Workshop on. Development in Criminal Justice Policy and Research in China. Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Workshop on. Development in Criminal Justice Policy and Research in China. Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law"

Transcription

1 Workshop on Development in Criminal Justice Policy and Research in China 7 January 2015 Fürstenbergstraße 19, Freiburg

2 9:00 Welcome Address and Introduction Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Jörg Albrecht 9:20 The Challenges of Implementation of Criminal Procedure Law Professor Dr. Liling Yue China University of Political Science and Law 9:50 Comment Professor Dr. Walter Perron University of Freiburg 10:00 The Challenges and Future of Criminal Defense in China Dr. Zhaofeng Wang DeHeng Law Offices 10:50 Comment Professor Dr. Jörg Arnold 11:10 Coffee Break 2

3 11:30 The Limitation of Exclusionary Rule in China Professor Dr. Hongyao Wu China University of Political Science and Law 12:00 Comment Dr. Michael Kilchling 12:10 Community Services in China Professor Dr. Bensen Li, S.J.D. China University of Political Science and Law 12:40 Comment Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Jörg Albrecht 12:50 Final Discussion Chair: LOStA a.d. Werner Róth 3

4 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON SPEAKERS Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Jörg Albrecht Prof. Albrecht is a director at the, as well as an honorary professor and faculty member at the law faculty of the University of Freiburg. He is a guest professor at the Center for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at the China University of Political Science and Law and at the law faculties of Hainan University, Ren Min University, Wuhan University, Beijing Normal University, and Dalian Ocean University. Prof. Albrecht's research interests span the breadth of modern legal and criminological discourse. His interests range from topics such as sentencing theory, juvenile crime and justice, illegal drug policy, and environmental and organized crime to evaluative research on the role of criminal justice in transitional legal systems. He has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous works, including volumes on sentencing, day-fines, recidivism, child abuse and neglect, drug policies, and victimization. Professor Dr. Liling Yue Prof. Yue is a law professor at the Center for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). She teaches law at CUPL and the China-EU School of Law (CESL). As a former Fulbright and Alexander von Humboldt Scholar, she has obtained very rich visiting and lecturing experience worldwide. She has delivered lectures in foreign universities and courts in Belgium, Germany, South Korea, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. Prof. Yue has led several research projects, such as the EU-China Comparative Research on Sentencing and the Effective Criminal Defense and Criminal Trial and Human Rights Protection. She has also participated in important legislative projects, such as the Chinese criminal procedure law reform. 4

5 Professor Dr. Walter Perron Prof. Perron is a law professor at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the University of Freiburg, and an external scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. He has been invited to deliver lectures worldwide, including Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, USA, Korea, Japan, and China. Prof. Perron s research interests range from German criminal law and criminal procedure, including topics such as economic crime and evidence in particular, through to comparative criminal law as well as European and international criminal procedural law. He has authored/co-authored numerous works and led/conducted many research projects in these fields. Dr. Zhaofeng Wang Dr. Wang is a partner at DeHeng Law Offices, one of the largest law firms in China with more than 1,300 employees. In 2013 he served as former top politician Bo Xilai s defense lawyer. Dr. Wang is also a guest professor at Ren Min University of China as well as the China University of Political Science and Law. He used to be a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge in England and Cornell University in the USA. In addition, he has edited and written various books in the fields of civil law, commercial law, and criminal law. Professor Dr. Jörg Arnold Prof. Arnold is a research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law and an honorary professor at the University of Münster. Prof. Arnold s research interests include topics such as European criminal law and criminal defense, human rights protection, theories of enemy criminal law, transnational criminal law, and legal history. He has authored/co-authored numerous works and led/conducted many research projects in these fields. Prof. Arnold is a lawyer in Freiburg. He is also a board member of the RAV (Republikanischer Anwältinnen-und Anwälteverein e.v.), a national wide association of German attorneys. 5

