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SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Re-accredited by NAAC with “A” Grade

SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, PUNE

hosts

2017 GLOBAL LAW DEANS’ FORUM

November 7th - 9th, 2017

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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INDEX

Welcome ……………………….…………………………………..……….………………………. 3.

Partners ………………………………………………………………….………………………….. 4.

Agenda ………………………………………………………………….……..……………………. 6.

Small Groups ………………………………………………………………………………………. 11.

Small Group Questions & Templates ………………………………………………………….. 15.

Regional Law Deans’ Forum Host 2016-2017 ………………………………………………... 18.

Singapore Declaration on Global Standards & Outcomes of a Legal Education ……… 19.

Madrid Protocol on the Principles of Evaluation of Legal Education …………….……… 21.

Judicial Standards of a Legal Education ……………………………………………………… 22.

Evaluation, Assessment and Certification Program ………………………………….…….. 24.

Self-Assessment Template …………………………………………………………….………… 26.

Governing Board Attendees ………………………………………………………….…………. 30.

Judicial Attendees ………………………………………………………………………………… 33.

Symbiosis Law School Guest Speakers ………………………………………………………. 37.

Symbiosis- IALS Lifetime Achievement Awardees …………………………………………. 42.

Symbiosis Law School, Pune Special Attendees …………………………………………… 45.

Attendees …………………………………………………………………………………………… 49.

Secretariat ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 62.

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WELCOME On behalf of our General Secretary/Treasurer, Dean Barbara Holden Smith and all the members of the International Association of Law Schools‟ Board of Governors, we want to welcome each and every one of you to our 2017 Global Law Deans‟ Forum. This is our third biennial meeting where law school leaders from around the world gather together to discuss and formulate new strategies to improve legal education globally. We warmly welcome all the familiar faces from these many years – welcome and thank you for your continued engagement in advancing the cause of legal education globally. For those who are new, a special warm welcome from our community. Please meet your colleagues from around the world. We look forward to working with you in this challenging and engaging effort. The IALS is a volunteer service association of more than 170 law schools and departments from over 55 countries representing more than 7,500 law faculty members. One of our primary missions is the improvement of law schools and conditions of legal education throughout the world by learning from each other. Our Global Deans‟ Forum builds on the work from the prior two years of Regional Deans‟ workshops. The Association has for these past two years engaged in an intense discussion with our deans, faculty and education professionals as well as research organizations to help define the parameters of a global legal education which honors and is responsive to the unique context of each member institution. The Global meeting is a special occasion when all of our community has an opportunity to get together to meet, engage and discuss. This meeting continues our exploration for the essential elements of a legal education. Our theme this year focuses on building the framework for developing standards and evaluations of them from a law school leader‟s perspective We are developing a consensus as to what and how we teach, how that should be evaluated for doctrinal areas of law, and how we can involve other stake holders, especially the judiciary, in improving legal education for the 21

stCentury.

A heartfelt thank you to Symbiosis Law School for so graciously hosting our 3

rd Global Law Deans‟

Forum. Special thanks to Chancellor Dr. S.B. Mujumdar, Pro Chancellor Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Vice-Chancellor Dr. Rajani Gupte of the Symbiosis International University, and Dean Dr. Shashikala Gurpur, her wonderful faculty, staff and students for all the fine arrangements they have made to make our participation in the meeting so memorable. Their thoughtfulness and professionalism proudly demonstrate effectiveness of the legal education at Symbiosis Law School, Pune. We hope you will take the opportunity in the next few days to renew old friendships, but also to make new friends. It is the commitment of our Association to foster the interaction amongst the world‟s legal education leaders, and by learning from each other to guide the future of legal education globally.

Francis S.L. Wang President/Chairman International Association of Law Schools Dean Emeritus, Soochow University, Kenneth Wang School of Law China

Barbara Holden-Smith General Secretary/Treasurer International Association of Law Schools

Vice-Dean, Cornell Law School United State of America

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PARTNERS

Adv. Ram Jethmalani,

Member of Parliament,

Professor Emeritus, SIU

Prof. (Dr.) M. I Baig

Director

Symbiosis Law

School, Hyderabad

Prof. (Dr.) C. J.

Rawandale

Director

Symbiosis Law

School, Noida

Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh

Vice-Chancellor

National Law

University, Delhi

Prof. (Dr.) Purvi

Pokhariyal

Director and Dean,

Faculty of Law

Institute of Law,

Nirma University,

Gujarat

Prof. (Dr.) Kiran

Gardner

Director and Dean

Galgotias

University, Greater

Noida

Mr. Mohan Ramaswamy

Managing Director LexisNexis

THE RAM JETHMALANI

FOUNDATION

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Mr. Ajatshatru Sharma

General Manager Trident Group

Prof. (Dr.) C. Raj

Kumar

Founding Vice-

Chancellor and Dean

O P Jindal

Global Law School,

Sonipat, India

Prof. (Dr.) Paramjit S.

Jaswal

Vice-Chancellor

Rajiv Gandhi

National University

of Law, Patiala

Prof. (Dr.)

Shanthakumar

Dean, Academics &

Dean, School of Law

G D Goenka

University,

Gurugram, India

Mr. Ravi

Oxford World

School, Kharadi,

Pune

Mr. PrithvirajGulabrao

Patil

Founder &Chairman

Gulabrao Patil

Charitable Trust,

Maharashtra

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AGENDA

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 17:30 Buses from Hotels to Dinner

(Crowne Plaza, Grand Sheraton, Hyatt, Ibis) 18:00 Meeting Check-In

The Westin Pune Koregaon Park 36/3-B, Koregaon Park Annexe, Mundhwa Road, Ghorpadi, Pune, 411001, Maharashtra

18:30 Reception and Welcome Dinner

Hosted by the International Association of Law Schools IALS Welcome:

Francis SL Wang, Dean Emeritus, Soochow University, Kenneth Wang School of Law, China and IALS President/Chairman

Speakers:

Dr. S B Mujumdar, Chancellor, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India

Adv. Ram Jethmalani, Professor Emeritus, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India

Special Guests:

Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro-Chancellor, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India

Dr Rajani Gupte, Vice-Chancellor, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India

The Westin Pune Koregaon Park 36/3-B, Koregaon Park Annexe, Mundhwa Road, Ghorpadi, Pune, 411001, Maharashtra, India

20:30 Buses from Dinner to Hotels

(Crowne Plaza, Grand Sheraton, Hyatt, Ibis)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH 8:00 Buses from Hotels to SLSP Campus

(Crowne Plaza, Grand Sheraton, Hyatt, Ibis, Westin) 8:30

Meeting Check-In, Available All Day Location: Symbiosis Law School, Pune

Open All Day Prayer Room

Faith Room, Symbiosis Law School, Pune

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9:00 – 9:45 Welcome

Symbiosis Film (7 minutes) Lighting of the Lamp by all Dignitaries (2 minutes) Musical Welcome, with short hyme and flute recital

Prof. Asawari Abhyankar (2 minutes)

Dr. C A Gurudath (5minutes) Welcome:

Dr. Shashikala Gurpur, Director and Dean, Symbiosis Law School and SIU, Pune, India

Francis SL Wang, Dean Emeritus, Soochow University, Kenneth Wang School of Law, China and IALS President/Chairman

Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Multipurpose Hall, 1st Floor

9:45 – 11:00 #1 Plenary Session

Strategizing Towards a 21st

Century Globalized Legal Education Chair:

Barbara Holden-Smith, Vice-Dean, Cornell Law School, United States and IALS General Secretary/Treasurer

Co-Chair:

Prof. (Dr.) N R Madhava Menon, Professor, IBA Chair on Continuing Legal Education at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore

Panelists:

Luis GabrielFranceschi, Dean, Strathmore University, Strathmore Law School, Kenya and IALS Board Member

LetlhokwaGeorgeMpedi, Executive Dean, University of Johannesburg, Faculty of Law, South Africa

GiuseppeNesi, Dean, University of Trento, Faculty of Law, Italy

MichaelPeil, Vice Dean, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, School of Law, Bhutan

George Williams, Dean, University of New South Wales, Law, Australia

Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Multipurpose Hall, 1st Floor

11:00 – 11:15 Group Photo

VIP Entrance, Symbiosis Law School, Pune 11:15 – 11:30 Break(Inaugural of Law Carnival by Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro-Chancellor,

SIU) Symbiosis Law School, Pune

11:30 – 12:30 Small Group Breakout Discussions on 1

st Plenary Session

Presentation – Introduction of Logic Model:

Patricia O'Sullivan, Director of Medical Education, University of California, San Francisco Medical School, United States

Questions:

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See Questions & Template on page 15 – 17

Small Group Breakout Rooms: refer to pages 11 – 14of the Program for your Group

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch& Law Carnival Corner along with de-stressing Activities

Speakers:

Dr. Purvi Pokhariyal, Director and Dean, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Gujarat, India

Dr. Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National University, Punjab, India

Dr. G. S. Bajpai, Registrar, National Law University, Delhi, India Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Dome Area, Ground Floor

14:00 – 15:00 #2 Plenary Session

Mapping Towards a Certification Program Video Welcome:

Simon Chesterman,Dean, National University of Singapore, School of Law, Singapore

Chair:

Mary Kay Kane, Chancellor and Dean Emeritus, UC Hastings College of the Law, United States and IALS Board Member and Chair of the Emeritus Council

Panelists:

PenelopeAndrews, Dean, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Law, South Africa

JavierdeCendra de Larragan, Dean, IE University, Law School, Spain

JoanHowland, Professor of Law and Associate Dean, University of Minnesota, United States

EleanorWong,Vice Dean, National University of Singapore, School of Law, Singapore

Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Multipurpose Hall, 1st Floor

15:00 – 16:00 Small Group Breakout Discussions on 2

nd Plenary Session

Questions:

See Questions & Template on page 15 – 17

Small Group Breakout Rooms: refer to pages 11 – 14of the Program for your Group

16:15 Buses from SLS Campus to Hotels

(Crowne Plaza, Grand Sheraton, Hyatt, Ibis, Westin)

17:00 Buses from Hotels to SVC Auditorium

(Crowne Plaza, Grand Sheraton, Hyatt, Ibis, Westin)

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17:15 – 19:30 Inaugural Function& Chancellor’s Grand Reception Musical Welcome:

Dr C A Gurudath, Dean Academics, Jagran Lake City University, India(7 minutes)

Felicitation of Dignitaries: 8 minutes

International Welcome: (Flag giving ceremony by International Students): 10 minutes

Welcome Speeches:

Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, Chancellor, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India: 10 minutes

Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro Chancellor, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India: 5 minutes

Dr. Rajani Gupte, Vice-Chancellor, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India: 5 minutes

Speakers:

Hon‟ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra,The Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India, (inaugural video address): 10 minutes

Dr. M. VeerappaMoily, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Former Law Minister,Govt.of India (Guest of Honor): 15 minutes

Adv. Ram Jethmalani Professor Emeritus, Symbiosis International University, Member of Parliament, Former Law Minister, Govt. of India, Former Chairman, Bar Council of India (Chief Guest): 15 minutes

Guruvandana:

Honoring 9 distinguished Law Teachers of India with „Symbiosis - IALS Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Legal and Justice Education‟: 20 minutes

Vote of Thanks: Dr Shashikala Gurpur, Dean, Faculty of Law, Symbiosis

International University: 5 minutes

Cultural Showcasing:

SLSP Students & International Students of SIU: 25 minutes Symbiosis – SVC Auditorium, VIP Road, Viman Nagar, Pune

19:45 Dinner

Hosted by the Symbiosis Law School, Pune and Symbiosis International University Dome Area, Symbiosis Law School, Pune

21:30 Buses from Dinner to Hotels

(Crowne Plaza, Grand Sheraton, Hyatt, Ibis, Westin)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH

8:15 Buses from Hotels to SLS Campus

(Crowne Plaza, Grand Sheraton, Hyatt, Ibis, Westin)

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9:00 – 10:00 #3 Plenary Session Judicial Standards of Legal Education Video Welcome:

Hon‟ble Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Daqun Liu, Judge, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former

Yugoslavia, China and Netherlands

Georgina Theodora Wood, Chief Justice Supreme Court of Ghana,

Ghana

Chair:

DiarmuidO'Scannlain, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth District, United States

Panelist:

JohnHedigan, Justice, The High Court of Ireland, Ireland

EstherKitimboKisaakye, Justice, Supreme Court of Uganda, Uganda

Mohan Pieris, Chief Justice, Former Chief Justice & Attorney General Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

EmmanuelUgirashebuja, Honorable Justice, President of the Court, East African Court of Justice Tanzania, Tanzania

EnqianYang, Senior Judge, Civil Trial Section of Suzhou Intermediate Court, China

Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Multipurpose Hall, 1st Floor

10:00 – 10:15 Break

Symbiosis Law School, Pune

10:15 – 11:15 Small Group Breakout Discussion on 3rd

Plenary Session Questions:

See Questions & Template on page 15 – 17

Small Group Breakout Rooms: refer to pages 11 – 14of the Program for your Group

11:15 – 11:45 Conclusion

Dr. Shashikala Gurpur, Director and Dean, Symbiosis Law School and

SIU Pune, India

Francis SL Wang, Dean Emeritus, Soochow University, Kenneth Wang

School of Law, China and IALS President/Chairman

Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Multipurpose Hall, 1st Floor

12:00 Depart to Symbiosis International University Campus, Lavale

Governing Board Attendees to depart for meeting to the Hyatt 13:30 – 15:30 Lunch

Activities:

Presentation by Deans of SIU, Open Interaction, Networking

Campus Tour (Bird‟s eye view)

Convention Hall, Symbiosis International University Campus, Lavale 15:45 Buses from Lunch back to Hotels

(Crowne Plaza, Grand Sheraton, Hyatt, Ibis, Westin)

