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Events
International Conference on “Cambodian Society of Comparative Law”
- Date &Time
- Mar. 14, 2009~Mar. 15, 2009
- Venue
- Royal University of Law and Economics and Panhasastra University of Cambodia
- Supported by
- Nagoya University Graduate School of Law and Center for Asian Legal Exchange, MEXT Program for Area Studies Based on Needs of Society, Japan Jurists League for Cambodia, Kamenori Foundation in Japan, CIM/Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Royal University of Law and Economics, Panhasastra University of Cambodia
- Language
- Khmer, English, Japanese (with translations into English/Khmer available)
Comparing Laws Across Borders - My Law, Your Law, Our Laws?
Program:
Day 1
Session 1 (morning 08:30-09:45) – Greetings and keynote speeches
Session 2 (morning 10:00-11:50) – Panel discussions (I) Constitutional Law
Chaired by Dr. Yotsumoto Kenji, Professor, Kobe University, Japan (10:00-10:05)
- Professor Hor Peng, Royal University of Law and Economics
“Constitution and Rule of Interpretation” (10:05-10:30)
- Associate Professor Kuong Teilee, Nagoya University
“Cambodian Constitutional Provisions on International Treaties – Going Beyond Rhetorics” (10:30-10:55)
- Yan Vandeluxe, Legal Officer, Secretariat of the Senate
“Decentralization in Cambodia” (10:55-11:20)
Session 3 (afternoon 13:30-16:00) – Panel discussions (II)
Civil and Land Laws
Chaired by Sakano Issei, JICA Expert at the Ministry of Justice, Kingdom of Cambodia (TBC) (13:30-13:35)
- Attorney Kamiki Atsushi, JFBA Legal Advisor to Lawyers’ Training Center (13:35-14:00)
- Judge Mong Mony Chariya, Supreme Court of Cambodia (14:00-14:25)
- Professor Harada Sumitaka, Chuo University Law School, Tokyo (14:40-15:05)
- Fabian Thiel, Faculty Advisor, Royal University of Agriculture
“Land Law in a Comparative Perspective: African and Asian Contexts” (15:05-15:30)
Session 4 (afternoon 16:15-18:05) – Panel Discussions (III)
Criminal Law
Chaired by Dr. Say Bory, Attorney-at-law and Professor at the Royal Academy of Cambodia (TBC) (16:15-16:20)
- E. Keut Rith, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (16:20-16:45)
- Professor Adachi Masakatsu, Kanto Gakuin University College of Law,okyo“The Theory of Post Modern and the Principle of ‘Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege’” (16:45-17:10)
- Kong Sam Onn, Attorney-at-Law, Cambodia Law Services (17:10-17:35) “Elements of Crime: Theory and Practice”
Day 2
Session 1 (morning 08:30-10:20) – Panel discussions (IV)
Intellectual Property Law
Chaired by Ly Chantola Professor of, Royal University of Law and Economics (08:30-08:35)
- Professor San Sorphorn, Royal University of Law and Economics
“Implementation of TRIPS Agreement in Cambodia” (08:35-09:00)
- Professor Shiozawa Kazuhiro, Seikei University Faculty of Law, Tokyo
“What is the law on copyright for?” (09:00-09:25)
- Phin Sovath, Doctoral candidate, Nagoya University Graduate School of Law
“Domestic Exhaustion of Patent Rights: A Theorectical and Practical Analysis” (09-25:09:50)
Session 2 (morning 10:35-12:00) – Panel Discussions (V)
Chaired by Jon Eddy, Professor, University of Washington (10:35-10:40)
- Professor Veronica Taylor, University of Washington School of Law, Seatle, USA
“Rule of Law Assistance as the New Comparative Law: the promises and limitations of legal harmonization using rule of law tools” (10:40-11:05)
- Meas Bora, Legal Officer, Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia
“Application of Human Rights Treaties and Cambodian Courts” (11:05-11:30)
Session 3 (afternoon 13:30-16:00) – Panel Discussions (VI)
Chaired by Dr. Sato Yasunobu, Professor, University of Tokyo (13:30-13:35)
- Jorg Menzel, Legal Advisor, Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia
“Comparative Law in Developing Legal Systems: Challenges and Opportunities” (13:35-14:00)
- Professor Kong Phallack, Pannasastra University
“Jurisprudence Developed by the Labour Arbitration Council in Cambodia” (14:00-14:25)
- Professor Raymond Leos, Pannasastra University
“Development of Tort Law in Cambodia; Benefits, Problems and Challenges” (14:40-15:05)
- Steven Austermiller, Legal Education Advisor, EWMI-ABA
“ADR in Cambodia” (15:05-15:30)
Session 4 (afternoon 16:00-17:45) – General discussions
Chaired by Kuong Teilee, Associate Professor, Nagoya University
Closing remarks (17:45-18:00)
Associate Professor, Kuong Teilee, Nagoya University
Contact:
Nagoya University Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE)
e-mail:cale-jimu@law.nagoya-u.ac.jp