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International and Comparative Law at Columbia
Visiting Scholar & Research Fellow Program

Program Description

Through the Visiting Scholars and Research Fellow Program, Columbia has hosted hundreds of international scholars, professors, members of the judiciary, practitioners, and governmental officials. In a given year, 50-60 international visiting scholars and researchers from around the world participate in this program. In addition to their geographic diversity, their areas of research and scholarship span a multitude of legal disciplines, including comparative and international criminal law, human rights, legal philosophy, commercial and corporate law, constitutional law, and international private and public law. The Visiting Scholar designation is generally reserved for visitors who are senior faculty members at their home institution. Columbia also has established a second scholar designation, “Research Fellow,” for doctoral and post-doctoral academics.

The Visiting Scholar and Research Fellow Program at Columbia provides the following privileges:

Access to all library materials at the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library and other University libraries of Columbia. Please note that library borrowing privileges cannot be extended to Visiting Scholars and Research Fellows.
Email and computer accounts, and access to WESTLAW and LEXIS/NEXIS for Visiting Scholars and Research Fellows who are at the university for a period longer than four months.
Introductions to Columbia faculty who share similar academic interests.
Participation in lecture series, talks, and with the permission of the professor, Law School courses and seminars.
Invitations to social events that integrate visitors into the Law School Community. In addition, special talks or “brown-bag” lunches are arranged at which scholars are asked to discuss their research.
Access to a shared office space with computers and printer.

Application Process [download application]

The application should be accompanied by the following: a curriculum vitae; a list of publications; a one-page description of the intended research project; and two letters of recommendation. The deadline for fall semester and academic year is April 1. The deadline for the spring semester is September 1. If you have difficulty downloading the application, you may request one from Angela Darling, Coordinator, International Programs and Graduate Legal Studies, Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street, Mail Code 4036, New York, NY 10027 USA, Fax: 212-854-9742, E-mail: adarling@law.columbia.edu . Whenever possible, applications should be submitted electronically. Completed applications will be distributed to Columbia faculty members who have a shared academic interest with the applicant. If a faculty member is willing to serve as a sponsor, the application will be passed on to the Law School’s International Committee for final approval. Faculty sponsorship includes providing guidance to the scholar on his or her research and facilitating introductions to other faculty members who may share a common interest with the visitor. Invitations are generally issued only to those individuals whom faculty members have agreed to sponsor. Decisions will be made and applicants notified within six weeks of the application deadline.

Program Fees

The fee for the Visiting Scholar Program at Columbia Law School is $6,000 per academic year (from August - May). The law school has limited funds from which these fees are partially or fully waived in appropriate circumstances.

Immigration Issues

Once accepted into the program, the Law School will send Visiting Scholars and Visiting Research Fellows the necessary forms to obtain a J-1 visa. These forms should be returned to Angela Darling, who then forwards them to the University’s International Student and Scholar Office (ISSO) where the DS-2019 (formerly known as the IAP-66 form) is issued. As of July 1, 2002, ISSO charges $250.00 for the processing of visa eligibility forms (DS-2019). ISSO also requires all foreign visitors to provide documentation of their ability to support themselves financially while in the U.S. Current regulations call for at least $1600 per month per scholar, plus an additional $700 per month for an accompanying spouse and $350 per month for an accompanying child. Further information about immigration requirements can be obtained from the ISSO: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/isso/.

Housing

Please note that the law school does not have reserved housing for Visiting Scholars and Research Fellows. While the International Programs Office can provide resources for housing in the New York area, staff members are not able to assist individuals in finding housing.

Library Access Only

Scholars who do not wish to apply to the Visiting Scholar and Research Fellow Program and who wish only to obtain access to Columbia’s Arthur W. Diamond Law Library should request permission from the Library directly by contacting Charles Cronin by e-mail at ccroni@law.columbia.edu.

Please note that the library is not able to provide a letter of invitation, certification of attendance, or immigration support. In addition, internet access, Lexis/Westlaw access, computer services and support from the International Programs Office will not be extended to those individuals who have library access only.