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SMALL GROUPS

GROUP #1 – CONFERENCE HALL, SLSP, GROUND FLOOR

AbdulkarimAbubakarKana, Nigeria AbebeAlemu, Ethiopia

Roman Dremliuga, Russia ShashikalaGurpur, India

Joan Howland, United States– Chair OktawianNawrot, Poland

Michael Peil, Bhutan– Rapporteur IwanPermadi, Indonesia

AktievaTriTjitrawati, Indonesia

Partners & Special Invitees Dr N R Madhava Menon

Lakshmi Jambholkar

Symbiosis Law School, Pune Asawari Abhyankar

Swapnil Bangali Shirish Kulkarni AtmaramShelke

GROUP #2 – CONFERENCE ROOM, NEAR DOME, SSIS, 3RD FLOOR

Zuhairah Ariff Abd Ghadas, Malaysia Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, Ghana

PrijaDjatmika, Indonesia BarbaraHolden-Smith, United States– Chair

ChristianPangilinan, China PurviPokhariyal, India

Valentina Smorgunova, Russia– Rapporteur Jakub Stelina, Poland

Aifheli Tshivhase, South Africa

Partners & Special Invitees Paramjit S. Jaswal

Bharat Desai

Symbiosis Law School, Pune Bindu Ronald

AbhijitVasmatkar Ashish Deshpande

TruptiRathi AlphonsaNeethu Alex

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GROUP #3 – VIP LOUNGE, SLSP, GROUND FLOOR

Nirmal KantiChakrabarti, India Keru Chen, China

Luis Gabriel Franceschi, Kenya Florence Masajuwa, Nigeria– Rapporteur

Natalia Prisekina, Russia– Chair ManagayReddi, South Africa

MateuszWoinski, Poland Abd GhadasZuhairah Ariff, Malaysia

Partners & Special Invitees

G S Bajpai C.K.N Raja N.L. Mitra

Symbiosis Law School, Pune

S C Hajare Nagesh Sawant

Tokmem Doming VanisreeRamanathan

AmolSapatnekar

GROUP #4 – FACULTY LOUNGE - 1, SLSP, 1ST FLOOR

Abdul RachmadBudiono, Indonesia Srikrishna Deva Rao, India

Mary Kay Kane, United States– Chair Wilfred Konosi, Kenya

Letlhokwa GeorgeMpedi, South Africa Giuseppe Nesi, Italy

Eleanor Wong, Singapore– Rapporteur Laura Young, China

Partners & Special Invitees

DilipUkey S.C. Raina

Symbiosis Law School, Pune

RupalRautdesai Sujata Arya

Yogesh Dharangutti S. S. Shireshi Kritika Singh NehaKapur

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GROUP #5 – FACULTY LOUNGE - 2, SLSP, 2ND FLOOR

PenelopeAndrews, South Africa

GabrielleAppleby, Australia LukeHung-yuChuang, Taiwan

Javierde Cendra de Larragan, Spain– Chair JoyEzeilo, Nigeria

Julio Fontanet, Puerto Rico RatihLestarini, Indonesia

VesselinPopovski, India– Rapporteur

Partners & Special Invitees Purvi Pokhariyal

Sukhwinder Singh Dari

Symbiosis Law School, Pune AparajitaMohanty

SemantiChoudhury SanjitRuhal Garima Pal

UjwalNandekar

GROUP #6 – MOOT COURT HALL, SLSP, 2ND FLOOR

OsamahAlnaimat, Jordan Waheeda Amien, South Africa

Nurul Barizah, Indonesia RicardoIrarrázabal, Chile– Chair

DamalieNaggita-Musoke, Uganda BhaktaPande, India

Olive Sabiiti, Uganda George Williams, Australia– Rapporteur

Partners & Special Invitees

Kiran Gardner Dr. A Jayagovind

Bhavani Prasad Panda

Symbiosis Law School, Pune S R Rawat NidhiTewari Nitin Kumar

KshitijNaikade Saurabh Chandra

AhmarAfaq

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GROUP #7 – CONFERENCE HALL, INTERNATIONAL CELL, SLSP,

2ND FLOOR

Jurgen Brohmer, Australia– Rapporteur ChickundaGurudath, India

Tshepo Herbert Mongalo, South Africa TaslimaMonsoor, Bangladesh– Chair

Adeniyi Olatunbosun, Nigeria Ade Saptomo, Indonesia

SanjeeviShanthakumar, India

Partners & Special Invitees M I Baig

Bharat Desai Vijender Kumar

Symbiosis Law School, Pune

SantoshAghav A K Sreelekha SmitaBangal AdityaKedari

Smita Pandey

GROUP #8 – MULTIPURPOSE HALL, SLSP, 1ST FLOOR

Batema Ndikabona David Akky, Uganda ReynaldoDaway, Philippines

FrancescaFiecconi, Italy John Hedigan, Ireland

EstherKitimboKisaakye, Uganda EvaLuswata Kawuma, Uganda

Mohan Pieris, Sri Lanka Diarmuid O'Scannlain, United States– Chair

EmmanuelUgirashebuja, Rwanda Francis SL Wang, China– Rapporteur

Partners & Special Invitees

C J Rawandale Ishwara Bhat

Durgambini Patel

Symbiosis Law School, Pune Girish Abhyankar RozenaCorreia

Stuti Jain PriyaSondhi

VibhaChaturvedi Sai Prasad

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SMALL GROUP BREAKOUTS QUESTIONS

Membership Questionnaire

In deploying these standards and outcomes, we have canvassed our community to prioritize the challenges we have discussed in our workshops. Below are the top two concerns for Student Experience and Faculty Experience from our survey responses thus far. Student Experience:

1. Student Engagement - Students have a shorter attention span and are easily distracted. 2. Use of Technology in the Classroom - Controlling students‟ use of their computers in class

and during exams is difficult. Faculty Experience:

1. Improving Teaching - Faculty needs to understand better how students learn so they can improve their teaching,

2. Need for Faculty Support - Schools need to provide more tools and support to enable faculty to take advantage of new teaching techniques.

If you have yet to complete the membership questionnaire, please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KLTL2LZ, we would love to hear from you!

Logic Model

A logic model (also known as a logical framework, theory of change, or program matrix) is a tool used by funders, managers, and evaluators of programs to evaluate the effectiveness of a program. They can also be used during planning and implementation. Logic models are usually a graphical depiction of the logical relationships between the resources, activities, outputs and outcomes of a program. While there are many ways in which logic models can be presented, the underlying purpose of constructing a logic model is to assess the "if-then" (causal) relationships between the elements of the program.

INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACTS

Resources – What resources are needed to operate your program? What are the potential barriers? (e.g. # of faculty, admin support, etc.)

Action – what processes, events, actions are needed to accomplish your planned program? (e.g. workshops, more classroom hours, money, etc.)

What is the deliverable (end product) for the planned program? How do you measure it? (e.g. satisfaction ratings, scores on tests, etc.)

Short and Long Term – If the planned activities are accomplished, what is the end objective of the program? (e.g. better class control and participation, positive changes in Knowledge, Skills and Values in the student, changes in behavior in faculty, etc.)

What are the wider consequences of the program if the outcomes are met? (e.g. changes in organizations, systems, communities, etc.)

Your Planned Work Your Intended Results

(Information comes from the Kellogg Foundation)

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SMALL GROUP BREAKOUTS QUESTIONS

The Role of Chair and Moderator Role of the chair is to moderate the conversation using the logic model as a template to organize and drive the discussion. The role of the rapporteur is to take summary notes of the discussion and to finalize a version of the logic map after each small group session. As each session builds on the other, the participants are encouraged to keep interrogating and fine tuning their prior conclusions as the discussion deepens towards a realistic map for improvement.

Groups #1 – 4: Student Experience

Groups #5 – 8: Teaching Experience

Small Group Breakout on #1 Plenary Session Strategizing Towards a 21

st Century Globalized Legal Education

Questions:

1. From the responses to the questionnaire(see page 11) discuss the pros and cons and a strategy to address the concerns expressed. Develop some suggested strategies to address the issue highlighted by the respondents.

2. Using a basic logic model mapping technique map out a strategy(see page 12) to address the

issue highlighted by the respondents guided by the principles in the Singapore Declaration(page 15) and Madrid Protocol(page 17).It is suggested that we start with an idea of the suggested outcomes and impacts, then work backwards as to defining inputs, activities, and outputs.

Small Group Breakout on #2 Plenary Session Mapping Towards a Certification Program

The Evaluation, Assessment and Certification Program will initially focus on the curriculum in its

broadest sense – not just a syllabus of what will be taught in a doctrinal class.

Question:

1. Using the Self-Assessment Report as a template and from the suggested strategies

developed in the first small group on the issues raised, further define the short, medium and long-term outcomes and impacts and how to measure effectiveness and goal attainment at each juncture. What will be the key measurements for how we measure progress towards achieving our desired outcomes? How do we take into account the diverse contexts of legal education institutions in defining its outcomes and impacts?

2. This will help the EAC Committee as to the desired end results for the issues raised and goals

and benchmarks in attaining them longitudinally.

Small Group Breakout on #3 Plenary Session Judicial Standards of Legal Education Question:

1. Using the Judicial Standards as an additional input, review and refine your logic map applying the standards incorporated in the Singapore Declaration, Madrid Protocol as well as the Judicial Standards(page 18).

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REGIONAL LAW DEANS’ FORUMS

AFRICAN LAW DEANS’ FORUM

2016

The University Of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia and Southern Institute For Policy And Research, Livingstone, Zambia

2017 University of Cape Coast, Faculty of Law, Cape Coast,

Ghana

AMERICAS LAW DEANS’ FORUM

2016 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto

Rico

2017 Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo,

DominicanRepublic– postponed 2018

ASIA-PACIFIC LAW DEANS’ FORUM

2016 Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

2017 Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Law, Yogyakarta,

Indonesia

EUROPEAN LAW DEANS’ FORUM

2016

University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland 2017

University of Petra, Faculty of Law, Amman, Jordan

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SINGAPORE DECLARATION Global Standards and Outcomes of a Legal Education

The following principles outline global standards and outcomes of a legal education. These principles establish a baseline and a common language for future efforts to improve legal education.

Global Standards for a Legal Education 1. Regulation Regulation of legal education and internal law school governance should be:

i. Formulated with law faculty input and be subject to domestic, and where appropriate, international peer review;

ii. Objective; iii. Transparent; iv. Verifiable; v. Consistently applied; vi. Informed by evolving domestic and international norms; and vii. Jurisdictionally specific.

2. Students A. Selection of Students

It is recognized that admission standards should be based on established local criteria taking into consideration the jurisdiction‟s public policy as to admission criteria of students into higher education. Student selection should be:

i. Objective; ii. Transparent; iii. Verifiable; iv. Consistently applied; and v. Informed by evolving domestic and international norms.

B. Evaluation of Students

Student evaluations should be incorporated in a comprehensive legal educational program to enable law graduates to attain the outcomes specified in the Statement of Principles: Outcomes for a Legal Education. They should be:

i. Objective; ii. Transparent; iii. Verifiable; iv. Consistently applied, v. Informed by evolving domestic and international norms.

It is recognized that there are a variety of forms of student evaluation which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, as well as from institution to institution. It is recognized that there is a growing emphasis on formative rather than purely summative evaluations of student performance.

3. Faculty It is recognized that local standards, needs and resources guide the recruitment, evaluation, advancement and retention of law faculty. Local standards should be:

i. Objective; ii. Transparent; iii. Verifiable; iv. Consistently applied; v. Informed by evolving domestic and international norms.

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4. Curriculum It is recognized that there are many methodologies in teaching law. All such methods should inform the faculty as to how best to educate their students in the context of local needs and resources. Local standards should be:

i. In conformity with established local criteria and policies; ii. Comprehensive and flexible; iii. Tied to the Principles of a Global Standard for Outcomes of a Legal Education; iv. Informed by evolving domestic and international norms; and v. Subject to periodic domestic, and where appropriate, international peer review

5. Infrastructure – Physical, Technological and Administrative It is recognized that the physical, technological, as well as access to legal resources and the administrative infrastructure of an educational institution are fundamental in achieving the Outcomes of a Legal Education. It is also recognized that educational institutions must work within the context of the resources available within their jurisdiction. Infrastructure should be:

i. Sufficient and adequate to enable the institution to achieve the Outcomes of a Legal Education;

ii. Informed by evolving domestic and international norms; and iii. Subject to periodic domestic, and, where appropriate, international peer review.

Outcomes of a Legal Education

A. Knowledge A law graduate should know and understand:

i. The core areas of substantive and procedural law; ii. How laws are created, implemented and changed; and iii. The contextual underpinnings of the operation of law (both domestically and globally).

B. Skills A law graduate should be proficient in:

i. General academic skills, including critical analysis and reasoning; ii. Researching, reading and analysing legal materials; iii. Problem solving, planning and strategizing how to comply with legal requirements; and iv. Constructing a legal position and effectively communicating (orally and in writing) within a

legal context.

C. Values A law graduate should know and understand the need to act in accordance with:

i. The professional ethics of the jurisdiction; and ii. The fundamental principles of justice and the rule of law.

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MADRID PROTOCOL Principles of Evaluation of Legal Education

Recognizing that there is a diversity of approaches, higher legal education evaluation must:

1. Respect the competence of the legal academy to set, maintain and improve legal education

standards;

2. Promote each institution's distinctive mission while taking into account its context; and

3. Acknowledge the views of relevant internal and external stakeholders.

Therefore, standards of any evaluative process must be:

1. Formulated with law faculty input and be subject to domestic, and, where appropriate,

international peer review;

2. Jurisdictionally and institutionally specific;

3. Informed by evolving domestic and international evaluative practices;

4. Objective;

5. Transparent;

6. Verifiable; and

7. Consistently applied.

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JUDICIAL STANDARDS OF LEGAL EDUCATION

Draft of October 28

th, 2017

Mindful that:

1. The law is the fundamental organizing principle of a civil society;

2. Only through the rule of law and its predictable and transparent application can a civil society

be sustained and thrive;

3. Judges must model the moral and ethical standards that are the essential underpinnings of

the rule of law.

