2023 Conference

Law and Development Post the Pandemic (2023)

The Law and Development Institute and the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS) co-host the 2023 Law and Development Conference in Singapore. Thirty-two leading and emerging scholars and experts from Asia, North America, Europe, Latin America, and Africa present papers on the following key topics:

  • Legal Remedies for the Pandemic-Caused Economic Disruptions
  • The Pandemic, Discrimination, and the Right to Development
  • The Pandemic and Developing Countries: Legal and Institutional Approaches
  • Technological Innovations at the time of the Pandemic and the Law
  • The Pandemic-induced Social Changes and the Law
  • Education, the Pandemic, and Rising Issues

Date: December 8 and 9, 2023
Venue:  Seminar Room (SR4-4), Bukit Timah Campus, National University of Singapore (469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore), Block B, Level 4

 

Schedule:
Day 1: December 8, 2023

8:45am-9:15amRegistration
9:15am–9:20amIntroductory Remark, Deputy Director Christian Hofmann, CALS, National University of Singapore
9:20am-9:25amWelcome Speech, Dean Andrew Simester, National University of Singapore
9:25am–9:30amOpening Statement, Prof. Y.S. Lee, The Law and Development Institute
9:30am–9:35amWelcome Address, Prof. James Andrew Harding, National University of Singapore
9:35am–10:00amKeynote Speech “State Building, State Effectiveness, and the Rule of Law: Lessons from Covid-19”
Prof. Thomas McInerney, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, USA
10:00am–11:40am

Panel 1: “Legal Remedies for the Pandemic-Caused Economic Disruptions”
Chair: Prof. Y.S. Lee, The Law and Development Institute

“The Pandemic and Insolvency Reforms for MSMEs in Asia” 
Prof. Charles D. Booth, University of Hawaii, USA

 “Post-Pandemic Challenges of Textile Industry Workers in India”
Ms. Sheetal Gahlot, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India

“Government Relief for Small Businesses Impacted by Covid-19 in Korea”
Dr. Dami Park, Korea Constitutional Court, South Korea

“Implementing Post-Pandemic Economic Parity: A Potential Restoration through Distributive Justice”
Assistant Prof. Aswathy Madhukumar, India International University of Legal Education and Research

“General Theory of Law and Development: Constructing Effective Remedies”
Professor Y.S. Lee, The Law and Development Institute, USA & Prof. Andrew Harding, National University of Singapore

11:40am–12:00pmQ&A Session
12:00pm–1:30pmLunch
 1:30pm–   3:10pm

Panel 2: “The Pandemic, Discrimination, and the Right to Development”
Chair: Prof. Thomas McInerney, Loyola University School of Law

“The Draft Convention on the Right to Development and Its Implications for Cooperation in Global Health Crises”
Ms. Sara Wissmann, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria

“COVD-19 Pandemic and the case study of migrant workers of South Asia”
Assistant Prof. Vaibhavi Rane & Sapresh Devidas, Goa University, India

“Protecting Domestic Workers for Decent Work of Economic Care in the Post Pandemic Era”
Ms. Arimbi Fajari Furqon, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

“The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Right to Development: A Tale of Two Worlds”
Dr. Ishita Das, Nalsar University of Law, India

3:10pm–3:30pmQ&A Session
3:30pm–3:45pmCoffee Break
3:45pm–5:25pm

Panel 3: “The Pandemic and Developing Countries: Legal and Institutional Approaches”
Chair: Prof. Andrew James Harding, National University of Singapore

“COVID-19, Good Governance, and United Nations Goals for Sustainable Development”
Dr. Tanmeet Kaur Sahiwal, School of Law, SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Bengaluru, India

“Changes in Latin-American Fiscal Rules in a Post-Pandemic Scenario”
Prof. Gabriel Loretto Lochagin, Universidade of São Paulo, Brazil

“Legal and Institutional Approaches in Least Developed Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review”
Dr. Manotor Tampubolon, Christian University of Indonesia

“Online Trial in China: Legal and Institutional Approaches During the Different Stages of the Pandemic”
Ms. Chi Zhang, Peking University, China

“Ending 1990s Law and Development Ideas, Paradox of Path Dependence In Economic Planning Institutions Under Covid-19: South Africa’s Response”
Dr. T.K. Pooe, Wits University, South Africa

5:25pm–5:45pmQ&A Session
5:45pm–6:00pmFirst Day Closing
6:30pm–7:50pmConference Dinner (speakers and invite guests only)
 

Schedule:
Day 2: December 9, 2023

9:30am–10:00am

 Second Day Registration
10:00am–11:40am

Panel 4: “Technological Innovations at the time of the Pandemic and the Law”
Chair: Prof. Weitseng Chen, National University of Singapore

“The Office after the Pandemic: Technology, Law, and Development”
Prof. Salil K. Mehra, Temple University, USA

“Law and Ethics of Emerging Technologies in the Healthcare and Intellectual Property Fields Arising from the Pandemic”
Dr. Nadia Naim, Aston University, USA & Dr. Hui Yun Chan, National University of Singapore

“From Crisis to Control: Amidst and Post-pandemic Data Protection Concerns in Singapore and Vietnam through the Lens of Techno-Solutionism and Efficiency Violations of Privacy Rights”
Dr. VY Ngo Nguyen Thao, Ho Chi Min City University, Vietnam

 “Competition in the Digital Market of E-Commerce Platforms Post-Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis of Malaysia, China, and the European Union”
Ms. Lee Mei Fei, University of Malaya, Malaysia

“Technological Innovations in India’s Legal Sector for Access to Justice During and Post Pandemic”
Prof. Priti Saxena, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India
11:40am–12:00pm Q&A Session
12:00pm–1:30pm Lunch
 1:30pm–   3:10pm

Panel 5: “The Pandemic-Induced Social Changes and the Law”
Chair: Prof. Michael Dowdle, National University of Singapore

“The Impact of the Pandemic on Reproductive Autonomy and Gender Equality”
Prof. Carole J. Petersen, University of Hawaii, USA

“Unpacking Fragile Access to Justice in a Small Island State Amid Global Pandemic: Narratives from Experiences of Niue, the Rock of Polynesia”
Dr. Mana Takahashi, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

“Pandemic, Labour Deregulation, and the New Wave of Labour Movement in Indonesia”
Dr. Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, University Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

“COVID-19 as a Catalyst for the Development of Digitalized EU Cross-Border Judicial Cooperation”
Mr. Jura Golub, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia

“Regulating ‘Employee Sharing’ in Post-pandemic China”
Ms. Claudia Lu, Peking University, China
3:10pm–3:30pm Q&A Session
3:30pm–3:45pm Coffee Break
3:45pm–5:25pm

Panel 6: “Education, the Pandemic, and Rising Issues”
Chair: Prof. Carole J. Petersen, University of Hawaii, USA

“The Global Avoidance of Economic Democracy in Labor & Development”
Associate Prof. Jedidiah Kroncke, University of Hong Kong

“On the Regulation Georgraphy of Modern Capitalism”
Prof. Michael Dowdle, National University of Singapore

“Investigating the effectiveness of various strategies implemented by Legal Education Institutions to mitigate the impact of the Pandemic in India”
Prof. Asha Verma, IILM University Gurugram, India

“Contracts, Inequality, and the State”
Prof. Weitseng Chen, National University of Singapore
5:25pm–5:45pm Q&A Session
5:45pm–5:50pm Closing Statement, Prof. Y.S. Lee, The Law and Development Institute