6 Professor Dr. Hongyao Wu Prof. Wu is a law professor at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) as well as a full-time research fellow at Procedural Law Research Institute of CUPL, a key research institute of humanities and social science in China. Prof. Wu has also lectured at the China-EU School of Law (CESL). Prof. Wu s research interests focus on criminal procedure, evidence law and human rights protection. He has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous works in these fields. He is an executive chief editor of the Procedural Law Cases and associate chief editor of Procedural Law Review. Dr. Michael Kilchling Dr. Kilchling is a senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. Since 2006 he has been lecturing at the University of Freiburg. In addition, he was invited to lecture for master students at Macau University in 2011 and Dr. Kilchling s research interests include organized crime, terrorism, money laundering, financing of terrorism, confiscation of illegal proceeds, public prosecution, juvenile justice, penal sanctions and sanctioning systems, restorative justice (victim/offender mediation) and victimology. He has authored/co-authored numerous works and led/conducted many research projects in these fields. Dr. Kilchling is the chair of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. Professor Dr. Bensen Li, S.J.D. Prof. Li, a law professor at China University of Political Science and Law, obtained his doctor title from Ren Min University of China, Beijing and a S.J.D degree from Indiana University, Bloomington. From 1993 until 1996, he served in the Ministry of Justice of the People s Republic of China. Prof. Li s research interests range from topics such as community service, criminal control, and human rights protection in criminal procedure, through to lawyers' professional ethics and discipline. He has participated in the drafting and/or revision of several laws in the People s Republic of China, including the Law of the People's Republic of China on Lawyers and the Law on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities. 6

7 Directions to the Institute Airplane: Basel/Mulhouse Airport (France/Germany exit). Take the SBG AirBus (approx. 45 minutes) to Freiburg "Hauptbahnhof" (main train station). Alternatively, drive by car to the German border, then take the A5 Autobahn north to Freiburg. Car: Train: Autobahn A5. Exit "Freiburg-Mitte." Continue in the direction "Freiburg-Mitte." Turn off to the right onto "Günterstalstraße" in the direction of "Schauinsland." o To get to the MPI building Günterstalstraße 73: After driving roughly 1 km, you will see the building on the left-hand side of the street. This building houses the reception area. o To get to the MPI building Fürstenbergstraße 19: After driving roughly 1 km, turn left onto Türkenlouisstraße. After approx. 200 m, turn left again onto Fürstenbergstraße. After 80 m, the building is visible on the right-hand side. Take the IC, EC, or ICE to Freiburg "Hauptbahnhof" (main train station). From the main train station, take tram no. 3 (direction "Vauban") or no. 5 (direction "Rieselfeld") to the stop "Johanneskirche." There, change to tram no. 2 (direction "Günterstal") and get off at the second tram stop "Holbeinstraße." o To get to the MPI building Günterstalstraße 73, walk back roughly 100 m in the direction of the city center. The building is on the righthand side of the street. This building houses the reception area. o To get to the MPI building Fürstenbergstraße 19, walk another 200 m towards the city center before turning right onto Türkenlouisstraße. After approx. 200 m, turn left onto Fürstenbergstraße. After 80 m, the building is visible on the right-hand side. 7

8 Contact: Dr. Jing Lin Max Planck Institute for Foreign Günterstalstraße 73 and International Criminal Law Freiburg i.br. Center for Chinese Legal Studies

International Symposium on Challenges of Criminal Trials

International Symposium on Challenges of Criminal Trials International Symposium on Challenges of Criminal Trials Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law 11 July 2017 Fürstenbergstraße 19, Freiburg/Germany 9:00 Welcome Address and Introduction

More information

Survey of the death penalty worldwide Meeting the goals for 2015

Survey of the death penalty worldwide Meeting the goals for 2015 Survey of the death penalty worldwide Meeting the goals for 2015 Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht Academicsforabolition.net - Institute of European and International

More information

CURRICULUM VITAE PROFESOR DR. MILAN ŠKULIĆ

CURRICULUM VITAE PROFESOR DR. MILAN ŠKULIĆ CURRICULUM VITAE PROFESOR DR. MILAN ŠKULIĆ 1. Family name: Škulić 2. First names: Milan 3. Date of birth: 04/05/1968 4. Nationality: n 5. Civil status: married, 2 children 6. Education: B.A. Lawyer, Master

