A Comparative Perspective on Social Justice
Lawyering in Asia:
Conditions, Practices, and Possibilities
Room 2260, UW Law School
Schedule
8:30-9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:05 Introductory Remarks
Kyle Engelke and David Groose
WILJ Symposium Editors
9:05-9:10 Remarks by Associate Dean Heinz Klug
WILJ faculty adviser & Director, Global Legal Studies Center
9:10-9:15 Welcome by Dean Margaret Raymond
UW Law School
9:15-10:00 Keynote Address (keynote speaker introduced by Professor John Ohnsegorge,
UW Law School)
“Law and Society in South East Asia: New Issues and Directions”
Professor Andrew Harding (National University of Singapore)
10:00-12:00 Panel 1: Politics, Law and Social Justice Lawyering in Asia
Chair/commentator: Alexandra Huneeus, UW Law School
“Of Masks, Absences and Exceptions: Cause Lawyering in Singapore”
Jothie Rajah (American Bar Foundation) &
Arun Thiruvengadam (National University of Singapore)
“Protecting Community Rights: Prospects for Public Interest Lawyering in Mongolia”
Jennifer Rasmussen (American Bar Association)
(co-authored with Bayartsetseg Jigmiddash, Private Practitioner, Mongolia)
“Transformation of Public Interest Lawyering through Development:
Insights from Bangladesh”
Cynthia Farid (NGO Lawyer, Bangladesh)
“A Short History of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative’s Technical
Assistance Approach”
Jennifer Rasmussen (American Bar Association)
12:00-1:15 Lunch for speakers, invited guests and WILJ members (others on their own)
Served in Room 5223
1:15-3:15 Panel 2: Sites for Practice
Chair/commentator: Lynette Chua, National University of Singapore
“Social Justice Lawyering and the Meaning of Indian Constitutionalism: A Case Study
of the Alternative Law Forum”
Arun Thiruvengadam (National University of Singapore)
(co-authored with Arvind Narrain, Private Practitioner, Bangalore, India)
“The Call of the Times: Strategic Public Interest Lawyering During the Arroyo Regime
in the Philippines (2001-2010)”
Harry L. Roque Jr. (University of the Philippines College of Law)
“Monkey in a Wig: LoyarBurok, UndiMsia!, Public Interest Litigation and Beyond”
Shanmuga Kanesalingam (Private Practitioner, Malaysia)
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-5:00 Panel 3: Social Justice Lawyering in Socialist Countries
Chair /Commentator: Mark Sidel, UW Law School
“Sleeping with Dragons? Politically Embedded Lawyers Suing the Chinese State”
John Givens (University of Louisville, USA)
“The Juridification of Cause Advocacy in Socialist Asia: Vietnam as a Case Study”
John Gillespie (Monash University, Australia)
“Not just Defending: Advocating for Law in Myanmar”
Nicholas Cheesman (Australian National University) &
Kyaw Min San (Burma)
5:00-5:30 Concluding Session
“Mobilizing Law for Justice in Asia"
Frank Munger (New York University Law School), Scott Cummings (UCLA Law School)
& Louise Trubek (UW Law School)
7:00 Dinner for speakers and invited guests
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