The Taiwan Constitutional Court: History and Challenges
Morgan Courtroom, Austin Hall 1515 Massachusetts Ave, CambridgeSpeakers: Tzong-Li Hsu, Dr. iur., Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Germany; Chief Justice, Taiwan Constitutional Court and President, Judicial Yuan Jau-yuan Hwang (SJD ‘95), Justice, Taiwan Constitutional Court http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/eals/events.html
Valerie Karplus – China’s Climate Policy and Air Quality: From Subnational to Global Impacts
CGIS South Room S354 1730 Cambridge St, CambridgeSpeaker: Valerie J. Karplus, Assistant Professor of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management China's future energy mix will have a decisive effect on the world's ability to […]
Maria Adele Carrai – Sovereignty in China: A Genealogy of a Concept Since 1840
Speaker: Maria Adele Carrai, Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center; Marie-Curie senior researcher at the Center for Global Governance at KU Leuven Discussant: Alastair Iain Johnston, Governor James Albert Noe and Linda Noe […]
April Hughes — Apocalyptic Saviors, Terrestrial Utopias, and Imperial Authority: The Reign of Empress Wu Zetian (690-705CE)
Speaker: April Hughes, Boston University This talk examines the association between Wu Zhao of Great Zhou (Empress Wu Zetian) and Maitreya Buddha in a commentary on the Scripture of the Great Cloud (Dayun jing 大雲經, T. no. 387) presented to the throne in 690 just prior to her being declared emperor. The Commentary quotes from Attesting Illumination (Zhengmingjing證明經, T. no. 2879), a non-canonical apocalyptic scripture in […]