More information

WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIVATE FINANCIAL ASSETS

WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIVATE FINANCIAL ASSETS WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIVATE FINANCIAL ASSETS Munich, November 2018 Copyright Allianz 11/19/2018 1 MORE DYNAMIC POST FINANCIAL CRISIS Changes in the global wealth middle classes in millions 1,250

More information

Equity and Excellence in Education from International Perspectives

Equity and Excellence in Education from International Perspectives Equity and Excellence in Education from International Perspectives HGSE Special Topic Seminar Pasi Sahlberg Spring 2015 @pasi_sahlberg Evolution of Equity in Education 1960s: The Coleman Report 1970s:

More information

PISA 2015 in Hong Kong Result Release Figures and Appendices Accompanying Press Release

PISA 2015 in Hong Kong Result Release Figures and Appendices Accompanying Press Release PISA 2015 in Hong Kong Result Release Figures and Appendices Accompanying Press Release Figure 1-7 and Appendix 1,2 Figure 1: Comparison of Hong Kong Students Performance in Science, Reading and Mathematics

More information

Terrorism, Legislation and Judicial Practices: New Approaches in Counter-Terrorism Policies. 2-4 November 2016

Terrorism, Legislation and Judicial Practices: New Approaches in Counter-Terrorism Policies. 2-4 November 2016 Terrorism, Legislation and Judicial Practices: New Approaches in Counter-Terrorism Policies - Conference regarding the 35 years of partnership - 2-4 November 2016 Supreme Court of Georgia / Tbilisi Organizers:

More information

SKILLS, MOBILITY, AND GROWTH

SKILLS, MOBILITY, AND GROWTH SKILLS, MOBILITY, AND GROWTH Eric Hanushek Ludger Woessmann Ninth Biennial Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference April 2-3, 2015 Washington, DC Commitment to Achievement Growth

More information

MINISTERIAL DECLARATION

MINISTERIAL DECLARATION 1 MINISTERIAL DECLARATION The fight against foreign bribery towards a new era of enforcement Preamble Paris, 16 March 2016 We, the Ministers and Representatives of the Parties to the Convention on Combating

More information

Education Quality and Economic Development

Education Quality and Economic Development Education Quality and Economic Development Eric A. Hanushek Stanford University Bank of Israel Jerusalem, June 2017 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Development = Growth Growth = Skills Conclusions

More information

List of Main Imports to the United States

List of Main Imports to the United States Example List 1 CANADA CHINA JAPAN MEXICO List 1 ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BELGIUM COSTA RICA COTE D IVOIRE KUWAIT NORWAY SOUTH KOREA SRI LANKA SUDAN List 2 BRAZIL DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FRANCE NEW ZEALAND QATAR

More information

A Global View of Entrepreneurship Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2012

A Global View of Entrepreneurship Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2012 A Global View of Entrepreneurship Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2012 Donna Kelley, Babson College REITI Workshop Tokyo Japan January 21, 2001 In 2012, its 14 th year, GEM surveyed 198,000 adults in 69

More information

Country Number Special Instructions. Please reference https://www.business.att.com/bt/access.jsp?c=a if the Direct Access Code does not work.

Country Number Special Instructions. Please reference https://www.business.att.com/bt/access.jsp?c=a if the Direct Access Code does not work. Country Number Special Instructions US / Canada 1-866-277-2410 Algeria N/A No number is available at this time. Please reference https://commalert.alertline.com/gcs/welcome for online reporting. First,

More information

Summer Program 2011 Criminal Law

Summer Program 2011 Criminal Law sdsdsdsd Summer Program 2011 Criminal Law Co-sponsored by Hofstra School of Law & Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law 31 July 12 August 2011 Max Planck Institute for Foreign

More information

PISA 2009 in Hong Kong Result Release Figures and tables accompanying press release article

PISA 2009 in Hong Kong Result Release Figures and tables accompanying press release article PISA 2009 in Hong Kong Result Release Figures and tables accompanying press release article Figure 1-8 and App 1-2 for Reporters Figure 1 Comparison of Hong Kong Students' Performance in Reading, Mathematics