4. Without a strong commitment to educate citizens as well as practitioners in the law, a civil

society cannot flourish;

5. A sound comprehension of the judicial system and its policies and procedures is an essential

component of understanding the legal system;

6. Legal education is necessary not only for those whose career aspirations are to be in the

legal field, but also for those who will enter a variety of other careers not necessarily involved

in the practice of law;

7. The legal education program of schools is regulated by internal as well as external private

and governmental bodies;

8. Jurisdictions vary as to:

a. the entry requirements for tertiary law studies in educational institutions,

b. expected outcomes for tertiary and post-graduate legal education;

c. the regulatory oversight and responsibility over legal education, and

d. the qualifications and educational requirements for admission to practice;

9. The degree of faculty autonomy with respect to the materials they assign, including the

curriculum, itself as well as class instruction differs from school to school.

The Judicial Council of the International Association of Law Schools recommends to tertiary

educational institutions that they subscribe to the following basic principles in teaching law and the

foundation of an effective, ethical, and responsible judicial system.

1) Legal education should provide a law student with the understanding that

a. Decisions made in accordance with the law should embody the values of:

i. Consistency with established law and objective legal principles;

ii. Due Process in transparent procedures as to the administration of law;

iii. Rational determinations supported by the weight of acceptable evidence;

iv. Equality for all before the law; and

v. Proportionality as to the result.

b. The law should guide the lawful use of power (private and public).

c. The law should uphold and promote human dignity.

d. The law and legal processes should be fair and transparent.

e. The law and its application should promote stability and predictability in

relationships between individuals (including legal entities) as well as between

individuals (including legal entities) and the state.

f. The law should provide reasonable access for all to the judicial system.

2) Legal education should teach, model and shape a student‟s sense of the moral and ethical

responsibilities of someone trained in the law

3) Legal education at all levels should provide students with sufficient learning opportunities

to develop the following essential skills:

a. Analytical reasoning specifically as it relates to legal matters

b. Knowledge and application of doctrinal law.

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c. Written and oral skills of effective rhetorical argumentation within the context of the

law.

d. Knowledge, sensitivity and application of moral and ethical values inherent in the

rule of law.

4) When the initial law degree is an undergraduate degree, a legal education should:

a. Provide a broad education in other subject matters so that a law student gains a

fuller understanding of the context in which law is formed and utilized in modern

society.

b. Avoid particularly an overemphasis on memorizing doctrinal law and the

intricacies of law practice.

c. Where entry to the legal profession requires more than an undergraduate degree,

provide basically the same curriculum for all undergraduate law students with an

emphasis on a broad education, leaving the professional training to the later

prerequisite training.

d. Where the undergraduate degree is sufficient for entry to the legal profession,

provide specialized professional training in the 3rd

and 4th years of tertiary

education for students who wish to engage in the legal system as lawyers, judges

or prosecutors.

5) Tertiary educational institutions which have a degree program for the study in law should:

a. Conform to the requirements of local regulatory authorities, and

b. Conform to the standards and outcomes provided in the IALS Singapore

Declaration of Standards and Outcomes of a Legal Education.

6) Legal Education evaluative processes should conform with the standards established in

the IALS Madrid Protocol on the Principles of Evaluation of a Legal Education.

7) Legal educators should encourage the interaction between judiciary and the legal

academy so each can learn from each other.

8) Legal educators should engage in community outreach to elementary and secondary

schools to foster a belief and commitment to the rule of law.

By the: Judicial Council of The International Association of Law Schools

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EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The IALS Board of Governors is launching an international certification program for law schools and law programs. This is in response to requests over these many years from the deans of our members, and in recognition of the absence of any comparable program based on global, as opposed to local, governmental or regional standards. The program is based on the Global Standards and Outcomes of a Legal Education, adopted in the IALS Singapore Declaration of 2013 (attached). The evaluation will be conducted pursuant to the guidelines of Madrid Protocol of 2015, and be informed by the Judicial Standards, adopted in 2017. The purpose of the EAC Program is not to impose another set of regulatory rules upon the legal education community. We have too many already. Rather, it is the response of the global legal education community to determine for itself what really matters to us professionally with respect to our obligation to teach the next generation the concepts and values embodied in the rule of law. Our work is to help formulate and articulate our views as law teachers as to our responsibilities, and to improve what we do from our own perspective by learning from each other. The program is totally voluntary and open to any IALS member school that would like to participate. Its purposes are three fold: (1) to evaluate a school‟s program of legal education, focusing on the current curriculum, including pedagogies used and its administration, against agreed-upon global standards, to learn from innovations and best practices employed by the member school, and to offer advice on possible improvements; (2) to give the schools information to help them better explain their programs and possible changes to their universities and regulators as viewed against those global standards; and (3) upon achieving certification, to have the added prestige affiliated with gaining that recognition from a global learned society of law schools in a peer reviewed process. Participating in the program will require a school to fill out a Self-Assessment Report, the template for which is attached. The IALS Evaluation, Assessment, and Certification Committee (EACC or Committee) will review that report to ensure it is complete and that the school is ready for a site visit. Then, IALS will conduct a site visit, selecting four or so expert faculty from different regions of the world who, after reviewing the written Self-Assessment Report, will visit the school for several days to ask questions, meet with key leaders, visit classes, faculty, and students, and, in general, make certain they have a clear picture of the current program‟s operation. That team will then write a report with recommendations to be submitted both to the school for its consideration and to the EACC for its determination as to whether the school is ready for provisional certification or should continue to work on some issues before that step. Certification, when awarded, will be for a term of years. In all cases, the Report of the team and the action of the Committee will be kept totally confidential by IALS and all site team members, leaving it to the school‟s discretion when or whether to publicly release the report or information regarding its certification. The site team will be composed of volunteers who will not be paid for their time or expertise. At least during the early years, participating schools will be asked only to comfortably house, feed and provide in country support for the team. IALS will cover the transportation costs for the team members, and no fees will be charged by IALS for conducting the certification process. Because this is a new program, and it is most important that it succeed in offering a high-quality opportunity for our member schools, several steps need to be taken before it is formally launched. Thus, we intend to proceed in the following way. In 2017, we are announcing the program, including information on its scope and the details of how it will operate. A preliminary final draft of a template for a Self-Assessment Report is being introduced at the 2017 Global Deans meeting. (See attached). In 2018 – 2019 the Committee will be responsible to develop a set of criteria based upon our foundational principles (Singapore Declaration, Madrid Protocol, and Judicial Standards). The criteria will be developed from the opinions, concerns, suggestions, and decisions of the Association‟s membership. As with our foundational principles, the criteria will be consensually arrived at through our meetings, forums and workshops. We are committed in ensuring that all viewpoints and

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perspectives are represented, and that the EAC process is sensitive to the multiple contexts of our members. In 2019, we will invite suggestions of faculty members who might be willing and able to serve as team members. A workshop will then be held to train those volunteers and to ensure a uniform understanding of what is entailed and how best to evaluate the material submitted, conduct a site visit, and write a report. Evaluators will be appointed. A pilot project will launch with four schools being assessed, one from each region of the world. Interest in participating in this pilot project will be solicited by IALS in 2018.

The Certification Program will formally launch in 2020.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORT A Self-Assessment Report is essentially a narrative that is intended to present a brief snapshot of the

school, its self-identified goals, its challenges, and any means of reaching its goals or addressing

weaknesses that the school has identified. That information is the starting point for an outside review

of the law school program and its assessment under the Global Standards and Outcomes of a Legal

Education, found in the IALS Singapore Declaration, which is attached. The report and the external

review focus on a school‟s first degree in law, whether that is an LLB or a JD and they do not include

any graduate programs, such as those leading to a Masters, PhD or JSD.

This Self-Assessment Report is based on the IALS Singapore Declaration, which sets out FIVE

dimensions upon which standards may be evaluated – (1) Regulation; (2) Students; (3) Faculty; (4)

Curriculum; (5) Infrastructure – and THREE outcomes of a legal education – (A) Knowledge; (B)

Skills; (C) Values. In completing this Self-Assessment Report, one should refer to the desired

standards and outcomes as articulated in the IALS Singapore Declaration.

The first section of this Report asks for background information so that the external reviewers can

understand the context in which the law school operates. That context will aid the reviewers in making

assessments and recommendations that reflect the actual challenges and opportunities of individual

schools. The second section focuses on the curriculum, pedagogy, and administration of the

educational program as the means of meeting global standards and outcomes.

Self-Assessment Report Template

I. BACKGROUND

This section is relevant to the FIVE dimensions upon which standards may be evaluated – (i)

Regulation; (ii) Students; (iii) Faculty; (iv) Curriculum; (v) Infrastructure.

A. Cultural Context

Describe the legal infrastructure of the country (e.g., civil, common law, other), including a

brief description of the structure of the court system and the legal profession. Include a

description of any rules related to the certification of lawyers for admissions to the

practice of law.

Describe the overall higher education system of the country and legal education in

particular. Include a description of the regulatory authority and regulation of legal

education as it affects undergraduate and graduate legal education, as well as the

curriculum for those programs.

B. Institutional Context

Provide a brief description of the university of which the law school is a part, including the

date when the university and the law school each were founded, the student body size in the

law school and university, and the degrees that are offered at both the university and law

school levels.

Describe any prior law school assessments. These should include University assessments,

self-assessments, and any regulatory assessments done under the direction of regional,

national or international authorities. Please attach a copy of the most recent outside

evaluation of the school‟s program, if any.

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C. Mission and Goals of Law School

Identify the law school‟s mission, goals and objectives that the program of legal education is

designed to achieve. [The achievement of the mission, goals, and objectives will be discussed

under the separate headings related to specific aspects of the program.]

D. Self-Assessment Process

Describe the process that the law school used to prepare this Self-Assessment Report,

including who participated in its drafting and the manner in which different groups or

individuals participated in its creation or approval.

E. Faculty

Report the size and composition of the law school faculty, including what portion of the faculty

is full-time and what portion is part-time (adjunct). Explain the rationale(s) behind such a

composition.

F. Students

1. Admissions

Describe the student admission policies and processes indicating what controls and

standards for admission exist or whether there essentially is open admission.

Describe the general composition of the law school student body in terms of age and

what percentages of the student body are primarily local, regional, or international.

2. Academic Support

Describe any program of academic support the school makes available to its students

to help them succeed in their studies. Please include: (1) the components of the

program, (2) who provides the instruction, (3) to whom the program is available, and

(4) whether and how the school monitors and evaluates the success of the program.

3. Employment Post-graduation

Indicate the percentage of graduates who seek to enter the legal profession after

graduation, whether in the government or private sector, and the percentage of those

who use their degree for other purposes. Of those entering the legal profession,

report on their legal employment, including the number and types of jobs in which

they are employed, as well as the number of graduates not employed or not seeking

employment. Include data only from the last three years.

G. Library and Information Resources

Briefly describe the law library collection and\or the information access provided by the

law school. Indicate how access to legal materials (1) satisfies the demands of the law

school curriculum, (2) facilitates the education of students, and (3) supports the teaching

interests of the faculty. If possible, indicate how these resources compare to the other law

schools in your jurisdiction.

Indicate whether the library has any librarians who are specifically trained in law

librarianship and whether the librarians play a role in helping train the students in

research techniques.

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H. Facilities

Describe the class, seminar, and clinical rooms available for the program of legal

education. Include, if applicable, whether the clinical space provides adequate space for

client interviewing and confidentiality of case files.

Describe the space available for administrative staff, equipment, and records.

Describe the library facilities and how they are able to accommodate the school‟s

students and faculty. Indicate what quiet, study, research, and group study spaces are

available.

I. Financial Resources

Indicate the source and scope of the financial resources that support the law school and

describe the means by which the school attempts to be cost efficient so as to offer the

best academic program it can within its resource limits.

Briefly indicate if there are areas where financial resources do not appear to meet the

needs of the law school.

II. PROGRAM OF LEGAL EDUCATION

The objective of this section of the report is to evaluate how the school attempts to assure

that its graduates obtain the knowledge, skills, and values required for a legal education (the

Outcomes of a Legal Education as defined in the IALS Singapore Declaration).

A. Degree Requirements

Describe the requirements for students seeking a degree in law. Please include: (1) the

number of hours (or courses) needed to achieve a degree; (2) the quantity or period of

instruction; and (3) the required curriculum. With regard to the required curriculum, indicate if

any of those courses are required for certain years of study or whether they may be taken at

varying times throughout a student‟s course of study.

B. Legal Writing and Research

Describe the courses in which students are trained in legal writing, indicating which are

required for graduation. In particular, include information about class size, the number and

nature of the writing assignments, the opportunities to meet with a writing instructor, and any

other ways in which a rigorous writing experience is fostered.

Describe the courses in which students are trained in academic or legal research, indicating

the types of assignments made and how the faculty supervises those efforts.

C. Professional Skills Instruction

Describe any courses in the curriculum in which the primary focus is on developing lawyering

skills (e.g., moot courts, mediation/negotiation classes, legislative drafting, simulations etc.).

Describe any live-client clinical opportunities that are offered to the students. Include not only

any legal clinics the law school may operate, but also any opportunities for outside

externships with the courts, lawyers, government agencies, NCOs, etc.). For each of these

offerings, describe the subject matter or focus of the opportunity, the methods by which they

are taught, and how the faculty supervises those efforts.

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D. Professional Responsibility (Ethics) Instruction

Describe how the school provides instruction in the history, goals, structure, values, rules, and

responsibilities of the legal profession and its members and how it instructs its students in

social responsibility and the ethical standards of the profession. Indicate whether the school

ensures that each student receives that instruction.

E. Curriculum

Describe the courses in the curriculum (other than those already described above),

explaining how the school provides instruction in the substantive law generally regarded as

necessary to effective and responsible participation in the legal profession and consistent with

its identified mission. List only courses offered within the last three years. Indicate which of

the courses are required and which are elective, as well as how often they are offered (e.g.,

annually, semiannually, biannually).