List of Visiting Scholars, Researchers, Lecturers and Fellows at Columbia Law School during the Fall 2002 Semester

Nazir Ahmad, Associate Professor, University of Peshawar
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Designation at CLS: Human Rights Teaching Fellow
Field of Expertise: Human Rights: Torture/degrading punishment, freedom of speech/religion

Maria Aluchna, Assistant Professor, Warsaw School of Economics
Country of Origin: Poland
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: Corporate Law
Current Research: Corporate governance system in the US

Hironobu Asano, Associate Professor of Law, Kobe University Graduate School of Law
Country of Origin: Japan
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: Constitutional Law
Current Research: Study of Pragmatic Understanding of Constitutional Law

Ivna Bajsic, Deputy Executive Director, GONG
Country of Origin: Croatia
Designation at CLS: PILI Fellow
Field of Expertise: Human Rights
Current Research: Working on a project to promote a more participatory role for citizens in government and increasing transparency in state institutions.

Lior Barshack, Lecturer, The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya
Country of Origin: Israel
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: Legal Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory, Religious History
Current Research: Civil Religion and the Law

Olexiy Bichkivskiy, Assistant Professor, Zaporizhzhia Sate University
Country of Origin: Ukraine
Designation at CLS: Human Rights Teaching Fellow
Field of Expertise: International and civil law

Laurent Bieri, Research and Teaching Assistant, Universite de Neuchatel
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Contract law, Tort law, Corporate law
Current Research: Economic Analysis of the Remedies of Breach of Contract

Pierre de Vos, Law Professor, University of Western Cape
Country of Origin: South Africa
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: South African Constitutional Court Jurisprudence
Current Research: In Search of the Soul of the Constitutional Court

Sonia Felicity Elliott, Counsellor & Charge d'Affaires, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the UN
Country of Origin: Guyana
Designation at CLS: UNITAR Fellow
Field of Expertise: International Relations, Human Rights, Women's Rights
Current Research: International Human Rights Advocacy and Human Rights and Economic Development

Qiong Fu, J.S.D. Candidate / Associate Professor, China University of Politics & Law
Country of Origin: PRC
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Corporate Law, Property
Current Research: The Anatomy of Corporate Capital: A Comparative and Functional Approach

Malte Gerhold, D. Phil. (Ph.D.), University of Oxford
Country of Origin: Germany
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Moral and Political Philosophy
Current Research: Well Being

David S. Gladstone, Judge, Tel-Aviv Magistrate Court
Country of Origin: Israel
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Law of torts and taxation

Maria M. Gomez, Fulbright Scholar, New School for Social Research
Country of Origin: Colombia
Designation at CLS: Law & Culture Fellow
Field of Expertise: Law, Culture and Citizenship
Current Research: Exclusionary Practices: Hate-Crimes Law and the Negotiation of the Lesbian 'Other'

Genoveva Hernandez-Uriz, PhD Candidate, European University Institute
Country of Origin: Spain
Designation at CLS: EUI Exchange Scholar
Field of Expertise: EU Law, European Economic Law, European Organizations, HR Law
Current Research: Application of Human Rights Standards on Multinational Corporations

Christian Herrera Petrus, Licenciado, Universitat Pompeu Farra
Country of Origin: Spain
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Transnational Litigation
Current Research: Basic Functioning of Discovery Rules, Dynamics of Evidentiary Phase of Civil Procedure Under Fed Law

Han Seung Kang, Judge, Cheongju District Court
Country of Origin: Korea
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Constitutional Law and Intellectual Property
Current Research: Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace. Electronic Transaction.