More information

QGIS.org - Donations and Sponsorship Analysis 2016

QGIS.org - Donations and Sponsorship Analysis 2016 QGIS.org - Donations and Sponsorship Analysis 2016 QGIS.ORG received 1128 donations and 47 sponsorships. This equals to >3 donations every day and almost one new or renewed sponsorship every week. The

More information

Working Group on Bribery: 2014 Data on Enforcement of the Anti-Bribery Convention

Working Group on Bribery: 2014 Data on Enforcement of the Anti-Bribery Convention Working Group on Bribery: 2014 Data on Enforcement of the Anti-Bribery Convention Highlights from the Working Group on Bribery Enforcement Data, as of December 2014 361 individuals and 126 entities have

More information

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING 3 TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT. September 2010

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING 3 TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT. September 2010 KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING 3 TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT September 2010 MINISTRY OF TOURISM Statistics and Tourism Information Department No. A3, Street 169, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara,

More information

2015 Data on Enforcement of the Anti-Bribery Convention

2015 Data on Enforcement of the Anti-Bribery Convention 05 Data on Enforcement of the Anti-Bribery OECD Working Group on Bribery November 06 HIGHLIGHTS 397 individuals and 33 entities have been sanctioned in criminal proceedings for foreign bribery in 7 Parties

More information

OECD Strategic Education Governance A perspective for Scotland. Claire Shewbridge 25 October 2017 Edinburgh

OECD Strategic Education Governance A perspective for Scotland. Claire Shewbridge 25 October 2017 Edinburgh OECD Strategic Education Governance A perspective for Scotland Claire Shewbridge 25 October 2017 Edinburgh CERI overview What CERI does Generate forward-looking research analyses and syntheses Identify

More information

Analyzing the Location of the Romanian Foreign Ministry in the Social Network of Foreign Ministries

Analyzing the Location of the Romanian Foreign Ministry in the Social Network of Foreign Ministries Analyzing the Location of the Romanian Foreign Ministry in the Social Network of Foreign Ministries Written By Ilan Manor 9/07/2014 Help child 1 Table of Contents Introduction 3 When Foreign Ministries

More information

Tourism Highlights International Tourist Arrivals, Average Length of Stay, Hotels Occupancy & Tourism Receipts Years

Tourism Highlights International Tourist Arrivals, Average Length of Stay, Hotels Occupancy & Tourism Receipts Years KINGDOM OF CAMBODIAA NATION RELIGION KING 3 TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT Oct tober 2013 MINISTRY OF TOURISM Statisticss and Tourism Information Department No. A3, Street 169, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khann 7 Makara,

More information

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING 3 TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT. March 2010

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING 3 TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT. March 2010 KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING 3 TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT March 2010 MINISTRY OF TOURISM Statistics and Tourism Information Department No. A3, Street 169, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom

More information

Lessons learned in the negotiation of the Pacific Alliance on IRC.

Lessons learned in the negotiation of the Pacific Alliance on IRC. Lessons learned in the negotiation of the Pacific Alliance on IRC. Gastón Fernández Sch. Head Regulatory Department General Directorate for International Economic Affair Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chile

More information

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN AUGUST 2015

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN AUGUST 2015 TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN AUGUST 2015 In August 2015, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 512.0 thousand (Annex, Table

More information

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN FEBRUARY 2017

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN FEBRUARY 2017 TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN FEBRUARY 2017 In February 2017, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 366.8 thousand (Annex,

More information

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN AUGUST 2016

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN AUGUST 2016 TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN AUGUST 2016 In August 2016, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 590.6 thousand (Annex, Table

More information

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN MARCH 2016

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN MARCH 2016 TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN MARCH 2016 In March 2016, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 354.7 thousand (Annex, Table

More information

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN MAY 2017

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN MAY 2017 TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN MAY 2017 In May 2017, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 653.3 thousand (Annex, Table 1) or

More information

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN SEPTEMBER 2015

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN SEPTEMBER 2015 TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN SEPTEMBER 2015 In September 2015, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 450.9 thousand (Annex,

More information

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN DECEMBER 2016

TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN DECEMBER 2016 TRIPS OF BULGARIAN RESIDENTS ABROAD AND ARRIVALS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD TO BULGARIA IN DECEMBER 2016 In December 2016, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 397.3 thousand (Annex,

More information

Markets in higher education

Markets in higher education Markets in higher education Simon Marginson Institute of Education (IOE) Conference on The State and Market in Education: Partnership or Competition? The Grundtvig Study Centre Aarhus University and LLAKES,

More information

Marianne Wade Almir Maljević Editors. A War on Terror? The European Stance on a New Threat, Changing Laws and Human Rights Implications

Marianne Wade Almir Maljević Editors. A War on Terror? The European Stance on a New Threat, Changing Laws and Human Rights Implications A War on Terror? Marianne Wade Almir Maljević Editors A War on Terror? The European Stance on a New Threat, Changing Laws and Human Rights Implications Editors Marianne Wade Max Planck Institute for Foreign

More information

geography Bingo Instructions

geography Bingo Instructions Bingo Instructions Host Instructions: Decide when to start and select your goal(s) Designate a judge to announce events Cross off events from the list below when announced Goals: First to get any line

More information

FIGHTING THE CRIME OF FOREIGN BRIBERY. The Anti-Bribery Convention and the OECD Working Group on Bribery

FIGHTING THE CRIME OF FOREIGN BRIBERY. The Anti-Bribery Convention and the OECD Working Group on Bribery FIGHTING THE CRIME OF FOREIGN BRIBERY The Anti-Bribery Convention and the OECD Working Group on Bribery l PARTIES TO THE ANTI-BRIBERY CONVENTION Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada

More information

MANAGING COMPETITION LAW RISK

MANAGING COMPETITION LAW RISK MANAGING COMPETITION LAW RISK EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY ENGAGEMENT Akira Inoue Craig Lee Nicola Northway Francesca Richmond Bob Tarun The challenge Managing competition law risk 0 dawn raids

More information

Global Variations in Growth Ambitions

Global Variations in Growth Ambitions Global Variations in Growth Ambitions Donna Kelley, Babson College 7 th Annual GW October Entrepreneurship Conference World Bank, Washington DC October 13, 216 Wide variation in entrepreneurship rates

More information

Migration and Integration

Migration and Integration Migration and Integration Integration in Education Education for Integration Istanbul - 13 October 2017 Francesca Borgonovi Senior Analyst - Migration and Gender Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

More information

Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime United Nations CTOC/COP/WG.2/2013/5 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Distr.: General 19 November 2013 Original: English Report on the meeting

More information

However, a full account of their extent and makeup has been unknown up until now.

However, a full account of their extent and makeup has been unknown up until now. SPECIAL REPORT F2008 African International Student Census However, a full account of their extent and makeup has been unknown up until now. or those who have traveled to many countries throughout the world,

More information

Spot on! Identifying and tracking skill needs

Spot on! Identifying and tracking skill needs Spot on! Identifying and tracking skill needs Fabio Manca Labour Market Economist, Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs Directorate, Skills and Employability Division, OECD What do we mean by Skill mismatch?

More information

How do the performance and well-being of students with an immigrant background compare across countries? PISA in Focus #82

How do the performance and well-being of students with an immigrant background compare across countries? PISA in Focus #82 How do the performance and well-being of students with an immigrant background compare across countries? PISA in Focus #82 How do the performance and well-being of students with an immigrant background

More information

Widening of Inequality in Japan: Its Implications

Widening of Inequality in Japan: Its Implications Widening of Inequality in Japan: Its Implications Jun Saito, Senior Research Fellow Japan Center for Economic Research December 11, 2017 Is inequality widening in Japan? Since the publication of Thomas

More information

Mapping physical therapy research

Mapping physical therapy research Mapping physical therapy research Supplement Johan Larsson Skåne University Hospital, Revingevägen 2, 247 31 Södra Sandby, Sweden January 26, 2017 Contents 1 Additional maps of Europe, North and South

More information

New York County Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education Institute 14 Vesey Street, New York, N.Y (212)

New York County Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education Institute 14 Vesey Street, New York, N.Y (212) New York County Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education Institute 14 Vesey Street, New York, N.Y. 10007 (212) 267-6646 Who is Who in the Global Economy And Why it Matters June 20, 2014; 6:00 PM-6:50