F. Pedagogy

Describe how the law school promotes teaching effectiveness in the classroom (e.g., teaching

workshops, teaching awards, teaching reviews, etc.). Note whether the law school uses

student teaching evaluations or some other methods to evaluate faculty teaching quality.

Describe what pedagogies other than lecture are used in courses outside those courses

devoted primarily to legal writing and professional skills instruction. Note which courses

incorporate those pedagogies, as well as what is included (e.g., group\team projects,

simulations, research assignments, etc.).

G. Evaluation of Student Achievement

Describe the means by which student outcomes are evaluated to determine if teaching goals

are being met. This includes the types of assessments used (oral and written exams, mid-

term and final exams, term papers, research papers, or other written and oral assignments)

and how grades are distributed. Please include any policies concerning the rigor of student

assessments.

H. Overall Assessment

Briefly indicate: (1) if there are areas of the curriculum that need additional improvements or

offerings; (2) what, if any, plans exist to address those curricular needs; and (3) what the

challenges will be in meeting the curricular needs. Also indicate how the curriculum is

designed to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and values outlined in the Singapore

Declaration and to fulfill the law school‟s mission.

III. LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

This section is relevant to (1) Regulation, (3) Faculty; (4) Curriculum; (5) Infrastructure of

the IALS Singapore Declaration.

Describe the administrative structure of the law school, including the relationship of the law

school to the university administration. Include both information regarding professional staff

heading specific programs or offices and the number of support staff for each

function.Describe the process for establishing and reviewing the curriculum. Include who is

responsible for setting the curriculum, approving courses, and determining which courses are

required and which are elective. Please indicate if there is a regular process for curriculum

review and, if so, when the last review occurred and what were the results.

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GOVERNING BOARD ATTENDEES ALPHABETICAL ORDER, BY LAST NAME

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Javier de Cendra, Dean, Board Member IE Law School, Spain Javier.decendra@ie.edu Javier de Cendra is Dean of IE Law School. He is also Honorary Senior Research fellow at University College London Faculty of Law, Honorary Senior Lecturer at UCL Energy Institute, member of the Scientific Committee of FondazioneScienza y Fede – STOQ, within the Pontifical Council for Culture, Vatican City State, and legal expert at the Malta Forum on Legal Issues of Adaptation to Climate Change. In addition, Javier seats in the advisory boards of a number of research institutions and think tanks. Javier´s fields of expertise span across environmental and energy law, with a particular focus on climate change. Javier has engaged intensively in research and consultancy on climate change and energy law. He has participated in several European projects, and contributes regularly to the Malta Forum on Legal Issues on Adaptation to Climate Change, an academic body that provides legal advice on climate change adaptation. Javier has published three books and many academic articles in journals such as the Yearbook of International Environmental Law, the Journal of Environmental Law, Climate Law, Climate Policy, the Journal of European Consumer Law, and RECIEL. He has presented papers at conferences such as the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Annual Colloquia and the Global Conferences on Environmental Taxation. He is member of the editorial board of Carbon Climate Law Review and of the European Journal of Consumer Law, and acts as expert reviewer for many journals, including Climate Law, Climate Policy, Transnational Environmental Law, RECIEL, and others.

Luis Franceschi, Dean Strathmore Law School, Kenya lfranceschi@strathmore.edu Dr. Luis Franceschi, LLB, LL.M, LL.D is Dean of Strathmore Law School. He is a law lecturer and legal advisor to several national and international government agencies, commissions and programmes, including the United Nations and the World Bank. He sits on several boards: Transparency International, the International Justice Commission (The Hague), International Association of Law Schools, and Sosian Energy, among others. His latest publications are “The Rule of Law, Human Rights and Judicial Control of Power”, Springer; “Judicial Independence and Accountability in Light of judiciary Code of Conduct and Ethics of Kenya” ICJ Kenya; “The Cost of the Constitution in Kenya: A Cost Analysis of the New Governance Framework Introduced by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya”, Harvard Africa Policy Review; “The Constitution of Kenya; An Introductory Commentary” (a 900-page article by article commentary of the Constitution), SUP; and “The African Human Rights Judicial System; Streamlining Structures and Domestications Mechanisms Viewed from the Foreign Affairs Power Perspective”, Cambridge. He is also a weekly columnist with the Daily Nation Newspaper (Kenya). He has also taught leadership executive courses on leadership in more than 25 countries. He is a Kenyan citizen and resides in Nairobi.

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Barbara Holden-Smith, Vice-Dean Cornell University Law School, United States General-Secretary/Treasurer, International Association of Law Schools bjh12@cornell.edu Barbara Holden-Smith, recognized for her groundbreaking work in Supreme Court history and practice, currently teaches conflicts, federal courts, civil procedure, advanced civil procedure, and African Americans and the Supreme Court. After her graduation from the University of Chicago Law School, she spent a year in an Illinois law firm and then entered a clerkship with the Hon. Ann C. Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Professor Holden-Smith then joined the Washington, D.C. law firm of Arnold & Porter, where she worked for three years in litigation, antitrust, and food and drug law, before she joined the Cornell Law School Faculty in 1990. Her scholarship has addressed the legal response to lynching and the fugitive-slave cases. Her scholarly interests include global access to justice, and legal and political responses to historical injustices.

Ricardo Irarrazabal, Vice Dean Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile rirarrazabal@uc.cl Mr. Irarrázabal is currently the Vice Dean at the School of Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has been professor of Environmental Law Undergraduate course and Master‟s Program at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile since 2010. He is also professor of Postgraduate studies in Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development and Contract and Damages at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Former Vice Minister of the Environment of Chile (2010-1013) and former Executive Director of the Environmental Assessment Agency of Chile. Partner at Irarrázabal, Loyola &Ciappa Lawyers.

Mary Kay Kane, Chancellor and Dean Emeritus UC Hastings College of the Law, United States kanem@uchastings.edu Mary Kay Kane is the Chancellor and Dean Emeritus and the John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in San Francisco. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, having earned both her B.A. and J.D. degrees from that institution. Dean Kane has written several articles and books in her major field. These include a Nutshell on Civil Procedure, now in its 7th edition, a co-authored Hornbook on Civil Procedure, now going into its 5th edition, a co-authored Hornbook on Federal Courts, in its 7th edition, and the 2d and 3d editions of 14 volumes of the co-authored treatise, Federal Practice and a Procedure, She also has been active within the American Bar Association Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (ABA), where she served on the Council from 2004-2010; the American Law Institute, where she currently serves on the governing Council; and the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), where she was the 2001 President. Dean Kane also served as a member of the Standing Committee on Practice and Procedure of the U.S. Judicial Conference from 2001-2007. She also has chaired numerous ABA site evaluation teams for accreditation purposes in the United States and has chaired advisory teams for ABA-ROLI in the Middle East. IALS Board of Governors member.

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Taslima Monsoor, Dean Faculty of Law of Dhaka University, Bangladesh taslima_monsoor@hotmail.com She did her LL.B (Hons.), LL.M from Dhaka University and PhD from University of London. She was awarded Commonwealth Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the University of London. She was awarded Fulbright Specialist Exchange Program from 2007 to teach in University of PENNSTATE Altoona. She has also taught in post graduate and under-graduate students in University of Malaya in 2009 and 2015. She was awarded the grant of British Council London to hold an International workshop in Faculty of Law in collaboration with SOAS, University of London. She was awarded in June 2016 to complete a course on “Women in University Administration” in University of Nebraska, Omaha from the State Department USA. She is associated with different institutions and organizations. She is the elected Governor of International Association of Law Schools (IALS) from 2014-2016. She is the President of Bangladesh Bio-Ethics society for the last eight years. Prof. Dr. Taslima Monsoor has written a book titled “From Patriarchy to Gender Equity, Family Law and its Impact on Women on Bangladesh” published by UPL in 1999. In 2005 she has written another book titled “Judiciary and Gender on Trial: Reported and Unreported Decisions of the Family Courts”.

Valentina Smorgunova, Dean Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Russia valentina_smorgunova@hotmail.com Dean, Faculty of Law, Professor of Law: 2002-current time; 1992-2002-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences: 1988-1992-Dean, Faculty of History .2002-current time: Head, Department of the Theory of Law and Civic--Legal Education. St.-Petersburg State University in 1978 (BA, MA); PhD in 1981: Herzen University. IALS Board member: 2010-2014; 2015-2017.

Francis S.L. Wang, Dean Emeritus Kenneth Wang School of Law, China President, International Association of Law Schools fwang@wangff.org Professor Francis SL Wang is one of the founding Governors and presently serves as the President and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Association of Law Schools. He is the Executive Director of The Wang Family Foundation. Professor Wang is the Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at the Kenneth Wang School of Law, Soochow University, Suzhou, China where he serves as the Honorary Chair of the University‟s Board of Regents. He has taught for many years at the University of California at Berkeley both in its Department of Rhetoric and at the Law School‟s School of Jurisprudence and Social Policy. He is a Visiting Professor of Law and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Pacific – McGeorge School of Law where he also serves on its International Advisory Board. He is the co-founder and Senior Counsel of the War Crimes Studies Center at U.C. Berkeley, now part of the WSD Handa Center at Stanford University and the East-West Center in Hawaii. He is one of the founders of the Advisory Council to the Human Rights Resource Center, a university based research institute headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia with supporting centers at universities throughout the ASEAN countries. Professor Wang is a member of the Scholastic Council and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the Far Eastern Federal University of Russia. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of the C.V. Starr East Asia Library at the U.C. Berkeley, and co-chairs the Chinese Jurisprudence Commission. He is a member of the Visiting Committee and Law School Advisory Council at Cornell Law School. He has served on numerous other professional, business and non-profit boards. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and an Honorary Bencher of the Honorable Society of King‟s Inns.

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JUDICIARY ATTENDEES ALPHABETICAL ORDER, BY LAST NAME

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Batema Ndikabona David Akky, Justice High Court of Uganda, Uganda akkybat@gmail.com Honorable Justice Batema Ndikabona David Akky (alias Sister Batema) was born in Uganda on 07.01.1963 at the source of river Nile. He is a holder of Masters in Women‟s law obtained from University of Zimbabwe in 2003, Bachelors of Laws of Makerere University, 1988 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal practice from the Law Development Centre, Kampala. He is married and has children. Justice Batema possesses a number of achievements and ongoing success in establishing new trends in the delivery of justice, jurisprudence of gender equality, redefining concepts and legal principles. Justice Batema is also a Trainer of Trainers in Gender, the law and Human rights. He is an expert in case management functions within and outside the Justice, Law and Order Sector. Justice Batema has served as a judicial officer since 1990 starting as a professional district magistrate Grade 1 and has risen through all ranks to become a Judge of the High Court of Uganda in May 2013 to date. Justice Batema is a full member with Uganda Judicial Officers Association, the East African Magistrates and Judges Association, Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association and the International Association of Women Judges. He first enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and Courts Subordinate thereto.

Reynaldo Daway, Judge Regional Trial Court, Philippines reynaldodaway@yahoo.com Judge Reynaldo B. Daway is the presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 90 of Quezon City, the former capital of the Philippines. At age 34, he was appointed RTC Judge by President Cory Aquino, the mother of incumbent President Aquino, in 1988. He is now 60 years old. Judge Daway has written several articles on Intellectual Property (IP) and Commercial Law that were published in the Philippines and abroad. He is also a sought-after speaker in various seminars and conferences held in Australia, Europe, North America, South America and in other parts of Asia. He is also a member of various sub-committees created by the Philippine Supreme Court that drafted special rules of procedure in IP and Commercial Cases. At present, Judge Daway is being considered by the Judicial and Bar Council for nomination as Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court. Judge Daway obtained his Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree, magna cum laude, from the San Beda College in Manila, in 1972. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines (U.P.). In the Bar Examinations administered in the same year, he obtained a rating of 85.9375%. He finished an Advanced Management Course from the Yale University, U.S.A., in 1980.

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Francesca Fiecconi, Judge Judiciary of Italy, Italy Francesca.Fiecconi@giustizia.it In the Judiciary since 1986, she is a member of the Italian High Court, in Rome. Till June 2017, she has been working at the Court of appeal of Milan, as member of the civil law and corporate chamber. Till 2015 she worked as a judicial trainer in European law for the Superior School of the Judiciary and the EJTN. Since 2012 she has been teaching commercial law at the master course of the UniversitàStatale di Milano. In 2012, she has been a visiting national judge of the European Court of Justice. In 2016, she joined the IALS and since then participated to all the European and worldwide meetings. She is specialized in commercial law, corporate liability, intellectual property law and European law.

John Hedigan, Justice Court of Appeal, Ireland johnhedigan@courts.ie John Hedigan was born on the 14th October 1948 in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Belvedere College, Trinity College Dublin and King‟s Inns. He was called to the Bar of Ireland in 1976, to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple) in 1986 and to the Bar of New South Wales in 1993. He was called as Senior Counsel in 1990. He is a Bencher of Kings Inns. Judge Hedigan practiced largely in administrative, constitutional and commercial law. In 1998, he was elected a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He served there until his appointment in 2007 by the President to the High Court of Ireland. On the European Court of Human Rights Judge Hedigan was Vice President of the Third Section. The Court of Human Rights is composed of five sections. On the Strasbourg Court Judge Hedigan heard cases arising from the 47 countries of the Council of Europe composing in all over 800 million people. The Court in Strasbourg sits in chambers of seven and a Grand Chamber of seventeen. It hears cases from those within the jurisdiction of the 47 countries who allege their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights have been violated. Its judgments are binding on the parties in question. It is the authoritative voice on Human Rights Law in Europe and its decisions are relied upon throughout the world as highly persuasive authorities. On the Court in Strasbourg Judge Hedigan was Chair of the Committee on Status and Conditions of Judges, of the Information Technology Committee and of the Languages Committee. He also sat on the Rules Committee and the Library Committee. On the High Court in Ireland, Judge Hedigan worked on the judicial review side, on jury trials and on the commercial court. In September 2016 Judge Hedigan was appointed by the President to the Court of Appeal. This recently created court has full appellate jurisdiction from all decisions of the High Court and Central Criminal Court. Judge Hedigan sits on the Executive Board of The Courts Service of Ireland, on the Executive Board of the European Networks of Councils of the Judiciary and is a member of the Judicial Council of the International Association of Law Schools.

