The Centre for Asian Legal Studies launches new Virtual Roundtables on Asian Law series.

The NUS Law Centre for Asian Legal Studies launches new Virtual Roundtables on Asian Law series.
Socially distant, intellectually connected.

Introducing Virtual Roundtables on Asian Law: a new online series by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS). As social gatherings, physical classes, and in-person seminars are put on hold, the loss of human interaction has been one of the most difficult aspects of our collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the current disruption is also an opportunity and a call to adapt, to make our programmes more accessible, engaging, and flexible. The series is CALS’ response to this call.

This Virtual Roundtables series will bring together legal experts to share critical perspectives on topical issues on law in Asia in an online interactive format.

As CALS Director, Associate Professor Jaclyn Neo, put it, “With the closing of borders due to the outbreak, it might, at times, seem that our world is being drawn further apart. However, we have at our disposal today the technology to counteract these centrifugal forces and to remain intellectually connected. This is why CALS is launching this series as its primary online platform to host pivotal discussions on law in Asia. It is part of CALS’ continuing efforts to be even more resilient in supporting academic research and expanding our collaborative networks on Asian law in the face of global disruptions.”
The series aims to connect academics, public officers, members of civil society, and legal practitioners from anywhere in the world who are interested in gaining deeper knowledge of Asian approaches to various legal issues. The first set of roundtables will focus on selected issues arising from Asian responses to the COVID-19 outbreak. Three roundtable sessions have been scheduled thus far.

#1 COVID-19 and Constitutionalism in Asia: Executive Power in a Time of Crisis

Date: 27 May 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 10AM (SGT) (75 minutes session)
Speakers:
1. Kevin Tan (National University of Singapore);
2. Yeh Jiunn-rong (National Taiwan University and former Minister of Education);
3. Melissa Crouch (University of New South Wales); and
4. Aparna Chandra (National Law University, Delhi).
Register here: https://bit.ly/2yQrrrI

#2 COVID-19 and Central-Local Relations in Asia: Coming Together or Coming Apart?

Date: 15 June 2020 (Monday)
Time: 11AM (SGT) (75 minutes session)
Speakers:
1. Dian Shah (National University of Singapore);
2. Andrew Harding (National University of Singapore);
3. Arun Thiruvengadam (Azim Premji University); and
4. Cora Chan (Hong Kong University).

#3 COVID-19 and Climate Change in Asia: Opportunity or Red Herring? (in collaboration with
APCEL)

Date: 1 July 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 11AM (SGT) (75 minutes session)
Speakers:
1. Jolene Lin (National University of Singapore);
2. Linda Yanti Sulistiawati (Universitas Gadjah Mada);
3. Ipshita Chaturvedi (C&C Advisors);
4. Angel Hsu (Yale-NUS).

(Registration details to follow for the subsequent roundtables.)

Further roundtables are being planned, some in collaboration with other research centres at NUS Law. More details of upcoming events can be found here: https://law.nus.edu.sg/cals/virtual-roundtables-on-asian-law/