Vik Khanna, Associate Professor, Boston University
Country of Origin: USA
Designation at CLS: John M. Olin Senior Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Corporations, Securities Regulation, and Corporate and White Collar Crime
Current Research: Corporate Wrongdoing, Corporate Criminal and Civil Liability, and Managerial Criminal and Civil Liability

Doo-Sik Kim, Attorney-at-Law, Shin & Kim
Country of Origin: Korea
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: International Trade Law
Current Research: World Trading System & Rules Underlying World Trade Org. System, North American Free Trade Agreement & other Major Regional Agreements, Domestic Trade Regulations & Policy-Making Mechanisms of U.S. and European Union, Anti-trust & Domestic Laws

Keiko Ko, Associate Professor, Mie University
Country of Origin: Japan
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: International Law, International Criminal Law
Current Research: The Collaboration of States and the International Criminal Court in Fighting International Crimes

Dicle Kogacioglu, Ph.D. Candidate, State University of New York, Stonybrook
Country of Origin: Turkey
Designation at CLS: Law & Culture Fellow
Field of Expertise: Sociology of law, Sociology of Culture
Current Research: The Practices of Law and Citizenship in Turkey in Relation to the Daily Reproduction of Inequalities

Theodora Krumova, Staff Attorney, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
Country of Origin: Bulgaria
Designation at CLS: PILI Fellow
Field of Expertise: Women's Rights
Current Research: Developing strategic litigation in the field of discrimination against women to secure compliance with existing rules and standards in Bulgaria

Noh Kong Lee, Prosecutor, Incheon District Prosecutor's Office
Country of Origin: Korea
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Criminal Law
Current Research: Procedure & Practice in U.S., Right to Request Attorney, Protection of Victims/Witnesses, Special Prosecutor's System in U.S.

Ao Li, Director of Administrative Dept., Lecturer-in-Law, Wuhan University (Center for Protection on the Rights of Disadvantaged Citizens)
Country of Origin: PRC
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: Administrative Law, Clinical Education, Constitutional Law
Current Research: Clinical Law, Human Rights, Women's Rights

Qingwei Li, Associate Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Business
Country of Origin: PRC
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: Tort Law
Current Research: A Comparative Study on Law and Culture between the US and China

Eduardo Felipe Perez Matias, PhD Cand. Univ of Sao Paulo, Attorney, L. O. Baptista Advogados Associados
Country of Origin: Brazil
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: International Trade Law
Current Research: The Effects of Globalization on National Sovereignty

Giorgi Meladze, Staff Attorney, Liberty Institute
Country of Origin: Georgia
Designation at CLS: PILI Fellow
Field of Expertise: Human Rights
Current Research: Addressing violations of religious freedom in Georgia by providing free legal aid to victims and enforcing legal guarantees in line with international conventions to which Georgia is a signatory

Nupur Mitra, Lecturer, Indian Law Institute
Country of Origin: India
Designation at CLS: Human Rights Teaching Fellow
Field of Expertise: International and domestic human rights law

Carole Moal-Nuyts, Associate, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue
Country of Origin: Belgium
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: European Law, International Law, Telecomm, Competition Law

Ed Morrison, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago
Country of Origin: USA
Designation at CLS: Olin Fellow
Field of Expertise: Torts, Bankruptcy, Remedies, Law and Economics, and Empirical Methods
Current Research: Efficiency of complex damages rules, of damages for pain and suffering, and of private enforcement of tort law

Arnaud Nuyts, Adjunct Professor, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Country of Origin: Belgium
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: Private International Law, Conflict of Laws, International Litigation

Nnamdi Onyeka Obiaraeri, Associate Professor, Imo State University
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Designation at CLS: Human Rights Teaching Fellow
Field of Expertise: Citizenship Education

Yoshiki Ogawa, Judge, Tokyo District Court
Country of Origin: Japan
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Civil Procedure, Contracts
Current Research: Scheduling Order and Case Management (Fed. R. Civ. Pro. §16)

Chijioke Christian Ohurogu, Lecturer-in-Law, Lagos State University
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Designation at CLS: Human Rights Teaching Fellow
Field of Expertise: International human rights law; international humanitarian law; international law; maritime law
Current Research: International Human Rights in African Governments: Impunity of State Officials

Benjamin Parameswaran, Ph.D. Candidate (Univ. Hamburg), Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Foreign & International Private Law, Hamburg
Country of Origin: Germany
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: WTO, Law of the Sea, EC Law
Current Research: Freedom to provide maritime services under WTO law.

