Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Dr. Meizhen Liao presented a detailed comparison between Chinese and American criminal court judgments, highlighting the differences between the legal systems and the larger cultures. A professor of linguistics and director of the institute of linguistics in Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Dr. Liao also heads a Ph.D. program in language and law at China University of Political Sciences and Law in Beijing.

Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law, Language and Cognition; the Center for the Study of International Business Law; and, the Asian-American Law Students Association (AALSA)

View video from the event here.