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History and Asia: Policy Insights and Legal Perspectives

September 17, 2010 • 1:00 – 9:00 pm EDT

The International Forum for Peace and Prosperity in Northeast Asia

This conference will bring together a wide variety of experts from different disciplines to explore the various historical issues, points of contention, opportunities, and challenges in the region.

Symposium Agenda

09:00-9:15 Opening/Welcoming Remarks
Victor Cha, CSIS Korea Chair and Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
09:15-9:45

Key-Note Speech
Jae-jeong Chung, President of Northeast Asian History Foundation

9:45-10:00 Photo Session and Break
10:15-11:45 

Session One: Historical Issues in Northeast Asia: Perspectives from Law and Policy

Panel Chair:
Victor Cha, CSIS Korea Chair and Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University

Presenters:
David Kang, Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California
John Perry, Director, Maritime Studies Program, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Jin-Hyun Paik, Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and Professor of Law, Seoul National University
Michael Auslin, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Discussant:
Yong Hwan Kim, Research Fellow, Northeast Asian History Foundation

11:45-12:00 Break
12:00-13:15

Luncheon Speech

Speaker to be announced

13:30-15:00

Session Two: Territorial Issues and Maritime Delimitation in Northeast Asia in Comparative Perspective

Panel Chair:
Jin-Hyun Paik, Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and Professor of Law, Seoul National University

Presenters:
Charles Norchi, Professor of Law and Director of Marine Law Institute, University of Maine
Myron Nordquist, Professor and Associate Director, Center for Oceans Law and Policy
Seokwoo Lee, Professor of Law, Inha University
Katrin Katz, Consultant and former National Security Council Official

Discussant:
Jon Van Dyke, Professor of Law, University of Hawaii

15:00-15:15  Break
15:15-16:45

Session Three: New Tensions and Challenges to Northeast Asia

Panel Chair:
James Feinerman, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Presenters:
Alexis Dudden, Professor of History, University of Connecticut
Michael Green, CSIS Japan Chair and Associate Professor of International Relations, Georgetown University
Ina Masaki, Professor of Law, International Christian University, Tokyo
Wang Hanling, Professor of International Law and Marine Affairs, Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing

Discussant:
Tae-Hyung Kim, Assistant Professor of History and Government, Daemen College  

16:45-17:00 Closing Remarks and Reception  

 

 

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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair