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1 LRPP 2018 Conference Program DAY 1 Date: 25 June 2018 (Monday) Venue: HFC, Singapore Room: Legends III 9:00-9:30 Registration 9:30-10:10 Keynote Address: "How to Mismanage Organisations: A Lawyer s Perspective" Prof. Gabriel Moens Professor of Law Curtin Law School, Australia 10:10-10:30 LRPP 8 " The Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics: An Analysis of China s Administrative Law " Dr. David KC Huang University of London, UK 10:30-10:50 LRPP 30 " Mandatory Sentencing Laws: A Mere Alternative to Human Rights " Dr. Ann- Claire Larsen Edith Cowan University, Australia 10:50-11:10 COFFEE BREAK 11:10-11:30 LRPP 11 " Vicissitudes of constitutional Interpretation in Zambia " Prof. Melvin Leslie Mbao North West University, South Africa 11:30-11:50 LRPP 49 " Defining Software Defined Networks - Translating EU Innovation Policy into Sustainable Regulation " Prof. Serge Gijrath Leiden University, Netherlands 11:50-12:10 LRPP (Poster) " Mentoring Needs and Responsibilities in the Legal Profession " Dr. Cory Way Columbia University, USA

2 12:10-12:30 LRPP 28 " Firewall Democracy: DEFCON Voting Machine Village and Continuing Efforts to Safeguard America s Elections From Cyber Attacks Mr. Jake Braun University of Chicago, USA 12:30-1:30 LUNCH 1:30-1:50 LRPP 4 " The Future of Private International Law in the Context of Global Legal Pluralism " Asst. Prof. Hosam Shaaban Kingdom University, Bahrain 1:50-2:10 LRPP 14 " Administrative Reform in Indonesia: Legal Challenges of Reorganization " Mr. Mas Pungky Hendra Wijaya Curtin University, Australia 2:10-2:30 LRPP 15 " The Realities of Controlling Technology in a Cloud-based Cyber World - A Comparative Analysis of the U.S. and EU Dual-Use Export Control Regulation Revisions " Asst. Prof. Cindy Whang Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan 2:30-2:50 LRPP 50 " Firm Culture and Corporate Governance in Australia: A Paradigm Shift?" Prof. Andrew Clarke Victoria University, Australia 2:50-3:10 LRPP 23 " Incentive Effect of Tax Preference for Venture Capital Industry Positive Analysis Based on Experience in Chinese Policy" Prof. Xudong Chen Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, China 3:10-3:30 LRPP 154 " 25 years After Hilmer; has Competition Policy Delivered for Gas Transmission?" Mr. Jonathan Teubner Carnegie Mellon University, Australia 3:30-3:50 COFFEE BREAK

3 3:50-4:10 LRPP 147 " Proselitizing the Regulation of Religious Bodies in South Africa: Suppressing Religious Freedom? " Dr. Henrico Radley University of Johannesburg, South Africa 4:10-4:30 LRPP 148 " New Challenges to Judicial System: Measuring Attitudes among Public and Legal Professionals toward Justice with China Justice Index" Ms. Xiaohan Sun Indiana University Maurer School of Law, USA 4:30-4:50 LRPP 149 " Ethical Business Conduct Adopted by the Sri Lankan Women Entrepreneurs " Dr. Thesara Vithana P Jayawardane University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 4:50-5:10 LRPP 158 " Boundaries Beyond Bank Notes: Conditional Cash Transfers as a tool of Social Policy to address Gender Inequality" Ms. Vidushi Dhawan Evidence for Policy Design at IFMR, India 5:10-5:30 LRPP 162 " Switching from Paper To Electronic Bills Of Lading: Fundamental Sociological Structure, Distributed Ledger Technology And Legal Difficulties " Dr. Mohd Hwaidi Nottingham Law School, UK

4 LRPP 2018 Conference Program DAY 2 Date: 26 June 2018 (Tuesday) Venue: HFC, Singapore Room: Legends III 9:00-9:30 Registration 9:30-9:50 LRPP 153 " Marijuana: Legalization and Sustainability" Dr. Charles Stanley Baylor University, USA 9:50-10:10 LRPP 159 " Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Outer Space" Ms. Madhumitha Tamil Nadu National Law University, India 10:10-10:30 LRPP 152 " Marijuana: Ethics of Legalization and Sin Taxes" Dr. Charles Stanley Baylor University, USA 10:30-10:50 COFFEE BREAK 10:50-11:10 LRPP 44 " Sex as a Legal Commodity: Decriminalizing Prostitution in the Philippines " Prof. Atty. Venus Velasco City Government of Cabuyao and Pamantasan Ng Cabuyao, Philippines 11:10-11:30 LRPP 156 " The Participation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Public Procurements. A Critical Analysis of Solutions Provided by the European Directive no. 24/2014 and by the Italian Legislative Decree no. 50/2016." Mr. Enrico Guarnieri University of Bologna, Italy 11:30-11:50 LRPP 157 " Illegal Immigration for Family Reasons in China " Ms. DU Zejun Bond University, China

5 11:50-12:10 LRPP 155 " Comparative Law Overview on the Principle of the Binding Force of Contracts and Exceptions from such Principle " Assoc. Prof. Tita- Nicolescu Gabriel Trasilvania University din Brasov, Romania 12:10-12:30 LRPP 161 (AVI) " Legal Environment Influencing Foreign Investment in BRICS and the Implications for Intra-BRICS Investment " Assoc. Prof. Muruga Perumal Ramaswamy University of Macau 12:30-12:50 LRPP 140 " Interdependency Among Target Populations With Reference to the Sri Lankan Foreign Direct Investment Policy Reforms in 2017" Mr. E. Nadeesh. R. de Silva International University of Japan 12:50-1:10 BEST PAPER AWARDS (Group Photo & Distribution of Certificates) 1:10-2:10 LUNCH 6:00-9:00 COMPLIMENTARY CITY TOUR

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