CANCELED - The Perversity of International Law in China's Territorial Disputes
2025-04-17 12:30 (America/New_York) | Law School 4042
Join us for an insightful discussion on The Perversity of International Law in China's Territorial Disputes, featuring Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China. International legal rules are typically designed to reduce conflict, promote stability, and deter disruptive change. However, in the geopolitically sensitive context of China's territorial disputes, these same rules can have unintended consequences, fostering escalation, uncertainty, and instability-particularly in matters of territorial sovereignty, maritime jurisdiction, and self-determination. This analysis extends beyond territorial issues, offering insights into China's economic and political strategies. Lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is co-sponsored by APSI and ChinaLab@DukeLaw. For inquiries, please contact zhang@law.duke.edu.

The Perversity of International Law in China’s Territorial Disputes
2025-11-13 12:30
About the speaker:

Jacques deLisle's research and teaching focus on contemporary Chinese law and politics, including: legal reform and its relationship to economic reform and political change in China, the international status of Taiwan and cross-Strait relations, China's engagement with the international order, legal and political issues in Hong Kong under Chinese rule, and U.S.-China relations.

His writings on these subjects appear in a variety of fora, including international relations journals, edited volumes of multidisciplinary scholarship, and Asian studies journals, as well as law reviews.

DeLisle is also a professor of political science, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, co-director of the Center for Asian Law, and director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He has served frequently as an expert witness on issues of P.R.C. law and government policies and is a consultant, lecturer and advisor to legal reform, development and education programs, primarily in China.

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