More information

Q233 Grace Period for Patents

Q233 Grace Period for Patents 1 Q233 Grace Period for Patents Introduction Plenary Session September 9, 2013 Responsible reporter: John Osha 2 Aippi has considered the grace period in previous scientific work: Q75 Prior disclosure

More information

World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders october 2016 Bogota, Colombia Visa Guide

World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders october 2016 Bogota, Colombia Visa Guide World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders 12-15 october 2016 Bogota, Colombia Visa Guide Visa waiver and online application Not all participants require a visa. Visa waiver applies i.a. to nationals of

More information

CHILE NORTH AMERICA. Egypt, Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE. Barge service: Russia Federation, South Korea and Taiwan. USA East Coast and Panama

CHILE NORTH AMERICA. Egypt, Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE. Barge service: Russia Federation, South Korea and Taiwan. USA East Coast and Panama EUROPE Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and Turkey Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and UK Belgium, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands,

More information

Chapter 9. Regional Economic Integration

Chapter 9. Regional Economic Integration Chapter 9 Regional Economic Integration Global Talent Crunch The Global Talent Crunch Over the next decade, it is estimated that the growth in demand for collegeeducated talent will exceed the growth in

More information

2016 (received) Local Local Local Local currency. currency (millions) currency. (millions)

2016 (received) Local Local Local Local currency. currency (millions) currency. (millions) Table 1. UNDP regular resources: contributions received or pledged in - figures are based on contribution amounts already received or officially pledged. (For contributions received, the UN echange rates

More information

Punishment and Sentence Enforcement For Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Former Yugoslavia

Punishment and Sentence Enforcement For Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Former Yugoslavia BALKAN CRIMINOLOGY: Punishment and Sentence Enforcement For Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Former Yugoslavia Filip Vojta, LL.M. 1st Annual Conference of the MPPG

More information

Putting the Experience of Chinese Inventors into Context. Richard Miller, Office of Chief Economist May 19, 2015

Putting the Experience of Chinese Inventors into Context. Richard Miller, Office of Chief Economist May 19, 2015 Putting the Experience of Chinese Inventors into Context Richard Miller, Office of Chief Economist May 19, 2015 Outline Data and Methods Growth in PTO Filings Focus on foreign co-invention Patent examination

More information

BRAND. Cross-national evidence on the relationship between education and attitudes towards immigrants: Past initiatives and.

BRAND. Cross-national evidence on the relationship between education and attitudes towards immigrants: Past initiatives and. Cross-national evidence on the relationship between education and attitudes towards immigrants: Past initiatives and future OECD directions EMPLOYER BRAND Playbook Promoting Tolerance: Can education do

More information

92 El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua 1

92 El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua 1 Appendix A: CCODE Country Year 20 Canada 1958 20 Canada 1964 20 Canada 1970 20 Canada 1982 20 Canada 1991 20 Canada 1998 31 Bahamas 1958 31 Bahamas 1964 31 Bahamas 1970 31 Bahamas 1982 31 Bahamas 1991

More information

Rankings: Universities vs. National Higher Education Systems. Benoit Millot

Rankings: Universities vs. National Higher Education Systems. Benoit Millot Rankings: Universities vs. National Higher Education Systems Benoit Millot Outline 1. Background 2. Methodology 3. Results 4. Discussion 11/8/ 2 1. Background 11/8/ 3 Clear Shift Background: Leagues focus

More information

If citizens had a magic wand the world over, they would most like to eliminate corruption from political parties

If citizens had a magic wand the world over, they would most like to eliminate corruption from political parties PRESS RELEASE Media Contacts: Jeff Lovitt Tel: +49-30-3438 2045 Fax: +49-30-3470 3912 press@transparency.org Fredrik Galtung Tel: +44 7979 648877 galtung@transparency.org Embargoed until 9am Central European

More information

Contributions to UNHCR For Budget Year 2014 As at 31 December 2014

Contributions to UNHCR For Budget Year 2014 As at 31 December 2014 1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1,280,827,870 2 EUROPEAN UNION 271,511,802 3 UNITED KINGDOM 4 JAPAN 5 GERMANY 6 SWEDEN 7 KUWAIT 8 SAUDI ARABIA *** 203,507,919 181,612,466 139,497,612 134,235,153 104,356,762