Esther KitimboKisaakye, Justice Supreme Court of Uganda, Uganda kisaakyeem@yahoo.com Justice Dr. Esther KitimboKisaakye is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda. She holds a LL.B Hons. Degree – Upper Second); LL.M (Georgetown University) and SJD (American University). She has served as a law teacher, legal practitioner, consultant, and as Vice Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission. She also previously chaired the Judicial Training Committee. Currently, she is the President of the National Association of Women Judges in Uganda and the Vice Chair of the Judicial Action Group (JAG) in Africa.

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Eva Luswata Kawuma, High Court Judge High Court of Uganda, Uganda eva.mulamuzi@gmail.com Holds a degree in Law from the Makerere University, a post-graduate diploma in Women‟s Law (University of Zimbabwe) and a Masters in Human rights Law (University of Pretoria). She has practiced law as a private practitioner and public defender for 20 years, and served as a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Uganda Law Council. She also previously lectured in gender and the law at the Makerere University and acts as a visiting lecturer and external examiner for post graduate students at the Law School of the same university. Currently, a sitting Judge of the High Court of Uganda heading the South-Eastern Circuit. Continues to mentor young lawyers (especially women) both informally and through the formal clerkship curriculum.

Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Judge U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, United States diarmuid_o’Scannlain@ca9.uscourts.gov Judge O‟Scannlain was appointed United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit by President Reagan on September 26, 1986. He received a J.D. degree in 1963 from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in 1957 from St. John‟s University. He also earned the LL.M. (Judicial Process) degree at University of Virginia Law School in 1992. He was awarded the LL.D. (honoris causa) degree by the University of Notre Dame in 2002, the LL.D. (honoris causa) degree by Lewis & Clark College in 2003 and the LL.D. (honoris causa) degree by the University of Portland in 2011. As a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Judge O‟Scannlain has participated in over 10,000 federal cases and has written hundreds of published opinions on a broad range of subjects including constitutional law, international law, securities law, administrative law, and criminal law. He hears appeals in San Francisco (court headquarters), as well as in Los Angeles (Pasadena), Portland, Seattle, Anchorage and Honolulu. The late Chief Justice Rehnquist appointed Judge O'Scannlain to the Federal Judicial Center's Advisory Committee on Appellate Judge Education. In 2009, Chief Justice Roberts appointed Judge O‟Scannlain to the International Judicial Relations Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference and subsequently appointed him Chairman in 2010. President George W. Bush appointed Judge O‟Scannlain to the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation in 2004. Pope Benedict XVI conferred the Order of Saint Gregory the Great on Judge and Mrs. O‟Scannlain in 2007.

Mohan Pieris, Justice Former Chief Justice & Attorney General Sri Lanka tpieris23@gmail.com Justice Mohan Pieris received his secondary education at St. Joseph‟s College and Royal College, Colombo. He received his tertiary education at the Sri Lanka Law College. He was admitted as an Attorney-at-Law to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 1975 and as Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1978. In 1981 he joined the Attorney-General‟s Department as a State Counsel and retired as Senior State Counsel in 1996. During this time he was trained in Trial Advocacy at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy at its Teacher Training Trial Advocacy Workshop at Harvard Law School, Economic Crime at the Centre for Police and Criminal Justice Studies University of Exeter / Jesus College Cambridge, Project Management for Development Foreign Investment Analysis and Negotiation, International Business with the Department of the Agency for International Development of United States of America and George Washington University. He practiced for a period of 15 years in civil, public law and arbitration. He has been on several Sri Lanka delegations to international forums: the United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Environmental Program, South Asian Agency for Regional Co-operation in Law and Tariff Negotiations with the European Commission. He was appointed Attorney-General of Sri Lanka in 2008, Senior Legal Advisor to the Cabinet of Ministers in 2011 and appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 15th January 2013. He

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relinquished office on 28th January 2015, and is presently Honorary Professor of Law of the National Law University New Delhi, Visiting Professor of the Rajiv Gandhi National Law University Punjab and a Visiting Lecturer to the National Law Universities of Bangalore, Assam, Orissa, Kochi and in the Symbiosis Law School, Pune. He was the Chairman of the Council of Legal Education from 2013 to January 2015.

Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Honorable Justice East African Court of Justice, Tanzania eugira@hotmail.com Hon. Justice Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja: President of the Court, President. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, 25 December 1976. Holds a PhD in Law, University of Edinburgh, LLM (University of Edinburgh), LLB., National University of Rwanda (Now, University of Rwanda), Draper Hills Summer Fellowship Program at the Stanford University. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Certified Mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. Previously: Dean of the Law School, University of Rwanda (2009-2014); Member of the Superior Council of Judiciary (2009-2014); Member of the Supreme Council of prosecution (2009-2014); - Senior Lecturer at the National University of Rwanda; Team of Experts in the East African Community on Fears, Challenges and Concerns towards the East African Political Federation (2010-2011); Legal Advisor at the Rwanda Environment Authority (2009); Legal Advisor at the Rwandan Constitution Commision (2001-2003)Gave Lectures at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Dar es Salaam, Rwanda Senior Command and Staff, Rwanda National police College. Expert and arbitrator in both national and international arbitrations. Author of several academic and conference papers. Appointed Judge of Appeal of the EACJ Appellate Division in November 2013. Subsequently appointed the President of the EACJ in June 2014.

Enqian Yang, Senior Judge Civil Trial Section of Suzhou Intermediate Court, China Yang Enqian is a Senior Judge and Deputy Director of Civil Trial Section of Suzhou Intermediate Court of Jiangsu Province, China. He previously was Judge of Shanghai No.2 Intermediate Court. He recieved his J.M degree from Kenneth Wang School of Law, Soochow University, and Ph.D degree from China University of Political Science of Law. He had been a visiting scholar for one year to University of California Hastings College of the Law,sponsored by Wang Family Foundation.

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra, The Chief Justice of India Hon‟ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra is presently serving as The Chief Justice of India in the Supreme Court of India. His Lordship was enrolled as an Advocate on 14

thFebruary, 1977 and practiced in Constitutional, Civil, Criminal,

Revenue, Service and Sales Tax matters in the Orissa High Court and the Service Tribunal. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court on 17

thJanuary, 1996 and transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High

Court on 03rd

March, 1997. He became permanent Judge on 19thDecember,

1997. Justice Misra assumed charge of the office of Chief Justice, Patna High Court on 23rd December, 2009 and charge of the office of the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 24th May, 2010. And subsequently was elevated as a Judge, Supreme Court of India from October 10, 2011.He succeeded Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and assumed office on 28 August 2017.

Hon’ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India Hon'ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud is serving as a Judge in the Supreme Court of India from May 13, 2016. He has served as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from October 31, 2013 until appointment to the Supreme Court. Also, he has served as a Judge in the Bombay High Court from 29 March 2000 until appointment as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. He did his LL.M from Harvard University on the prestigious Inlaks Scholarship in 1983. At Harvard, he received the Joseph H Beale prize. He also did his Doctorate of Juridical Sciences (S.J.D.), from Harvard University in 1986. Some of Justice Chandrachud's prominent judgments are in the areas of Constitutional Law and the protection of Human Rights. He has authored several articles on human rights. He has recently co edited a book titled " A Heritage of Judging - the Bombay High Court through One Hundred and Fifty Years " to mark the sesquicentennial of the High Court.

Adv. Ram Jethmalani

Adv. Ram Jethmalani is a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Senior Advocate (Supreme Court of India) and an eminent Professor of Law. He has served as India's Union Law Minister and as Chairman of Bar Council of India. He first came to spot light with his appearance in the K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra case in 1959 which was the last Jury Trial in India. As a lawyer, he has represented a sweep of cases and received high accolades. He was elected as Member of Parliament in 6th and 7th Lok Sabha. On 7 May 2010 he was elected to be the President of Supreme Court Bar Association. He is also the Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, Symbiosis International University; and has also served as the Chairman of the weekly newspaper 'The Sunday Guardian'.

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Professor (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon

Professor (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon currently serves as Professor and holds the IBA Chair on Continuing Legal Education at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. Along with this, he is also the Chancellor at Guru Ghasidas Central University, Chhattisgarh. Also, he is the chairman of Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training, Trivandrum. He has been awarded with Padmashree, the highest civilian award for outstanding public services in2003, by the Government of India.

Dr. VeerappaMoily Dr. Veerappa Moily was the former Union Minister for Law, Justice and Corporate Affairs. He holds an honorary doctorate awarded by Mangalore University and also by the Russian Academy. Throughout the years, he has held the posts of Minister in Charge of Industry, Finance, Education, Information, Tourism and Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka. Dr. Moily has also worked as Chairman of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission and the Oversight Committee, appointed for implementation of Reservations for Other Backward Classes, by the Govt. of India. He has also worked as the Chairman, Revenue Reforms Commission & Tax Reforms Commission, Government of India.

Professor(Dr.) S B Mujumdar Prof. Dr. S B Mujumdar is the Founder and President, Symbiosis, and Chancellor, Symbiosis International University. A renowned academic and educationalist, he has received civilian honor many times by the Government of India. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2005 and Padma Bhushan in 2012. He was also awarded Punyabhushan in 2009. The complete list of accolades is far too long for these pages, and includes Maharashtra Gaurav Award and the FIE Foundation Award.

Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar is the Pro-Chancellor of Symbiosis International University and the Principal Director of Symbiosis Society, which encompasses the Symbiosis schools and institutions under the Symbiosis International University. Dr. Vidya holds a Post Graduate Degree in Medicine, a degree in Law and has earned PhD in Internationalization of Higher Education in India. She has been a member of University Grants Commission (UGC), Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). She is a member of the Governing Board of several organisations like Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Research Committee of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Public Health Foundation of India and Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore.

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Dr. Rajani Gupte Dr. Rajani Gupte is the Vice Chancellor of the Symbiosis International University. A distinguished academician, she received her Doctorate degree in Economics from the prestigious Gokhale Institute of Economics and Politics, Pune. She has been actively engaged with higher education for over thirty years, both as a professor and researcher. She has taught at many foreign universities as well, including the Oakland University, Michigan US, and Bremen University for Applied Sciences, Germany.

Justice Mr. J. A. Patil (Retd.), visiting Judge, SLS, Pune

Justice JayapalAmritrao Patil was born on December 26, 1941. He was enrolled as an Advocate in July, 1965 and practiced in the District Court, Kolhapur, and Taluka Courts from 1965 to 1969 in Civil and Criminal matters. He has worked as Police Prosecutor for one year and joined the Judicial Service in 1970 as Civil Judge, Junior Division on April 20, 1970 and worked in various capacities. He got promoted as District Judge on April 27, 1989. He has worked as Additional Registrar of the Bombay High Court and as District & Sessions Judge, Pune. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on June, 9, 1997 and permanent Judge on June 7, 1999. After his retirement in 2003, Justice Patil was the presiding officer of the Mumbai University Tribunal.

Professor (Dr.) Shashikala Gurpur Dr. Shashikala Gurpur is a distinguished academician and orator having presented more than 200 invited lectures, workshops and seminars across India, Thailand, US, UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, Canada and UAE. She has an outstanding career with wide range of experience in teaching, research and industry. She has been the member of Law Commission of India. Currently she is a member on Curriculum Development Committee, Bar Council of India and Academic Council of National Judicial Academy, Bhopal. She is the advisory and Ph.D referee of several National Law Schools and Universities across the India. Recently she has been listed in book „100 Legal Luminaries of India‟, by LexisNexis along with Dr. N. R. MadhavaMenon, IndiraJaisingh, ArunJaitley, Adv Ram Jethmalani and others.

Professor (Dr.) G S Bajpai Professor (Dr.) G S Bajpai serves as Registrar, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice and Chair Professor at K.L Arora Chair in Criminal Law at National Law University, Delhi and also as the Chairperson at the Centre for Criminology & Victimology. He has been identified by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York to author a case study on 'Bhopal Gas Tragedy' which was published from the Cambridge Press, US. He visited Faculty of Law at University of Wurzburg, Germany in January 2015 as visiting professor under German Academic Exchange Programme. He made a key presentation on “When Criminal Justice Goes Wrong: Study of Vulnerability and Miscarriage” at Asian Criminological Society Conference themed, „Criminology and Criminal Justice in a Changing World: Contributions from Asia” held at the City University of Hong Kong in June 2015.

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Professor (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal Professor (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal is the Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala, Punjab, India. His Book on "Environmental Law” second edition (2003) has been cited thrice by the Supreme Court of India in the landmark judgement. His educational qualification includes B.Sc., B.L. (Gold Medalist), LL.B., LL.M. (Gold Medalist), Ph.D., PDF (LONDON), Fulbright Scholar. He has 35 years of experience in teaching and research.

Professor (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal is the Director and Dean has been the Founding Faculty of the Institute of Law, Nirma University. She specializes in the area of Criminal Justice Studies, Family Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law. She holds a Master degree in law with specialization in Criminal Law and doctoral degree in Constitutional Law from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. Before joining Nirma University she was a faculty member at Faculty of Law, M.S. University, Vadodara. She has been a consultant andresource person on various aspects of Legal studies for government and non-government organizations. Her recent areas of interests are Higher Education,Pedagogy and Assessment for teaching.She was conferred with Senior Social Scientist Award by the Indian Society of Criminology for her significant contribution to the field of Criminology. Prof. Pokhariyal has been actively engaged in theinstitution building and clinical legal education process. She has been the trainer on education pedagogy on various National level law teachers training programme.