Tatiana Pataraia, Staff Attorney, NGO “High Risk Rids - Kidobani”
Country of Origin: Georgia
Designation at CLS: PILI Fellow
Field of Expertise: Disability Rights
Current Research: Devising a strategy to reform the laws in Georgia that regulate the rights of the disabled (particularly children) in the country.

Irit Samet Porat, Ph.D. Candidate, Somerville College
Country of Origin: Israel
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Legal Philosophy
Current Research: Meta Ethics

Urska Prepeluh, Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana
Country of Origin: Slovenia
Designation at CLS: Human Rights Teaching Fellow
Field of Expertise: Refugee law
Current Research: First Amendment

Lucie Ripova, Director, Czech Association for Mental Health
Country of Origin: Czech Rep
Designation at CLS: PILI Fellow
Field of Expertise: Mental Disabilities
Current Research: Systemically addressing the human rights of the mentally disabled through public education, legislative reform and legal advocacy.

Ruth Rubio-Marin, Professor of Law, University of Sevilla, Spain
Country of Origin: Spain
Designation at CLS: Visiting Adjunct Professor
Field of Expertise: Legal Theory, Criminal Law

Teemu Ruskola, Associate Professor of Law, American University
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar

Joanne Scott, Professor, University of Cambridge
Country of Origin: England
Designation at CLS: BNL Visiting Professor Field of Expertise:

Greg Shaffer, Professor, University of Wisconsin
Country of Origin: USA
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: WTO and EU law

Catherine Sharkey, M.Sc. Economics, Oxford; JD Yale Law School
Country of Origin: USA
Designation at CLS: Olin Fellow
Field of Expertise: Torts, Punitive damages, Law and Economics, Constitutional law
Current Research: Punitive damages to redress social harm: an evaluation of "split-recovery" statues and a new theory of damages.

Minrong Shen, Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Country of Origin: PRC
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: WTO and international economic law; Evolution of Economic law in China
Current Research: WTO law and its effects on China's law

Francis Ssekandi, Special Counsel to the Pres. On Good Governance, African Development Bank
Country of Origin: Uganda
Designation at CLS: Visiting Lecturer-in-Law
Field of Expertise: African Law, Int'l Law, Jurisprudence

David Stein, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Country of Origin: USA
Designation at CLS: Human Rights Teaching Fellow
Field of Expertise: Health and human rights
Current Research: Trafficking and Children

Agnieszka Stobiecka, Ph.D. candidate, Adam Micklewicz University
Country of Origin: Poland
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow (Fulbright)
Field of Expertise: European Union Law

Jose Thompson, Professor of International Law, University of Costa Rica Law School
Country of Origin: Costa Rica
Designation at CLS: Costa Rican Exchange Professor
Field of Expertise: International Law, Human Rights Law

Nabojsa Vlajic, Staff Attorney, Center for Democracy and Law
Country of Origin: Yugoslavia/Kosovo
Designation at CLS: PILI Fellow
Field of Expertise: Human Rights
Current Research: Devising a strategy to litigate cases focusing on minority issue in Kosovo with the goal of bringing domestic legislation up to international human rights standards.

Silke von Lewinski, Associate & Head of Dept. Int'l. Law & Developing Countries, Max Planck Institute for For. & Int'l.Patent, Copyright & Competition Law
Country of Origin: Germany
Designation at CLS: Guest Lecturer
Field of Expertise: International Copyright law/European copyright laws & harmonization/Copyright & New Technologies

Koigi wa Wamwere, Founder & Executive Director, National Democratic & Human Rights Organization
Country of Origin: Kenya
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar
Field of Expertise: Human Rights, Political Prisoners

Agnes Wardak, Staff Attorney, Family Help Organization “ERKA"
Country of Origin: Poland
Designation at CLS: PILI Fellow
Field of Expertise: Women's Rights
Current Research: Developing a strategy to introduce legal guaranties for victims of domestic violence into the legal system in Poland.