More information

Global Access Numbers. Global Access Numbers

Global Access Numbers. Global Access Numbers Global Access Numbers Below is a list of Global Access Numbers, in order by country. If a Country has an AT&T Direct Number, the audio conference requires two-stage dialing. First, dial the AT&T Direct

More information

COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2016 COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Twenty-fifth session, 23 27 May 2016 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS Time Plenary M-Building Committee of the Whole Boardroom A MONDAY, 23 MAY 10-11 a.m. Opening

More information

2015 (received) 2016 (received) 2017 (received) Local Local Local Local currency. currency. currency (millions) (millions)

2015 (received) 2016 (received) 2017 (received) Local Local Local Local currency. currency. currency (millions) (millions) Table 1. UNDP regular resources: contributions received or pledged in - figures are based on contribution amounts already received or officially pledged. (For contributions received, the UN echange rates

More information

Austria Visa Information

Austria Visa Information Austria Visa Information Website: www.austria-ny.org (download the forms from their webpage) ALL visa applicants must appear in person at the Austrian Consulate General. If you come to Austria as a tourist,

More information

Release Authorization for an International Background Check

Release Authorization for an International Background Check Release Authorization for an International Background Check I hereby direct and authorize Plan International USA to conduct a criminal background check on me and to obtain the results of said background

More information

The High Cost of Low Educational Performance. Eric A. Hanushek Ludger Woessmann

The High Cost of Low Educational Performance. Eric A. Hanushek Ludger Woessmann The High Cost of Low Educational Performance Eric A. Hanushek Ludger Woessmann Key Questions Does it matter what students know? How well is the United States doing? What can be done to change things? Answers

More information

REINVENTION WITH INTEGRITY

REINVENTION WITH INTEGRITY REINVENTION WITH INTEGRITY Using the UN Convention against Corruption as a Basis for Good Governance Regional Forum on Reinventing Government in Asia Jakarta, Indonesia November, 2007 The Integrity Irony

More information

On aid orphans and darlings (Aid Effectiveness in aid allocation by respective donor type)

On aid orphans and darlings (Aid Effectiveness in aid allocation by respective donor type) On aid orphans and darlings (Aid Effectiveness in aid allocation by respective donor type) Sven Tengstam, March 3, 2017 Extended Abstract Introduction The Paris agenda assumes that the effectiveness of

More information

Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference (15-17 March 2016)

Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference (15-17 March 2016) Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference (15-17 March 2016) CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL 1. From 15 to 17 March 2016, 219 participants took part in the Council on

More information

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 9 APRIL 2018, 15:00 HOURS PARIS TIME

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 9 APRIL 2018, 15:00 HOURS PARIS TIME TABLE 1: NET OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FROM DAC AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN 2017 DAC countries: 2017 2016 2017 ODA ODA/GNI ODA ODA/GNI ODA Percent change USD million % USD million % USD million (1) 2016

More information

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ON LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS TO WHICH MEXICO IS SIGNATORY

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ON LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS TO WHICH MEXICO IS SIGNATORY BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ON LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS TO WHICH MEXICO IS SIGNATORY Agreement between the United [Mexican] States and Australia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. Date

More information

Individualized education in Finland

Individualized education in Finland Individualized education in Finland Background history of tracking and unequal outcomes current outcomes low performing students (proficiency level 1) 7% vs. 19% (OECD average) repetition rate 2% vs. 40%

More information

1. Why do third-country audit entities have to register with authorities in Member States?

1. Why do third-country audit entities have to register with authorities in Member States? Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Form A Annex to the Common Application Form for Registration of Third-Country Audit Entities under a European Commission Decision 2008/627/EC of 29 July 2008 on transitional

More information

Size and Development of the Shadow Economy of 31 European and 5 other OECD Countries from 2003 to 2013: A Further Decline

