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International Visiting Scholar Program

Spring 2008 International Visitors

Fall 2007 International Visitors

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).
Dr. Yundong Chen
Kunming, China
December 2006- December 2007

Dr. Chen is Dean of Yunnan University Law School, China.

Research Area: International Economic Law, Free Trade in China.

Project Title: Legal Study on Free Trade in China.

This Scholar is supported by the Fulbright Commission.
Ms. Ling Qian He
Shanghai, China
August - December 2007

Ms. He is an Official in the Science and Technology Division of the Shanghai Municipal Agricultural Commission in Shanghai, China.

Research Area: Intellectual property protection in international trade.

This Scholar is supported by the American International Education Foundation (AIEF).
Mr. Xian Jun Huang
Shanghai, China
August - December 2007

Mr. Huang is the Section Chief of the Shanghai Development and Reform Commission in Shanghai, China.

Research Area: Intellectual Property Law.
Project Title: How to Strengthen the IPR Work of Chinese Companies in order to Improve their Competitiveness.

This Scholar is supported by the American International Education Foundation (AIEF).
 
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.
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 and 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.
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.
Ms. Anoosh Khan
Peshawar, Pakistan
August - December 2007

Ms. Khan is a Lecturer in the Department of Gender Studies at the University of Peshawar in Pakistan.

Research Area: Gender and Human Rights.
Project Title: Issues in Human Rights and Gender.

This Scholar is supported by the AU WCL Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Mr. Suguru Kuriki
Japan
September - December 2007

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. Hiroki Kunii
Japan
October - December 2007

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. 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. Elena Neznamova
Moscow, Russia
October 2007 - December 2007

Ms. Neznamova is an Associate Professor at the Russian Academy of Public Administration in Moscow.

Research Area: Local Government Law.
Project Title: Promoting Democracy Trough Citizenship Participation in Local Government.
Mr. Simon Ramirez Guerra
Santiago, Chile
July 2007 - January 2008
Mr. Ramirez is a Supervising Senior Tax advisor at KPMG in Santiago, Chile.

Research Area: Procedure and Evidence law.
Project Title: Dipping into the American Supreme Court: Organization, Framework and Function.
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.
Mr. Kairen Zhou
Shanghai, China
August - December 2007

Mr. Zhou is an Economic Crime Investigation Officer at the Shanghai Public Security Bureau in China.

Research Area: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Money Laundering.
Project Title: The Differences of the IPR Protection and Punishment between U.S. and China.

This Scholar is supported by the American International Education Foundation (AIEF).
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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