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar is the Founding Vice-Chancellor of O. P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, Haryana, India, and the Dean of the Jindal Global Law School, a private university, promoted by politician and businessman Naveen Jindal. He obtained his Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) degree; a Landon Gammon Fellow at the Harvard Law School, USA, where he obtained his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree and a James Souverine Gallo Memorial Scholar at the Harvard University. He was awarded the Doctor of Legal Science (S.J.D.) by the University of Hong Kong. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the University of Delhi, India; and a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree from the Loyola College of the University of Madras, India.

Professor (Dr.) VedKumari Dr. VedKumari is the Dean & Head of Faculty of Law, Delhi University. She was also the Chairperson the Delhi Judicial Academy from 2009- 2011. A former Fulbright and Commonwealth Fellow, Dr. Ved is a leading authority on juvenile justice in India. Her extensive writing helped bring to public focus, the fallacies in the juvenile justice system and its implementation. She has written three books critiquing the legislation on juvenile justice with the latest one titled The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, Critical Analyses, released in January, 2017.

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Professor (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar

Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar is Dean, Academics and Dean, School of Law at G.D Goenka University. He has previously worked as the Dean of three other law schools across North India and faculty member of National Law University, Raipur & Government Law Colleges at Chennai and Madurai. Before joining the legal academia he had practiced at the Madras High Court for seven years as a legal practitioner. He is an active member of the Global Law Deans‟ Forum.

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SYMBIOSIS – IALS LIFETIME

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEES

Professor (Dr.) C K N Raja Prof. (Dr.) C K N Raja is the former Professor, Dean and Faculty of the Department of Law, University of Mysore. He has 60 years of teaching experience. He is the Director of Legal Studies, SBRR Mahajana Law College, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysore, India. He is also the Emeritus Professor for SB Law College, Mysore. He has an impressive array of publications to his credit. He has authored more than 25 Law Books, 250 Research Articles and 2 Novels.

Professor (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon

Professor (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon currently serves as Professor and holds the IBA Chair on Continuing Legal Education at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. Along with this, he is also the Chancellor at Guru Ghasidas Central University, Chhattisgarh. Also, he is the chairman of Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training, Trivandrum. He has been awarded with Padmashree, the highest civilian award for outstanding public services in2003, by the Government of India

Professor (Dr.) Upendra Baxi Prof. (Dr.) Upendra Baxi is the Professor of law in development at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. He has been the vice-chancellor of University of Delhi (1990–1994), prior to which he held the position of professor of law at the same university for 23 years.

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Professor (Dr.) N.L. Mitra

Prof. (Dr.) N.L. Mitra is the former Chancellor of KIIT University, Former Director, National law School of India, Bangalore and Founder Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Jodhpur. He continues his association with the Law Schools as Visiting Faculty. He is also Director of Center for Business Law Studies, run by a Research Foundation in Bangalore, Visiting Professor at NALSAR, Hyderabad, Visiting Professor in summer course in Duke University, US, Advisor to Rajiv Gandhi Intellectual Property Law School of IIT, Kharagpur.

Professor (Dr.) Lakshmi Jambholkar

Prof. (Dr.) Lakshmi Jambholkar is the Former Professor of Law, Delhi University and also one of the most respected names in legal studies and research with more than 37 years of teaching experience and more than 40 years of research output. She has worked with renowned institutions such as University of Delhi, IIFT, ICADR as a faculty member, conducting workshops and guiding research. She has also worked on research projects for NCW (NRI marriages) and Law Commission (Child Custody). She has expertise par excellence in Private International Law and ADR.

Professor (Dr.) Rahmatullah Khan

Prof. (Dr.) Rahmatullah Khan is presently President and Secretary General of Indian Society of International Law. An eminent International Law Professor, he is also the Editor-in- Chief, Indian Journal of International Law. His Specialization has been in the Law of International Organization, Comparative Law, Fishery Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights & Humanitarian Law. He has been a Post-doctoral fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, visiting scholar at Princeton, Yale and Columbia Universities, and Guest Professor at Max Planck Institute for Public International Law, Heidelberg and Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund. Dr. Rahmatullah Khan has authored 6 books (on UN, International Arbitration, Fisheries, International Trade Transactions, Comparative Law) and 50 research articles.

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Professor (Dr.) C. J. Samuel Prof. (Dr.) C. J. Samuel was the Former Head, Department of Law, Pune University and has an exemplary career in teaching and research. He was appointed as Reader in Law in the University of Pune in November 1979. Subsequently he was appointed as Professor and Head of Law Department, University of Pune in 1986. Under his leadership, he brought in sweeping changes in research and teaching pedagogy. He has published 30 Articles, 3 Anthologies and research papers. He has edited and published a book entitled „Legislative Principles and Judicial Process‟ which has been prescribed as text book for LLM students in the Department of Law, University of Pune. Post retirement, he continues his service through the NGO National Academy of Continuing Legal Education which has been established him.

Professor (Dr) Ranbir Singh Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh is the founder Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Delhi established by the Delhi Government in 2008. He was a Member (part-time) of 19

th Law Commission of India and

is currently a Council Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK. He is Vice-President & EXCO Member of SAARCLAW India. He is Member of the Eminent Persons Advisory Group (EPAG) of Competition Commission of India. He is Member of the State Higher Education Council, constituted by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi. He is Past- President of the Association of India Universities (AIU) and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI). He was the founder Vice-Chancellor of NALSAR, University of Law, established by the Andhra Pradesh Government in 1998. He has been there for ten years as the Vice-Chancellor of the well-known premier institution for legal education and research in the country which was rated as one of the Best University in the Country in the year 2008 in „India Today‟. He has been a Vice-Chancellor for over 18 years now.

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SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, PUNE SPECIAL ATTENDEES

Professor (Dr.) A. Jayagovind

Prof. (Dr.) A. Jayagovind is the Former Vice-Chancellor at National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. He served as Chair Professor of WTO. He was one of the founding faculty members of NLSIU and served the Institution till 2011. And thereafter, he has joined NLUD as a Visiting Professor. His teaching interests include the World Trade Organization, International Commercial Transactions and Private International Law.

Professor (Dr.) Bharat H. Desai

Professor (Dr.) Bharat H. Desaicurrently serves as Chairperson of the Centre for International Legal Studies (CILS) and holds the Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law, School of International Studies (SIS), at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Recently, He has been conferred the Justice Kuldeep Singh award instituted by the Capital Foundation Society for his outstanding contribution to environmental protection and sustainable development cause.

Professor (Dr.) Ishwara Bhat

Professor (Dr.) Ishwara Bhat is currently the Vice Chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Earlier he taught in the University of Mysore from 1984 to November 2011 and was Dean of Faculty of Law for three terms and Acting Vice Chancellor for four months. He had also taught in Karnataka University Dharwad and MK Law College Hassan from 1979 to 1984 before he joined the Department of Studies in Law, University of Mysore. He has specialization in Constitutional Law. He has obtained Masters of Arts (M.A.), Masters of Laws (LL M.) and his Ph. D. degree from Mysore.

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Professor (Dr.) Bhavani Prasad Panda

Prof. (Dr.) Bhavani Prasad Pandais the first Vice Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) Mumbai. He currently holds an additional charge as the Vice Chancellor to establish the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) Nagpur. Prior to his present assignment, Prof. B.P. Panda has held at least 16 other educational seats in various law institutions of India. He has been an active member of different academic, executive and financial councils of various institutions till date. He has guided several doctoral candidates at Utkal University (Bhubaneswar) and at Berhampur University, Odisha.

Prof. (Dr.) S. Surya Prakash

Prof. (Dr.) S. Surya Prakashis presently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad. He has more than 25 years of experience in academics. He obtained his B.L. from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, A.P. and LL.M. from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A.P. with first class in the area ofLabour and industrial Law. Later he was awarded Ph.D in Law from Berhampur University, Odisha.

Professor (Dr.) Vijender Kumar

Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar is the Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra

National Law University, Nagpur. He was the former Vice-Chancellor

of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam. He has

also served as Registrar at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.

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Professor (Dr.) S. C. Raina

Prof. (Dr.)SubhashChanderRaina is the founder Vice Chancellor of

the Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla established

by the Government of Himachal Pradesh in 2016. Earlier to joining

this position, Prof. Raina was the Dean, Faculty of Law, University of

Delhi and also Professor In-charge, Campus Law Centre, University

of Delhi in the year 2007 to 2010. Prof. Raina completed his

graduate studies from the University of Kashmir. He then joined

Aligarh Muslim University and completed his graduate and post

graduate studies in law from the same University in the year

1979. He has been founder member of Indian Society of Criminology

and Victimology. Prof. Raina is an established and well recognized

expert in the area of Criminal law and Criminology.

Professor (Dr.) C.A. Gurudath

Prof. (Dr.) C.A. Gurudath is the founder Director and Dean, School of

Law, Jagran Lakecity University and now leads the university as

Dean Academics. His area of specialization includes Constitutional

Law, Personal Law, Environmental Laws, Administrative Laws and

Law and Social transformation. He is equally competent in

Management education also. He has authored two books and

published around 30 Research articles.

Professor (Dr.) Durgambini Patel

Prof. Dr. DurgambiniArun Patel is Professor and Head of Department

of Law, University of Pune. She completed BA in Economics from

Fergusson College, Pune in 1981, LLB from ILS Law College, Pune

in 1984, LLM from Pune University in 1986, passed NET (JRF) in

1988, and was awarded Ph.D in July 1995 from Pune University. She

has worked as Law officer of Pune University from 1994 to 1997. She

was the former member of Academic council & Research and

Recognition Committee (RR) Law, University of Pune, and the former

member Board of Studies (BOS) Law, University of Mumbai.

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Professor (Dr.)DilipUkey

Prof. (Dr.)DilipSantoshraoUkey is Professor, Dept. of Law,

SavitribaiPhule Pune University (Former University of Pune). He

completed his graduate and post graduate studies in law from

Nagpur University. In 1991, he was awarded Junior Research

fellowship for Ph.D. from UGC, New Delhi. His hard work and

research output has paved the way for his appointment as a Reader

in the Dept. of Law in 1997. He was awarded Ph.D. in Law from

Nagpur University in 2000. In 2003, he joined as Professor, Dept. of

Law, Pune University. He was the Head, Department of Law,

University of Pune from 2004-2009. He has served as Vice-

Chancellor of Swami RamanandTeerthMarathwada University

(SRTM), Nanded, Maharashtra.

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Zuhairah Ariff Abd-Ghadas, Dean

University Sultan ZainalAbidin, Faculty of Law and International Relations, Malaysia syaabah@yahoo.com Prof. Dr. Zuhairah Ariff Abd Ghadas is a Professor at the Faculty of Law and International Relations (FLAIR), Universiti Sultan ZainalAbidin (UniSZA), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, She holds the position as the Dean of FLAIR and also the Legal Adviser for UniSZA since 2014 until present. Before her current position at UniSZA, Prof. Dr. Zuhairah was a lecturer at the Department of Civil Laws, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) for 23 years. Prof. Dr. Zuhairah graduated with LLB (Hons) in Business Law from University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom and later obtained her Master in Comparative Laws from International Islamic University Malaysia. She obtained her Ph.d in Business Law from the Graduate School of Management, University Putra Malaysia. Prof. Dr. Zuhairah‟s area of specialization is in Business Law.

Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana, Dean Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Faculty of Law, Nigeria abdulkana@yahoo.com Abdulkarim A. Kana is a Senior Lecturer and Ag. Dean of the Faculty of Law Nasarawa State University, Keffi-Nigeria. His research areas are Criminal Law, law of evidence and jurisprudence. His research is specifically in corruption and economic crimes focuses on socio economic impact on sustainable development and how people and society are affected. He is the author of over 20 peer-reviewed publications, 2 books. In 2003, he founded Kana & Co, a Law Firm with offices in Keffi and Abuja Nigeria and about 15 lawyers currently engaged in active law practice spanning all areas of law with an interesting focus on pro bono and community service.

Abebe Alemu, Dean University of Gondar, School of Law, Ethiopia abebeassefa1@gmail.com Currently, I am Dean of the School of Law of University of Gondar and assistant professor of criminal justice and human rights laws. I wrote two journal articles on criminal justice; two proceedings and a book chapter on chemical regulations and policies. I have been teaching laws since 2009 in University of Gondar, Ethiopia. I used to be Director of the legal aid center of University of Gondar for two years and Department head of the school of law of University of Gondar for another two years. I graduated from Bahir Dar University, in 2013, in Masters of Laws criminal justice and human rights laws (LL.M). I also got my bachelor degree from Hawassa University, LL.B, in 2009.

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Osamah Alnaimat, Dean Philadelphia University Faculty of Law, Jordan naimat@phlcc.com Dr. Osama Al-Naimat is currently the Dean of Faculty of Law at Philadelphia University / Jordan. He joined Philadelphia University as an Assistant Professor since 1995. He then became the Head of Public Law Department and later the Deputy Dean of the faculty before becoming the dean. Dr. Al-Naimat is a well-known litigator and a legal consultant in Jordan and is known for his excellent organizational and administrative skills. Dr. Al-Naimat has participated in many seminars, conferences and training programs some of them related to his work as a lawyer, but most of them are related to the academia career. These events took place in Jordan and other countries worldwide such as the United States of America. Dr. Al-Naimat works on enhancing legal education at the faculty; this is so since he joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor. Currently, being the Dean of the faculty, Dr. Al-Naimat puts his efforts on enhancing the legal education, curriculum, and teaching techniques at the faculty. He believes that this could be done through the exchange of experience world-wide and learning from others. Finally, it should be mentioned that Dr. Al-Naimat is part of the Quality Assurance committee at his faculty. The faculty has accomplished many outstanding achievements in the past few years.