Michael Wilkinson, PhD Candidate, European University Institute
Country of Origin: England
Designation at CLS: EUI Exchange Scholar
Field of Expertise: Constitutional Law, EU Law, Constitutional Theory
Current Research: Post-national constitutionalism in the EU

Guodong Xu, Director, Institute of Roman Law, Xiamen University
Country of Origin: PRC
Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar (Fulbright)
Field of Expertise: Civil Law and Roman Law
Current Research: A Study in the Civil Codes of United States in Legal Approach of Common Law

Ping Yu, Deputy Director-Gen Dept. of Educ. & Training/Procurator, Department of Education and Training, Supreme People's Prosecution Service, Department of Education and Training
Country of Origin: PRC
Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow
Field of Expertise: Criminal Law, Criminal Adjudication, White Collar Crime
Current Research: Criminal Law, Criminal Adjudication, White Collar Crime

List of Visiting Scholars, Researchers, Lecturers and Fellows at Columbia Law School during the Spring 2002 Semester

Lorand Bartels, EUI Exchange Scholar, PhD Candidate, European University Institute, Italy. Country of Origin: Belgium. Field of Expertise: Human Rights.

Richard Benjamin, Law and Culture Fellow, Teaching Fellow, Stanford University, USA. Country of Origin: USA, Field of Expertise: White Youth, Identity and Violent Crime.

Nathaniel Berman, Visiting Scholar, Professor, Northeastern School of Law, USA. Country of Origin: USA. Field of Expertise: Human Rights Law, International Law.

Eduardo Bertoni, Visiting Scholar, Professor of Law, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Country of Origin: Argentina. Field of Expertise: Free speech/press and criminal law.

Therese Bjorkholm, Visiting Scholar, Senior Lecturer in Jurisprudence, University of Uppsala, Sweden. Country of Origin: Sweden. Field of Expertise: Legal Philosophy.

Anton Bourkov, PILI Fellow, Staff Attorney, Public Association SUTYAJNIK, Russia. Country of Origin: Russia, Field of Expertise: Human Rights, Labor Rights.

Dingjian Cai, Visiting Scholar, Deputy Director, Secretariat Offc, Standing Cmt, Ntnl Peoples Congr, PRC. Country of Origin: PRC. Field of Expertise: Constitutional Law, Legislative process.

Mercedes Candela Soriano, Visiting Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Institute for Eur. Legal Studies, University of Liege, Belgium. Country of Origin: Spain. Field of Expertise: EU Law, External Relations of the EU.

Duk-Mo Chung, Visiting Research Fellow, Judge, Suwon District Court, Korea. Country of Origin: Korea. Field of Expertise: Criminal Law, Tax Law.

Mihajlo Colak, PILI Fellow, Staff Attorney, Serbian Helsinki Committee, Yugoslavia. Country of Origin: Yugoslavia. Field of Expertise: Human Rights, Refugee Rights.

Madeleine DeCock Buning, Visiting Research Fellow, Attorney at Law/Lecturer, De Brauw Blackstone-Linklaters & Alliance, The Netherlands. Country of Origin: The Netherlands. Field of Expertise: Intellectual property, ICT law, Unfair competition.

Dace Dobraja, UNITAR Fellow, Counselor, Perm. Mission of Latvia to UN, USA. Country of Origin: Latvia. Field of Expertise: Public International Law.

Sonia Felicity Elliott, UNITAR Fellow, Counselor & Charge d'Affaires, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the UN, USA. Country of Origin: Guyana. Field of Expertise: International Relations, Human Rights, Women's Rights.

Qilin Fu, Visiting Scholar, Professor, China University of Political Science & Law, PRC. Country of Origin: PRC. Field of Expertise: Real Estate and Securities Law.

Qiong Fu, Visiting Research Fellow, J.S.D. Candidate, China University of Politics & Law, PRC. Country of Origin: PRC. Field of Expertise: Corporate Law, Property.

Bunafsha Gulakova, PILI Fellow, Director, Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law, Tajikistan. Country of Origin: Tajikistan. Field of Expertise: Human Rights.

Ramin Gurbanov, Visiting Scholar, Chief Officer, Ministry of Justice, Azerbaijan. Country of Origin: Azerbaijan. Field of Expertise: Court Guarantees of Human Rights.

Ivan Hare, Visiting Scholar, Fellow and Director of Studies in Law, Trinity College, United Kingdom. Country of Origin: England. Field of Expertise: European Law.

Komei Hatada, Visiting Scholar, Professor, Fukuoka University Faculty of Law, Japan. Country of Origin: Japan. Field of Expertise: Corporate Governance, Corporate Law.

C. Douglas Hay, Guest Lecturer, Professor, Osgoode Hall, York University, Canada. Country of Origin: Canada. Field of Expertise: Legal History.

David Heyd, Visiting Scholar, Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Israel. Country of Origin: Israel. Field of Expertise: Philosophy.

June-Hyun Jang, Visiting Research Fellow, Judge, Seoul District Court, Korea. Country of Origin: Korea. Field of Expertise: Bankruptcy, Antitrust.

Roman Javorankov, PILI Fellow, Staff Attorney, Charities Aid Foundation, Russia. Country of Origin: Russia. Field of Expertise: Disability Rights.

Shigong Jiang, Visiting Scholar, Lecturer, Beijing University Law School, PRC. Country of Origin: PRC. Field of Expertise: Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence.

Dovile Juodkaite, PILI Fellow, Staff Attorney, Lithuanian Welfare Society, Lithuania. Country of Origin: Lithuania. Field of Expertise: Mental Disability Rights.

Jin Gyu Kim, Visiting Research Fellow, Attorney, Park & Partners, USA. Country of Origin: Korea. Field of Expertise: Corporate Law.

Jong Ho Kim, Visiting Research Fellow, Judge, Suwon District Court, Korea. Country of Origin: Korea. Field of Expertise: Criminal Procedure.

Anacleto Lacanilao, UNITAR Fellow, Minister (Legal Adviser), Philippines Mission to the UN, USA. Country of Origin: Philippines. Field of Expertise: Diplomacy and International Law.

Monika Ladmanova-Vlkova, PILI Fellow, Staff Attorney, "Athena" Association of Women Lawyers, Czech Republic. Country of Origin: Czech Republic. Field of Expertise: Women's Rights.

Jae-Sun Lee, Visiting Research Fellow, Public Prosecutor, Gwang-Ju High Public Prosecutor's Office, Republic of Korea. Country of Origin: Korea. Field of Expertise: Criminal law, US legal procedures.

Xiaonan Liu, Visiting Research Fellow, PhD Candidate, Jilin University School of Law, USA. Country of Origin: PRC. Field of Expertise: Women's rights protection in China.

Lynette Long, UNITAR Fellow, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the UN, USA. Country of Origin: Singapore. Field of Expertise: Public International Law.

Mateus Alfonso Medeiros, Visiting Research Fellow-Fulbright, Legal Advisor, Human Rights Office for the City of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Country of Origin: Brazil. Field of Expertise: Participatory Citizenship, Human Rights.

Ebru Mercangoz-Ploeger, Visiting Research Fellow, Research Assistant, Istanbul University, USA. Country of Origin: Turkey. Field of Expertise: Admiralty & Maritime Law.

Lukas H. Meyer, Visiting Scholar, Wissenschaftlicher Assistant, Universitaet Bremen, InIIS. Country of Origin: Germany. Field of Expertise: Legal Philosophy.

Sanja Milivojevic, PILI Fellow, Staff Attorney, Victimology Society of Serbia, Yugoslavia. Country of Origin: Yugoslavia. Field of Expertise: Women's Rights.

Zenon Ngay Mukongo, UNITAR Fellow, First Counselor & Legal Advisor, Dem. Rep. Of the Congo Mission to the UN, USA. Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo. Field of Expertise: International Law, Human Rights.

Naomi Murakawa, Law and Culture Fellow, PhD Candidate, Yale University, Political Science, USA. Country of Origin: USA. Field of Expertise: Crime Policy in the US.

Dianne L. Otto, Visiting Scholar, Senior lecturer In Law, University of Melbourne, Australia. Country of Origin: Australia. Field of Expertise: International human rights, legal theory.

Jose Ignacio Ovalle, Visiting Research Fellow, Attorney, Barros & Errazuriz, Chile. Country of Origin: Chile. Field of Expertise: Telecommunications law, Civil and Commercial law.

Justyna Ozegalska-Trybalska, Visiting Research Fellow, Mgr. Prawa, Jagiellonian University, Poland. Country of Origin: Poland. Field of Expertise: Intellectual Property Law.

Dinah R. Pokempner, Visiting Scholar, General Counsel, Human Rights Watch. Country of Origin: USA. Field of Expertise: Human Rights.

Boris Rotenberg, EUI Exchange Scholar, PhD Candidate, European University Institute, Italy. Country of Origin: Belgium. Field of Expertise: Bottlenecks in the Digital TV Industry.

Ruth Rubio-Marin, Visiting Adjunct Professor, Professor of Law, University of Sevilla, Spain, Spain. Country of Origin: Spain. Field of Expertise: Legal Theory, Criminal Law.

Dubravka Simonovic, UNITAR Fellow, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to UN, USA. Country of Origin: Croatia. Field of Expertise: Human Rights.

Francis Ssekandi, Visiting Scholar, Special Counsel to the Pres. On Good Governance, African Development Bank, Uganda. Country of Origin: Uganda. Field of Expertise: African Law, Int'l Law, Jurisprudence.

Justice Edward W. Thomas, Visiting Scholar (tentative), The Rt Hon Justice, Court of Appeal of New Zealand, New Zealand. Country of Origin: New Zealand. Field of Expertise: Judicial process, legal philosophy.

Koigi Wa Wamwere, Visiting Scholar, Founder & Executive Director, National Democratic & Human Rights Organization, Kenya (via Norway). Country of Origin: Kenya. Field of Expertise: Human Rights, Political Prisoners.

Junji Yazaki, Visiting Scholar, Assistant Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan College, Japan. Country of Origin: Japan. Field of Expertise: Commercial law, corporate law, insurance law.

List of Visiting Scholars & Research Fellows at Columbia Law School during the Fall 2001 Semester

Sabir Alisgandarov, Senior Assistant Professor, Azerbaijan University, Azerbaijan. Field of Expertise: Human Rights, Clinical Law

Catherine Barnard, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Cambridge, England. Field of Expertise: EC law, labor, discrimination law

Lorand Bartels, PhD Candidate, European University Institute, Italy. Belgium. Field of Expertise: Human Rights

Richard Benjamin, Teaching Fellow, Stanford University, USA. Field of Expertise: White Youth, Identity and Violent Crime

Nathaniel Berman, Professor, Northeastern School of Law, USA. Field of Expertise: Human Rights Law, International Law

Eduardo Bertoni, Professor of Law, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Field of Expertise: Free speech/press and criminal law

Therese Bjorkholm, Senior Lecturer in Jurisprudence, University of Uppsala, Sweden. Field of Expertise: Legal Philosophy

Anton Bourkov, Staff Attorney, Public Association SUTYAJNIK, Russia. Field of Expertise: Human Rights, Labor Rights

Duk-Mo Chung, Judge, Suwon District Court, Korea. Field of Expertise: Criminal Law, Tax Law

Mihajlo Colak, Staff Attorney, Serbian Helsinki Committee, Yugoslavia. Field of Expertise: Human Rights, Refugee Rights

Iain Currie, Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Field of Expertise: Administrative Law, Freedom of Information

Muriel Fabre-Magnon, Professor of Private Law, University of Nantes, France. Field of Expertise: Civil Law Contracts

Qilin Fu, Professor, China University of Political Science & Law, PRC. Field of Expertise: Real Estate and Securities Law

Qiong Fu, J.S.D. Candidate, China University of Politics & Law, PRC. Field of Expertise: Corporate Law, Property

Bunafsha Gulakova, Director, Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law, Tajikistan. Field of Expertise: Human Rights

