National Fellows Webinar

This event is free to attend. Open to Fellows and nominees only. 

11:00am PT / 12:00pm MT / 1:00pm CT / 2:00pm ET

“The Legal Profession and the Rule of Law in Asia”

Challenges to the rule of law in the U.S. resonate with urgent debates about the role of law and lawyers worldwide. This webinar will explore these issues through an international lens, drawing on cutting-edge empirical research from American Bar Foundation experts and their collaborators. A panel of leading scholars will offer in-depth insights into the lawyers, courts, and legal systems of China, Singapore, and India, examining both the challenges and the possibilities of practicing law and pursuing justice within these diverse regimes. From the struggles of China’s criminal defense and human rights lawyers, to the disproportionate influence of favored advocates in India’s Supreme Court, to the impact of authoritarian politics on Singapore law, panelists will explore how lawyers across Asia serve their clients, fight for basic freedoms, and hold governments accountable. This webinar will also look at the many, contested meanings of “the rule of law” — and the complexities of defining and measuring this fraught concept across widely differing legal cultures.

Featuring:

Terence Halliday
Research Professor Emeritus, American Bar Foundation;
Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University; Honorary Professor, Australian National University

Jothie Rajah
Research Professor, American Bar Foundation 

Sital Kalantry
Director, RoundGlass India Center;
Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law

Moderated by:

David K.Y. Tang
ABF Visionary Fellow;
Partner, K&L Gates