Waheeda Amien, Deputy Dean University of Cape Town, Faculty of Law, South Africa waheeda.amien@uct.ac.za Associate Professor in the Department of Public Law at the University of Cape Town. I teach: Constitutional Law (LLB); Legal Pluralism, Religion, Culture and Human Rights (LLB); International Protection of Human Rights (LLM); Human Rights, Legal Pluralism, Religion and Culture (LLM). Previously taught Business Law (undergraduate); Muslim Personal Law (LLB); Religion, Ethics and Human Rights (Humanities undergraduate); and Muslim Personal Law and Human Rights (LLM). I am also the Convenor for the LLM Programme in Human Rights Law.

PenelopeAndrews, Dean University of Cape Town, Faculty of Law, South Africapenelope.andrews@uct.ac.za Professor Andrews [(B.A. LL.B. (Natal) LL.M. (Columbia)], Dean and Professor at UCT Faculty of a Law, is a noted human rights scholar and advocate. Prior to joining UCT she served as President and Dean at Albany Law School in New York, the first female President and Dean for the school which was founded in 1851. She was previously the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the City University of New York School of Law (CUNY). Prior to joining CUNY, she was a Professor and Director of international studies at Valparaiso Law School. She began her teaching career at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia and since then has been tenured at four law schools in Australia and the USA. She has served on significant law school committees and the boards of public interest legal organizations as well as on business councils. A member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, she has participated in and has chaired several accreditation site teams for the American Bar Association's section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. She has received many awards for her work. In 2015, she received the National Bar Association‟s International Award for her global human rights advocacy. For 4 years she was included in the USA‟s Lawyers of Color annual power list issue, the compendium of “the nation‟s most influential minority attorneys”..

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Gabrielle Appleby, Associate Dean University of New South Wales, Law, Australia g.appleby@unsw.edu.au Dr Gabrielle Appleby is an Associate Professor at UNSW Law and the Associate Dean (International & External Engagement). She researches and teaches in public and constitutional law. She is the Co-Director of The Judiciary Project at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Constitutional Law and the Blog Coordinator and of www.auspublaw.org. Her books include The Role of the Solicitor-General: Negotiating Law, Politics and the Public Interest (Hart Publishing, 2016) and Australian Public Law (2nd ed, Oxford University Press, 2014). Prior to becoming an academic, Gabrielle spent time working for the Queensland Crown Solicitor and the Victorian Government Solicitor‟s Office.

Nurul Barizah, Dr Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Faculty of Law, Indonesia nurul.barizah@fh.unair.ac.id Nurul Barizah hold a Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) degree from the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia (1994), majoring on International Law. She was awarded the Australian Development Scholarship twice in 2000 and 2005 for pursuing her degrees at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). She earned her Ph.D in Law from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in 2009 after previously receiving her Masters in Law from the same University in 2001. His dissertation is about International Intellectual Property Regimes and Biological Resources. Currently, she is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. Besides her academic position above, she sits as a Vice Dean for Cooperation, Development and Information System at the Faculty since 2010 until now. Nurul‟s area of expertise is on International Intellectual Property, International Trade Law, International Law and International Dispute Resolution. Due to her expertise above, she has frequently invited by the several Governmental Agencies and Ministries, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), as well as Non-GovernmentalOrganizations (NGOs) to be resource person, speaker and expert in a number of activities and forum.

Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, Rector & Professor Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana pbondzi-simpson@gimpa.edu.gh Prof. of Law, and currently the Rector of GIMPA. Holds a PGD Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana; an S.J.D. Corporate Law-University of Toronto, Canada; LLM Human Rights from the University of Saskatchewan; Barrister and Solicitor, Ghana School of Law; LLB-University of Ghana. Founding Dean, Faculty of Law and Dean, School of Business-University of Cape Coast. Director of Legal Services and Investigations at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Senior Lecturer-Ghana School of Law. Been involved in teaching and in promoting higher education in institutions such as Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Center, GIMPA, Ghana Police College, North Carolina Central University School of Law, and Central University College, Ghana. Member of the Ghana Bar Association and has served as the chairman of its Committee on continuing Legal Education and Professional Development.

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Jurgen Brohmer, Dean Murdoch University, School of Law, Australia j.brohmer@murdoch.edu.au In January „12 Jürgen Bröhmer joined the Law School of Murdoch University in Perth, WA as Dean & Professor of Law. Before joining Murdoch University he worked at the University of New England, in Armidale, NSW, Australia, having commenced there in 2006 & became Head of the Law School from „07-„11. He received his law degree from Mannheim University, Germany & his doctorate & post-doctoral habilitation from Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany & worked at the Europa-Institute of Saarland University from ‟92-„06.Jürgen is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. His areas of expertise are Public International Law, German & comparative constitutional law, European Union law, international trade & international human rights law.Jürgen has authored two & co-authored one monograph in specific areas of public international, German constitutional & European Union Law, edited a number of books & published numerous articles & book chapters.

Nirmal K. Chakrabarti, Director Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, School of Law, India nkchakrabarti@gmail.com After graduating from the University of Calcutta, Dr. Chakrabarti did his LL.B, M.A. (Political Science) and LL.M. (Tort and Crime) from the University of Calcutta and got his Ph.D. from the University of Burdwan. As a prolific writer Dr. Chakrabarti has authored /edited eight (8) Books and published more than 80 articles and Research papers. He has successfully guided eighteen (18) Ph. D. scholars. He had been associated/conducted many research projects sponsored by NLSIU(Bangalore), NUJS(Kolkata), UNDP, Govt. of India, ICSSR, and UGC. He was the former President of Indian Society of Victimology and and also an Awardee of Prof. K. Chockalingamaward for his contribution in the field of victimology. Prof. Chakrabarti has been awarded Research Scholarship by Max Planck Institute of Foreign and International Criminal Law,Freiburg in June 2017.

Keru Chen, Assistant Dean Peking University, School of Transnational Law, China keruchen@gmail.com Keru Chen is Assistant Dean of Peking University School of Transnational Law. She holds an LL.M. degree from the University of Hong Kong and a LL.B. degree from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Before joining STL, she serves as the Deputy Director of Development Office of Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, in charge of construction, alumni, donation management and government relations.

Luke Hung-yuChuang, Assistant Professor National Chiao Tung University, School of Law, Taiwan hyjuang@g2.nctu.edu.tw Dr. Chuang is an Assistant Professor at the National Chiao Tung University School of Law in Taiwan. Dr. Chuang teaches intellectual property and competition law and further researches in those areas as well as patent deployment and administrative law. Dr. Chuang has an engineering degree as well as advanced law and business degrees from the University of Washington School of Law, the National Cheng-Chi University School of Business and the National Taiwan University School of Law.

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Roman Dremliuga, Vice Dean Far Eastern Federal University, School of Law, Russia dremliuga.ri@dvfu.ru Dremliuga Roman, PhD (Law), Vice Dean, Associate Professor, Far Eastern Federal University, School of law. He worked as researcher from 2003. He got positions of Head for international relations and Associate Professor in 2012. He was elected as Vice Dean for Development of FEFU School of law in March of 2015. His research interests are Internet law, Law of the Sea. He is member of Special Advisory Committee in Primorye Prosecutor Office. Member of regional Council of Ministry of Justice.

Joy Ezeilo, Professor University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Faculty of Law , Nigeria ezeilojoy@yahoo.co.uk Professor Joy NgoziEzeilo formerly served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking (2008 to 2014); and in the UN Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking until December 2016. She teaches Law at the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria and has served severally as the Head of Department of Public and Private Law, Public Law, Associate Dean and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria. Professor Joy Ezeilo is a recipient of the prestigious British Chevening scholarship (1995) and a grantee of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation‟s Funds for Leadership Development (1998). She has also received several national and international awards, including being conferred with a Nigerian Government national honour of Officer of the Order of Niger (OON) in 2006; and in 2013 by Newsweek/Daily Beast International Magazine, USA as one of the 125 women of impact in the world for her work, especially in combating human trafficking.

Julio Fontanet, Dean Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Faculty of Law, Puerto Rico jfontane@juris.inter.edu J.D., Inter American University of Puerto Rico; LL.M., University of Chicago; Post Degree, Complutense University Law Faculty in Madrid; Doctor in Law, EuskalHerrikoUnibersitatea, Basque Country in Spain. Lawyer for the Legal Services Corporation of Puerto Rico in 1987, and for the Legal Assistance Society of Puerto Rico, 1987-91. Teaches: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Theory, Doctrine and Litigation Practice, Clinical Professor, International Criminal Law, Evidence, and Law and Psychology. Has published several books and various law review articles. Has collaborated as an international consultant in criminal reform and lecturer in Central and South America. President of the Puerto Rico Bar Association (2004-2006).

Shashikala Gurpur, Dean Symbiosis Law School, Pune, India director@symlaw.ac.in Dr. Shashikala Gurpur is a distinguished academician and orator having presented more than 200 invited lectures, workshops and seminars across India, Thailand, US, UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, Canada and UAE. She has an outstanding career with wide range of experience in teaching, research and industry. She has been the member of Law Commission of India Currently she is a member on Curriculum Development Committee, Bar Council of India and Academic Council of National Judicial Academy, Bhopal. She is the advisory and Ph.D referee of several National Law Schools and Universities across the India. Recently she has been listed in book „100 Legal Luminaries of India‟, by LexisNexis along with DrN.R.MadhavaMenon, Indira Jaisingh, ArunJaitley,

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Chickunda Gurudath, Dean Jagran Lakecity University, School of Law, India drgurudath@jlu.edu.in A senior academician in the field of Law spread for more than three decades. Has rich experience in Research in form of publications, participation in academic events of national and international level, execution of funded project and guiding scholars for PhD program. Held the positions, like Principal of Law School, Academic advisor, management representative, Director, Dean, Controller of Examinations and Vice Chancellor (Acting). He has chaired and been a member in many statutory bodies like Board of Studies, Academic Council, Board of Management and Research Committee in different prestigious institutions. Dr. Gurudath is adept in organizing seminars, workshops, conferences and other academic events. He has three Master degrees into his credit i.e. M.A. (Political Science), LLM (Constitutional Law), MBA with PhD in Law from prestigious Mysore University. He teaches Public Law, Constitutional Law, Law and Social Transformation, Family Laws and Interpretation of statues.

Joan Howland, Professor of Law and Associate Dean University of Minnesota, United States howla001@umn.edu Professor Joan S. Howland is the Roger F. Noreen Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Information & Technology at the University of Minnesota Law School. Professor Howland teaches courses on "American Indian Legal History" and "Magna Carta and the Evolution of Anglo-American Law." Her scholarship focuses on American Indian law and culture, cyberlaw, legal research methodologies, legal history, international trends in legal education, horseracing, and organizational management. Professor Howland was a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Accreditation Committee from 2001 to 2006 and of the ABA Council from 2006 to 2016, including serving as 2014-15 Chair. Professor Howland has been involved over the past 15 years in the evolution of American legal education, particularly in the revision of the ABA accreditation standards revision process. In 2015 and 2016, Professor Howland was named one of the 25 Most Influential Leaders in American Education by the "National Jurist".

Wilfred Konosi, Dean KISII University, Faculty of Law, Kenya wilfredkonosi@gmail.com Mr. Wilfred Nyaundi Konosi is a legal practitioner, academic and consultant. Currently, he serves as the Dean of the Kisii University School of Law, in Kenya. He has previously served as Chairperson, Department of Commercial Law. Mr. Konosi is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya of over 25 years standing. He is a member of good standing of the Law Society of Kenya and the East African Law Society. He is a certified professional mediator. He is currently practicing with Konosi & Company Advocates and doubles as the firm‟s managing partner. He has acted as a consultant for many organizations on various legal issues. He holds a Master‟s degree in Women‟s Law (MSWL) from the University of Zimbabwe; a Bachelor‟s degree in law (LLB) from the University of Nairobi and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Kenya School of Law. He has undertaken short courses on gender equality and non-discrimination including the 2nd Gender Academy at the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization.

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RatihLestarini, Dr Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of Law, Indonesia ratihlestarini@yahoo.com Dr. RatihLestarini, S.H., M.H was born on August 11, 1960 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She is a full-time lecturer at Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia. Her major are sociology of law and socio legal. In addition to teaching she also attended research and served as Deputy Dean of Academics, Research and Student Affairs Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia.

Florence Masajuwa, Acting Dean Edo University, Iyamho, Nigeria fmasajuwa@yahoo.com I was born February 8 1967 in Nigeria. Am married with 2 sons. I have BSc, MPA, MSc degrees in Sociology and Public Administration. I also have an LLB, LLM BL and PhD in Law. I have taught in various tertiary schools here in Nigeria, the latest being Edo University, Iyamho, Nigeria. Am currently the Acting Dean of Law of Edo University, Iyamho.

Tshepo Herbert Mongalo, Professor University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaTshepo.Mongalo@Monash.edu Tshepo H. Mongalo is an Associate Professor of Law and Head of Law Department at Monash South Africa, a premier private higher education institution in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tshepo is also a Sessional Lecturer for MBA and PDBA at Wits Business School at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is the recent former Associate Professor of Law at Wits Law School in Johannesburg. Tshepo is the Deputy Chairperson of the Specialist Committee on Company Law in South Africa and a Senior Corporate Law Consultant for Tong-Mongalo Corporate Services and Gwina Attorneys Inc. in South Africa. Tshepo is a PhD (Commercial Law), LL.M. (Commercial Law), LLB and B.Proc (Summa Cum Laude) graduate of the Universities of Cape Town, Cambridge (England) and Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa).

Letlhokwa George Mpedi, Executive Dean University of Johannesburg, Faculty of Law, South Africa lgmpedi@uj.ac.za Prof Mpedi completed his B Juris degree (1996) and LLB degree (1998) at Vista University. In 2001 the LLM degree in Labour Law was conferred upon him by the then Rand Afrikaans University. He was twice the recipient of the DAAD award. A National Research Foundation doctoral research award was also granted to him (2002). Prior to his current position as Executive Dean, Prof Mpedi served as Head of Department of Practical Business Law (2011–2012), Vice-Dean (2013–2015) and Director at CICLASS (2009–2015) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Johannesburg. He lectured labor law and social security to LLB, post-graduate and certificate students and has delivered papers at numerous national and international conferences. Prof Mpedi publishes on labour law and social security.

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Damalie Naggita-Musoke, Dean Makerere University, School of Law, Uganda dnaggita@law.mak.ac.ug Dr. Naggita-Musoke (SJD, UW-Madison) is a Principal/Dean Emeritus, Makerere University School of Law. She has also served previously as Head of Department, Law and Jurisprudence. She sits on various bodies and committees both within and outside the University including the School's Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee and the Legal Aid and Pro Bono Committee of the Uganda Law Council. She has a Postgraduate Diploma in International Law and Organization for Development (ISS, The Hague) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Rights of Women (Stadtschlaining, Austria). She is an advocate of all courts of judicature in Uganda and a partner in Mubiru-Musoke, Musisi& Co. Advocates. She is also the Chairperson of the Association of Women Lawyers in Uganda, FIDA-U. Her research interests are in the areas of disability rights, gender and women's rights, children's rights and juvenile justice, procedural law and land rights.

OktawianNawrot, Vice-Dean University of Gdansk, Faculty of Law and Administration, Poland nawrot@ug.edu.pl OktawianNawrot – professor of law, Vice-Dean for Students Affairs and Science at The Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdansk, member of the Council of the NCN (National Science Centre). Author of around 100 publications on philosophy of law and logic in law, including 9 books (inter alia: Conscientious objection and the rule of law; Human Biogenesis in Bioethical Standards of the Council of Europe; Unborn in the Dock), as well as 60 articles and research studies, over 30 reviews, glosses and smaller forms. Between 2011 and 2016 he was a member of few Advisory Boards at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. From 2016 he is the chairman on the Advisory Board for the Protection of Human Rights with regard to the Application of Biological and Medical Sciences at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. For many years he has been acting as a reviewer of normative acts regarding bio law for the Bureau of Research at the Chancellery of Polish Parliament.

Giuseppe Nesi, Dean University of Trento, Faculty of Law, Italy giuseppe.nesi@unitn.it Full Professor of International Law and Law of International Institutions and Dean of the School of Law at the University of Trento, where since 1993 he taught also European Union Law and International Human Rights. Legal Adviser to the President of the United Nations General Assembly of the 65th session. Legal Adviser of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations (2002-10). He received a JD at the University of Catania, a MAIA at the Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in International Law at the University of Rome. Among the promoters and member since its foundation of the Italian Society of International Law, he is its Vice-President. Member of various international law associations. Member of the Board of Editors of the Italian Yearbook of International Law. He published and edited several books and articles on various topics of international law and law of international institutions and lectured in several Universities and cultural institutions in Italy and abroad.

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Adeniyi Olatunbosun, Professor University of Ibadan, Faculty of Law, Nigeria tunbosuniyi@yahoo.com Professor Olatunbosun belongs to academic and professional bodies. He is a member of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT); Nigerian Bar Association; Member, African Regional Institute Africa Borderland Studies-German Technical Cooperation, Nigeria-Benin Republic, Member, International Society of Nigeria, Member, European Society of Criminology; American Society of International Law; IUCN, Academy of Environmental Law; European Energy Law Forum; and Society for International Relations Affairs (SIRA). Visiting Fellow, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, 2006; Visiting Fellow, British Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 2006; Visiting Post-doctoral Research Scholarship at Max-Planck Institute Freiburg Germany, 2010; Appointed as expert to ICC in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2019. He is a Professor of Public and International Law with specialization in the field of Criminal Justice, Environmental Law, Energy - Industrial Law, Jurisprudence and Private International Law. He is the current Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is married with children.

BhaktaPande, Mr. Law Pundits, India bhakta@lawpunditsglobal.com I am the Director of Events and Conferences at Law Pundits. Our firm deals with legal events and conferences aimed at Law Students, Lawyers, In-house Counsels and everything.

Christian Pangilinan, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Peking University, School of Transnational Law, China christiandpangilinan@gmail.com Christian Pangilinan is Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at the Peking University School of Transnational Law in Shenzhen, China. He is also lecturer of law and teaches in the School's first-year legal research and writing program. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, the University of York, and the University of British Columbia. Prior to teaching, he provided legal aid to refugees and asylum seekers and worked with graduate law students at Georgetown University Law Center.

Michael Peil, Vice Dean Jigme Singye Wangchuck, School of Law, Bhutan michael.peil@jswlaw.bt On 10 May 2016, Michael Peil was appointed Vice Dean of Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law by HRH AshiSonamDechanWangchuck. Michael Peil has served as a Consultant to the JSW Law/RIL since February 2013. He previously served as Associate Dean for International Programs at the School of Law of Washington University in St. Louis (USA) and as Executive Director of the International Law Students Association. He received his Bachelors degree from Wake Forest University (USA) and his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School (USA). He lives in Thimphu with his wife and two children.

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Purvi Pokhariyal, Dean Institute of Law, Nirma University, India director.il@nirmauni.ac.in Professor (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal is the Director of the Institute of Law, Nirma University and Dean, Faculty of Law, Nirma University. She specializes in the area of Criminal Justice Studies, Family Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law. She has been a consultant and resource person on various aspects of Legal studies for government and non-government organizations.

Vesselin Popovski, Vice Dean Jindal Global Law School, India vpopovski@jgu.edu.in Vice Dean, Executive Director, Centre for UN Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University. In 2004-2014 Senior Academic Officer at United Nations University, Tokyo. Prior to that director of EU project Legal Protection of Individual Rights in Russia. Assistant professor at the University of Exeter. Ph.D. from King‟s College London, M.Sc. from London School of Economics, B.A. from Moscow Institute of International Relations. Member of Advisory Board „Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies‟, „International Studies Review‟. Expert Member of the Commission on Global Security, Justice and Governance. In the past contributed to two major international initiatives: The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty and its Report „Responsibility to Protect‟ and the Princeton Project on Universal Jurisdiction, producing „The Princeton Principles of Universal Jurisdiction‟. Published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, wrote or edited over twenty books.

Natalia Prisekina, Vice Dean Far Eastern Federal University, School of Law, Russia prisekina@gmail.com Natalia G. Prisekina, LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice, Ph.D. in Law, Vice Dean on Research and Innovations, School of Law, Far Eastern Federal University; Senior Partner, RUSSIN & VECCHI L.L.C. International Legal Counsellors; Honorary Consul of the Republic of Chile in Vladivostok. Professor of International Public and Private Law. Member of the Association of Russian Lawyers; Arbitrator of the Arbitration Court of “Independent Arbitration Chamber” autonomous non-commercial organization; Arbitrator of the Arbitration Court of the Primorsky Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Arbitrator of Arbitration Center of the Institute of Contemporary Arbitration; Expert of the Business Ombudsman in Primorsky and Sakhalin Regions; President of the Rotary Club “Vladivostok” in 2004/2005 and 2010/2011.

Srikrishna Deva Rao, Professor National Law University Odisha, Cuttack, India vc@nluo.ac.in Prof. Rao is actively involved with legal education and research in India over three decades. He was a Visiting fellow to SOAS, London (2013) and University of Washington at Seattle (2012). Engaged with several research projects with UKERI, UNDP, Law Commission of India and Ministry of Law and Justice. His research interests include Criminal law, Human Rights, legal education and Access to Justice.

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Managay Reddi, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Law, South Africa reddim@ukzn.ac.za Managay Reddi; LLD (UDW), is a Professor of Law and the Dean and Head of the School of Law. She has researched and published on a wide range of topics falling within her research interests of Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure, Gender and Human Rights. Apart from being a regular reviewer for various South African law journals, she is also an editor of the international Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology.

Olive Sabiiti, Dean Cavendish University, Uganda osabiiti@cavendish.ac.ug I am the Dean of Law at Cavendish University Uganda with a doctorate and a Master of Laws (International Business Law) with merit from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, under a Commonwealth and British Chevening Scholarship respectively. My doctoral thesis is titled “Understanding the evolution of property rights to land in Uganda: 1900-2010”. I have previously taught: Law and Finance in Emerging Markets, Land Transactions, and Commercial laws at the University of Manchester, Makerere University, Uganda Christian University. For close to a decade, I served as a Speaker of a Local Government Council, and chaired the District Council Speakers‟ Association. I was called to the Bar in 1997. I am a member of the Uganda Law Society, East Africa Law Society and the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics. My research and teaching interests include Law and Development, Land Law, Corporate Law, Contracts, Commercial Laws, and New Institutional Economics.

Ade Saptomo, Dean University of Pancasila, Indonesia adesaptomo@yahoo.com Prof. Dr. Ade Saptomo, SH, MA is Dean of Faculty of Law University of Pancasila. He also senior assessor at National Accreditation Agency Republic of Indonesia

Sanjeevi Shanthakumar, Dean G.D. Goenka University, School of Law, India sk.hnlu@gmail.com Academic Administrator, Law Teacher, Legal Practitioner and Author, Prof. Dr. S. Shanthakumar is Dean, School of Law, G.D. Goenka University, Gurgaon [Delhi NCR], India. He is an alumnus of Madras University where he obtained his graduation, post-graduation and doctorate degree in law. His areas of specialization are Environmental Law, Human Rights Law, International Law, and Constitutional Law. He has authored 3 books on Environmental Law and 2 books on Human Rights Law.

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Jakub Stelina, Dean University of Gdansk, Faculty of Law and Administration, Poland jstelina@prawo.ug.edu.pl Jakub Stelina (born 1969) - Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration, Gdansk University, Poland, professor of labour law and social security, married, two sons.

Aktieva Tri Tjitrawati, Dr. Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Faculty of Law, Indonesia evatjitrawati@yahoo.com Aktieva Tri Tjitrawati hold a Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) degree from the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia (1987), majoring on International Law. She earned her Doktor in Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Padjajaran in 2005 after previously receiving her Masters in Law from the same University in 1995. Currently, she is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. Besides her academic position above, since 2010-now, she was appointed as a Head of Bachelor of Law Study. Eva‟s area of expertise is on International Law, the Law of Treaties, International Trade Law, and Maritime Law. Due to her expertise above, she has frequently invited and asked by the several Governmental Agencies and Ministries, speaker and expert in a number of activities and forum.

Aifheli Tshivhase, Professor Nelson Mandela University, Faculty of Law, South Africa aifheli.tshivhase@mandela.ac.za Aifheli Tshivhase is an associate professor in Public Law and Head of Department of Criminal and Procedural Law at the Faculty of Law, Nelson Mandela University. He holds a PhD on judicial independence of military courts in South Africa from the University of Cape Town and is published in this field. He has taught in many areas of law and his current teaching is on African Customary Law. He has also taught at the University of Cape Town for a number of years. He is involved in a number of leadership initiatives including decolonization and Africanization of legal education in South Africa. He served as a law clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He is the recipient of the Fox International Fellowship at Yale University (2009/2010).

George Williams, Dean University of New South Wales, Law, Australia george.williams@unsw.edu.au George Williams AO is the Dean, the Anthony Mason Professor, and a Scientia Professor at UNSW Law. He has written and edited books including Australian Constitutional Law and Theory, The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia and Human Rights under the Australian Constitution. He has appeared as a barrister in the High Court of Australia in many cases over the past two decades, including on freedom of speech, freedom from racial discrimination and the rule of law. He has also appeared in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Fiji, including on the legality of the 2000 coup.

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Mateusz Woinski, Vice-Dean Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego, Law School, Poland m.woinski@gmail.com Vice-Dean at the Kozminski University School of Law, Warsaw, Poland. Associate professor at the Department of Criminal Law, Kozminski University. Expert teacher at the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw. Earned his Ph.D. degree from Warsaw University (2013). His research focuses on criminal law and policy, criminal procedure and human rights. Former public prosecutor‟s apprentice and expert at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights. Currently practices law as a legal advisor.

Eleanor Wong, Vice Dean National University of Singapore, School of Law, Singapore eleanorwong@nus.edu.sg A graduate of the National University of Singapore, Eleanor started her career with the Commercial Affairs Department, prosecuting complex commercial and securities frauds. She subsequently joined international law firms Coudert Brothers and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, building a practice in international financial transactions. She returned to NUS in 2002 to launch the Law Faculty‟s Legal Skills Programme as its Director. She is also Co-ordinator of the Faculty‟s International Moots Programme and currently serves as Vice Dean, Student Affairs. Eleanor has won several University teaching awards; she has been Associate Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning as well as a member of the Law Faculty‟s Teaching Excellence Committee. She is considered a thought-leader in law school pedagogy and has conducted workshops and consultancies in this area for Law schools in the region, including Hong Kong University, Laos National University, National Chengchi University and Jigme Singye Wangchuk School of Law. Eleanor holds an LLM from New York University and also happens to be a published playwright and poet.

Laura Young, Professor Soochow University, Kenneth Wang School of Law, China Lyoung@WangFF.org Professor Young is a Director of the Wang Family Foundation, a member of the Executive Committee of the UC Berkeley Foundation Board of Trustees, and is Managing Partner of the law firm of Wang & Wang, with offices in China, Taiwan and San Francisco. She has taught Chinese Law and Legal History, International Business Transactions, and International Intellectual Property at UC Berkeley, Soochow University‟s Kenneth Wang School of Law in Suzhou China, Cornell University, and Pacific/McGeorge School of Law. She is an editorial advisor, and author of the Taiwan chapter of CCH Asia‟s Employment Asia, the author of the intellectual property chapter of Juris Publishing‟s Doing Business in China, and author of numerous articles on Chinese law and business, and has presented many lectures for the Practicing Law Institute, International Trademark Association, International Anti-Counterfeiting Association, and local bar associations. She is a member of the Taipei Bar Association, the California Bar Association, and is registered with China‟s Ministry of Justice. Prof. Young is the President of the Board of the Hearst Museum of Anthropology, and, as well as, a member on the Board of Advisors of the C.V. Starr East Asia Library at the University of California, Berkeley. She received her JD from UC Berkeley‟s Boalt Hall School of Law.

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