Section of International Law: Asia/Pacific Committee

Section of International Law:
Asia/Pacific Committee

Message From the Chair

Welcome to our webpage!

This is an exciting time for lawyers, professionals, scholars and other visitors who share our interest in the Asia Pacific region. Characterized by extraordinary diversity, countries in the region are at the forefront of development and globalization. Our committee is focused on legal affairs and issues in the region.

We encourage you to go over our webpage. For latest legal developments in the region, we refer you to our committee newsletter, The Asia Law News. To gain access to discussions on relevant issues, we invite you to join our country listserves. For practical information, we refer you to research and city survival guides posted on this webpage.

We cordially invite you to join our committee. Our projects include producing newsletters and publications, developing programs for ABA meetings, and establishing key networks of legal professionals in countries in the region and among members of the American Bar Association across the globe.

Please feel free to contact either of us with inquiries. We look forward to your participation and involvement.

Alan Gutterman and Ed Lebow, Co-Chairs

About the Committee

The Asia/Pacific Committee is the focal point for activities of the Section of International Law involving the Asia/Pacific region and the countries in that region, including Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, the Cook Islands, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The committee attempts to bring together attorneys and other legal professionals who have a common interest in affairs of the region to: (i) develop awareness of common issues; (ii) serve as a sounding board for legal issues in the region; (iii) educate one another about regional legal issues; (iv) serve as a forum for attorneys who are interested in the region to meet and work together; and (v) sponsor programs on key legal issues affecting the region.

For inquiries, please feel free to contact the committee co-chairs, Alan Gutterman and Ed Lebow.

A partial list of assigned responsibilities for members for the year 2007-2008 is below:

Committee Website: Mohammad A. Syed
Asia Law News: Scott Weber and Hersh Makkar
Programs: Alan Gutterman
Publications: Albert Yu Chang
Year in Review: William Herbert
ILEX Trip: Ed Lebow
Asian Regional Meeting: Robert Brown

Asia Pacific: Country Specific Listserves

We are pleased to announce that the ABA Section of International Law has created the following country specific listserves:

Afghanistan

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

We encourage you to use the listserves to communicate with other committee members with similar interests and to share thoughts, ideas, and information, as well as requests for information and advice. But, please be guided by the American Bar Association rules on the use of listserves.

**To join a Listserve please clink on the country link. If you experience any difficulty joining a listserve please contact Tally White for assistance.