victoria Erekpitan Kalu
Benin City, Nigeria
September 2007 – May 2008

Ms. Kalu is an assistant professor at the University of Benin in Nigeria

Research Area: Human Trafficking, Human Rights in International Law.

Project Title: Community-based Interventions for Effective Enforcement of International Laws on Trafficking.

 This Scholar is supported by the Fulbright Commission

Ms. Obianuju Ezejiofor
Nigeria
April 2008 – January 2009

Ms. Ezejiofor is a Research Officer in the legal department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Research Area: International Arbitration

Project Title: Applicable laws in the arbitration of state contracts and labyrinthine issues

 

Mr. Kyubeom Hwang
Seoul, Korea
March 2007 - April 2008

Mr. Hwang is a Representative Partner of H&L Partners, Adjunct Professor of Judicial Research and Training Institute in Korea, and a Mediator of Seoul Western District Court.

Research Area: Comparative Environmental Law.

Project Title: A Ripple Impact of Vanishing Wetlands: Ecological, Economic, and Legal Controversies on the Saemangeum Case Decided by the Supreme Court of Korea

Mr. Jihyun Kang
Chungcheongbuk-Do, Korea
August 2007 - February 2008
b Mr. Kang is a Judge at the Jecheon Branch Court in South Korea.

Research Area: Corporate Law and Class Action Lawsuits.
Project Title: Securities Related Class Action Lawsuits in the US.
 

Mr. Hiroki Kunii
Japan
October 2007 – March 2008

Mr. Kunii is an Public Prosecutor in the Japanese Ministry of Justice.

Research Area: Criminal law, the Crime of Bribery.

Project Title: Investigation and Prosecution of Bribery of Foreign Officials in the United States.

This scholar is supported by the Embassy of Japan.

Mr. Suguru Kuriki
Japan
September 2007 – February 2008

Mr. Kuriki is a Public Prosecutor in the Japanese Ministry of Justice.

Research Area: Criminal law, Perjury.

Project Title: Investigation and Prosecution of Perjury and Obstraction of Justice in the United States.

This scholar is supported by the Embassy of Japan.

  Mr. Han Gil Lee
Korea
August 2006 - February 2008

Mr. Lee is the Director General of the Legislative Counseling Office, National Assembly of Korea.

Research Area: Immigration Law.
Project Title: A Study on the Immigration Inspection System in U.S. as Compared with Korea.
Mr. Wei Min Lu
Shanghai, China
August - December 2007

Mr. Lu is the Chief Judge of the Intellectual Property Division of the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Shanghai, China.

Research Area: Intellectual Property.
Project Title: Comparative Research of the U.S. and Chinese Trademark Systems.

This Scholar is supported by the American International Education Foundation (AIEF).
Ms. Bokyung Mun
Suwon, Korea
August 2007 - February 2008

Ms. Mun is a Judge at the Suwon District Court in Korea.

Research Area: Civil Procedure.
Project Title: ADR and the Question of Proof in Medical Malpractice Suits.
Ms. Safak Evran Topuzkanamis
Turkey
September 2007 - July 2008

Ms. Topuzkanamis is a Research Assistant at the Dokuz Eylul University (DEU)

Research Area: Constitutional Law. Project Title: Citizenship
Mr. Yongmo Yim
Seoul, Korea
August 2007 - June 2008

Mr. Yim is a professor at the Training Institute for Court Officials in Gyeonggido, Korea.

Research Area: Deposit Systems and Corporation Registration Systems.
Project Title: Deposit Systems and Corporation Registration Systems in the US.
  Ms. Laura Zagrebelsky
Italy
September 2007 - August 2008

Ms. Zagrebelsky is a PhD Candidate at the London School of Economics.

Research Area: Gender and Multiculturalism.
Project Title: The Paradox of Multicultural Vulnerability in the European Family Law.
Ms. Yan Zhou
Chongqing, China
September 2007 - August 2008

Ms. Zhou is Associate Professor at Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, China.

Research Area: Health Law and Intellectual Property.
Project Title: Issues Related with the Application of Gene Technique in Life Sciences.

This scholar is supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC).

 

 
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