Symposium program as of February 26, 2010.
Some details will be subject to further changes.
Cambodian Society of Comparative Law
International Symposium
Public Power, Private Autonomy and Market Force:
A tri-dimensional agenda for the 21st Century legal transition
March 6-7, 2010
Meeting venue: Paññãsãstra University of Cambodia (PUC), Phnom Penh
Day 1: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Opening session (08:30 – 09:00) – Moderated by Mr. Kong Phallack, Dean
and Professor, Paññãsãstra University of Cambodia (TBC)
08:30 – 08:40
Opening speech by representative of the Organizing
Committee
08:40 – 09:00
Greetings by honorary guests
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Mr. Aikyo Masanori, Professor of Law and Director of
Center for Asian Legal Exchange, Nagoya University
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President of the Paññãsãstra University of Cambodia
(PUC), Phnom Penh (TBC)
Session 1 (09:00 – 11:00) - Constitutional Law
09:00 – 09:10
Introduction by the Chair (TBC)
09:10 – 09:35
“'Rule
of
Law
Balakrishnan
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Post
Rajagopal,
Conflict
Rebuilding”,
Professor,
Mr.
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, USA
09:35 – 09:50
Coffee break
09:50 – 10:15
“Constitutional Principle of Judicial Independence in
Cambodia”, Mr. Hor Peng, Professor, Royal University of
Law and Economics
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10:15 – 11:00
Q&A
11:00
Lunch
Session 2 (13:00 – 17:20) – Land and Property Laws
13:00 – 13:10
Introduction by the Chair: (Mr. Kuong Teilee, Associate
Professor, Nagoya University)
13:10 – 13:35
“Land Law Reform in Cambodia”
Mr. Nhean Somunin, National Legal Advisor on Land Law,
East-West Management Institute, Phnom Penh
13:35 – 14:00
“The recent Development of Land Law in Cambodia: The legal
framework of Building Co-Onwed by Cambodian and Foreigners”
Mr. Ly Chantola, Professor, Royal University of Law and
Economics, Phnom Penh
14:00 – 14:15
Coffee break
14:15 – 14:40
“Land Law Reforms in Vietnam”
Mr. Nguyen Quang Tuyen, Professor, Hanoi Law University,
Hanoi
14:40 – 15:05
“Property Law Reforms in China”
Mr. Shen Weixing, Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing
15:05 – 15:20
Coffee break
15:20 – 15:45
“Land and Property Law in Germany – Past and Present”
Mr. Fabian Thiel, Advisor to the Royal University of
Agriculture, Phnom Penh
15:45 – 16:10
“Agricultural Land Law Reforms in Japan From A
Comparative Perspectives”
Mr. Kurumisawa Yoshiki, Professor, Waseda University,
Tokyo
16:10 – 17:20
Q&A
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Some details will be subject to further changes.
18:00 – 20:00
Reception
Speech by Mr. Kaino Michiatsu, Professor, Waseda
University, “Scholarly Societies on Comparative Law
Studies – A Fragmented World to be Integrated?” (30 min)
Day 2: Sunday, March 7, 2010
Session 3 (08:30 – 11:00) – Intellectual Property Law
08:30 – 08:40
Introduction by the Chair: (Mr. Phin Sovath, Advisor,
DFDL Mekong, Phnom Penh)
08:40 – 09:05
“IP Law Enforcement in Cambodia”,
Mr. Suon Vichea, Professor, Paññãsãstra University of
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
09:05 – 09:30
“Intellectual Property Enforcement in USA”,
(TBC)
09:30 – 09:55
“Intellectual Property Enforcement in Japan”,
Mr. Shiozawa Kazuhiro, Professor, Keisei University, Tokyo
09:55 – 10:05
Coffee break
10:05 – 11:00
Q&A
Session 4 (11:00 – 15:25) Criminal Jurisdictions
11:00 – 11:10
Introduction by the Chair: (Mr. Meas Bora, Legal Officer,
Office of the Co-Investigating Judges, ECCC, Cambodia)
11:10 – 11:35
“Legal Development of Criminal Jurisdiction in Cambodia”,
Mr. SUON Visal, Secretary General of the Bar Association
of the Kingdom of Cambodia
11:35
Lunch break
Session 4 (11:00 – 15:25) Criminal Jurisdictions (cont.)
13:35 – 14:00
“Extradition under International Law: Principles and
Perspectives”,
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Mr. Anees Ahmed, Senior Assistant Prosecutor, United
National Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT)
14:00 – 14:25
“The Exercise of Criminal Jurisdiction in England”,
Mr. Neville Sorab, DSS Legal Consultant of the ECCC,
Barrister, England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn)
14:25 – 15:25
Q&A
15:25 – 15:40
Coffee break
Session 5 (15:40 – 17:30) Development of Socio-Economic Laws in Cambodia
15:40 – 15:50
Introduction by the Chair: (Ms. Ly Sopheap, Team Leader,
Public Sector Strengthening, USAID Cambodia MSME
Project, DAI)
15:50 – 16:15
“Development of Labour Law in Cambodia”,
Mr KONG Phallack, Dean and Professor of Laws,
Paññãsãstra University of Cambodia, Arbitrator, the
Arbitration Council, Phnom Penh
16:15 – 16:40
“Securities Issuers in Cambodian Laws”,
Mr. Nhean Vannak, Lecturer, Royal University of Law and
Economics
16:45 – 17:30
Q&A
17:30 – 18:00
Closing remarks
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