Daniel Haile, Former Dean, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Field of Expertise: Labor Law, Natural Resources Law, Employment Law

Komei Hatada, Professor, Fukuoka University Faculty of Law, Japan. Field of Expertise: Corporate Governance, Corporate Law

David Heyd, Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Israel. Field of Expertise: Philosphy

Chi Hu, PhD Candidate, Criminal Law, Renmin University School of Law, PRC. Field of Expertise: Criminal Law & Human Rights

June-Hyun Jang, Judge, Seoul District Court, Korea. Field of Expertise: Bankruptcy, Antitrust

Shigong Jiang, Lecturer, Beijing University Law School, PRC. Field of Expertise: Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence

Roman Javorankov, Staff Attorney, Charities Aid Foundation, Russia. Field of Expertise: Disability Rights

Dovile Juodkaite, Staff Attorney, Lithuanian Welfare Society, Lithuania. Field of Expertise: Mental Diability Rights

Axel Kallmayer, Assistant to Professor, Europa-Institute, University of Saarland, Germany. Field of Expertise: European Competition Law, EU Law

Jin Gyu Kim, Attorney, Park & Partners, Korea. Field of Expertise: Corporate Law

Jong Ho Kim, Judge, Suwon District Court, Korea. Field of Expertise: Criminal Procedure

Kon Sik Kim, Professor of Law, College of Law, Seoul National University, Korea. Field of Expertise: Corp. law, Securities Reg., Insurance & Company

Monika Ladmanova-Vlkova, Staff Attorney, "Athena" Association of Women Lawyers, Czech Republic. Field of Expertise: Women's Rights

Li-Ling Lee, Judge, Taipei District Court, Criminal Division, Taiwan. Field of Expertise: Juvenile justice

Nasser-Ali Mansourian, Research Fellow, Asser Institute, The Hague, Iran/Netherlands. Field of Expertise: International Law

Mateus Alfonso Medeiros, Legal Advisor, Human Rights Office for the City of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Field of Expertise: Participatory Citizenship, Human Rights

Lukas H. Meyer, Wissenschaftlicher Assistant, Universitaet Bremen, InIIS, Germany. Field of Expertise: Legal Philosophy

Sanja Milivojevic, Staff Attorney, Victimology Society of Serbia, Yugoslavia. Field of Expertise: Women's Rights

Naomi Murakawa, PhD Candidate, Yale University, Political Science, USA. Field of Expertise: Crime Policy in the U.S.

Angela Naggaga, Assistant Lecturer, Makerere University, Uganda. Field of Expertise: Refugees

Melron Nicol-Wilson, Coordinator, Human Rights & Documentation Center, University of Namibia, Sierra Leone. Field of Expertise: Human Rights Law

Keum Seok Oh, Judge, Seoul District Court, Korea. Field of Expertise: Taxation

Jose Ignacio Ovalle, Attorney, Barros & Errazuriz, Chile. Field of Expertise: Telecommunications law, Civil and Commercial law

Dinah R. Pokempner, General Counsel, Human Rights Watch, USA. Field of Expertise: Human Rights

Keizo Sakata, Acting Dean & Professor, College of Law, Nihon University, Japan. Field of Expertise: Corporate Law

Martin Schulte, PhD Candidate, JW Goethe University, Germany. Field of Expertise: Legal Theory, Law & Literature

Francis Ssekandi, Special Counsel to the Pres. On Good Governance, African Development Bank, Uganda. (At Columbia as Visiting Lecturer in Law.) Field of Expertise: African Law, Int'l Law, Jurisprudence

Shiyan Sun, Professor of Law, Ji Lin University, PRC. Field of Expertise: Human Rights

Koigi Wa Wamwere, Founder & Executive Director, National Democratic & Human Rights Organization, Kenya. Field of Expertise: Political Prisoners

Jacques De Werra, Docteur en Droit, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Field of Expertise: Copyright Law

Justine White, Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Field of Expertise: Telecom, Admin., Media, Space & Satellite Law

Junji Yazaki, Assistant Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan College, Japan. Field of Expertise: Commercial law, corporate law, insurance law

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