Past Visiting Scholars
2012
Prof. Nilufer Oral
Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
Law of the Sea Issues and US Law
Prof. Reuel Schiller
Hastings College of Law
The Interaction of Labor Law and Fair Employment Practices Law in Postwar America
2011
Lavinia Brera
University of Milan, Italy
The Human Right to Access to Water in Light of the Recent Decisions of the ICSID
Prof. Claus Rohde
Aarhus University, Denmark
A Comparative Study of Danish and U.S. law on Leases and Franchises
Prof. Reuel Schiller
Hastings College of Law
Forging Rivals: Labor Law, Fair Employment Practices, and the Fate of Postwar Liberalism
2010
Prof. Michael Jensen
Aarhus University, Denmark
A Study of U.S. Constitutional Law, with a Focus on Methods of Interpretation, Judicial Review, and the Constitutional Protection of Social Welfare Rights
Prof. Reuel Schiller
Hastings College of Law
A Legal and Historical Study of Labor Law and FEPC Law
Prof. Stefan Schmid
University of Bern, Switzerland
Models of Direct Democracy in U.S. States: Their Background and Their Constitutional Development in Comparison to Swiss Direct Democracy
Gordon-Alexander Wille
University of Bayreuth, Germany
The Influence of U.S. State Constitutions on the Federal Level
2009
Prof. Armin Cuyvers
University of Leiden, Netherlands
A Comparative Study of U.S. Confederate History and the European Union from a Legal and Political/Philosophical Point of View
Mauriz Müller
University of Lucerne, Switzerland
The Transfer and Reception of the Swiss Popular Initiative to the United States During the Era of the Progressive Movement (1890-1920)
Prof. Reuel Schiller
Hastings College of Law
Diane Vernizeau
University of Western Brittany, France
The International Status of the European Union Through Maritime Agreements
2008
Prof. Felix Bommer
University of Lucerne, Switzerland
A Comparison of Plea Bargaining in the United States with the New Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure
Prof. Nilufer Oral
Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
Law of the Sea Issues and U.S. Law
Judge Takako Osawa
Nagoya District Court, Japan
Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States and Japan
Prof. Reuel Schiller
Hastings College of Law
2007
Prof. Daniel Barcelo Rojas
Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas de la UNAM, Mexico
American Judicial Federalism: Conflicts of Laws and Lockstep Analysis
Richard Chiang (Su Jiang)
Peking University, China
The Future of Imprisonment: Lessons from Current American and European Penal Theory and Penal Practice
Prof. Reuel Schiller
Hastings College of Law
Prof. Masaru Watanabe
Osaka City University, Japan
The Law of Labor Relationships in the Public Sector
2006
Prof. Takeshi Honjo
Hitotsubashi University, Japan
A Comparison of Criminal Sanction Systems in Japan and the United States
Judge Rak-Won Jang
Office of the President of the Republic of Korea
The American Jury System and Its Implementation in Korea
Prof. Sung Wook Lee
Pusan National University, Korea
The Relationship Between Labor Policies of the U.S. Army in Korea and Changes in U.S. Labor Policy from 1945-1948
Prof. Kieran McEvoy
Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom
Transitional Justice From Below
Prof. Koichi Nakatomi
Okayama University, Japan
Children’s Rights and Public Policy in the United States
David Neal, QC
Australia
Terrorism and the Rule of Law
Judge Shinji Oda
Tokyo District Court, Japan
A Comparative Study of the Patent Reexamination System
Prof. Kayoko Oshima
Doshisha University, Japan
American Educational Law and Freedom of Expression of Students in Public Schools
Prof. Kuninobu Takeda
Osaka University, Japan
Antitrust Law and Economic Law in the United States
2005
Prof. Chin-Chin Cheng
National Chung Cheng University, China
Study of International Labor Standards with a Focus on Employment Discrimination
Dr. Viviana Molaschi
University of Turin, Italy
A Comparative Study of U.S. and Italian Law: Technological Change and Its Varied Impacts Upon the Development of Environmental Law
2004
Prof. Sang-Chul Lee
Korea Military Academy
U.S. Administrative Law and Procedure
2003
Judge Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos
Council of State of Greece
The U.S. Supreme Court and the Constitutional Rights of the Individual
Prof. Toshihiro Kawaide
Tokyo University, Japan
A Comparative Study of Juvenile Justice Systems in Japan and the United States
2002
Prof. José Luis Díez Ripollés
University of Málaga, Spain
A Study of U.S. Criminal Justice Policy with a Special Interest in the Lawmaking Process
Prof. Tetsuya Fujimoto
Chuo University, Japan
Similarities and Differences Between the Criminal Justice Systems in Japan and the United States
Sofia Libedinsky
Catholic University of Temuco, Chile
Juvenile Criminal Responsibility: Analysis of the American System