Size and Development of the Shadow Economy of 31 European and 5 other OECD Countries from 2003 to 2013: A Further Decline January 31, 2013 ShadEcEurope31_Jan2013.doc Size and Development of the Shadow Economy of 31 European and 5 other OECD Countries from 2003 to 2013: A Further Decline by Friedrich Schneider *) In the Tables

More information

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 01/18/2018 and available online at https://federalregister.gov/d/2018-00812, and on FDsys.gov DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 9110-9M-P

More information

Global Trends in Occupational Therapy. Ritchard Ledgerd Executive Director

Global Trends in Occupational Therapy. Ritchard Ledgerd Executive Director Global Trends in Occupational Therapy Ritchard Ledgerd Executive Director Greeting from Marilyn Pattison President of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) OVERVIEW Occupational therapy

More information

In the performance of the judicial duties the judge is subject only to the law and must consider only the law.

In the performance of the judicial duties the judge is subject only to the law and must consider only the law. THE UNIVERSAL CHARTER OF THE JUDGE Preamble. Judges from around the world have worked on the drafting of this Charter. The present Charter is the result of their work and has been approved by the member

More information

The National Police Immigration Service (NPIS) forcibly returned 412 persons in December 2017, and 166 of these were convicted offenders.

The National Police Immigration Service (NPIS) forcibly returned 412 persons in December 2017, and 166 of these were convicted offenders. Monthly statistics December 2017: Forced returns from Norway The National Police Immigration Service (NPIS) forcibly returned 412 persons in December 2017, and 166 of these were convicted offenders. The

More information

Population Survey Data: Evidence and lessons from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

Population Survey Data: Evidence and lessons from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Population Survey Data: Evidence and lessons from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Maria Minniti Professor and L. Bantle Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy UN NYC, December 2013 Graphs,

More information

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS 2018 Report to the General Meeting of the International Federation of Social Workers Archives Project Fiona Robertson IFSW Archivist Nigel Hall IFSW Archives

More information

2013 (received) 2015 (received) Local Local Local Local currency. currency (millions) currency. (millions)

2013 (received) 2015 (received) Local Local Local Local currency. currency (millions) currency. (millions) Table 1. UNDP regular resources: contributions received or pledged in - figures are based on contribution amounts already received or officially pledged. (For contributions received, the UN echange rates

More information

Consumer Barometer Study 2017

Consumer Barometer Study 2017 Consumer Barometer Study 2017 The Year of the Mobile Majority As reported mobile internet usage crosses 50% 2 for the first time in all 63 countries covered by the Consumer Barometer Study 1, we look at

More information

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level *4898249870-I* GEOGRAPHY 9696/31 Paper 3 Advanced Human Options October/November 2015 INSERT 1 hour 30

More information

Reference Title Dates Organiser(s) 00/2007 Train the Trainers Learning Seminar Step February 2007 Portugal 01/2007 Crime, Police and Justice in

Reference Title Dates Organiser(s) 00/2007 Train the Trainers Learning Seminar Step February 2007 Portugal 01/2007 Crime, Police and Justice in Reference Title Dates Organiser(s) 00/2007 Train the Trainers Learning Seminar Step 1 5 7 February 2007 Portugal 01/2007 Crime, Police and Justice in the 21st Century Conference 4 6 June 2007 Portugal

More information

List of countries whose citizens are exempted from the visa requirement

List of countries whose citizens are exempted from the visa requirement List of countries whose citizens are exempted from the visa requirement Albania Andorra and recognized by the competent authorities Antigua and Barbuda and recognized by the competent authorities Argentina

More information

Russian Federation. OECD average. Portugal. United States. Estonia. New Zealand. Slovak Republic. Latvia. Poland

Russian Federation. OECD average. Portugal. United States. Estonia. New Zealand. Slovak Republic. Latvia. Poland INDICATOR TRANSITION FROM EDUCATION TO WORK: WHERE ARE TODAY S YOUTH? On average across OECD countries, 6 of -19 year-olds are neither employed nor in education or training (NEET), and this percentage

More information

On the Future of Criminal Offender DNA Databases

On the Future of Criminal Offender DNA Databases The Impact of DNA Technologies On the Future of Criminal Offender DNA Databases Presented by Tim Schellberg Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs Human Identification Solutions Conference Madrid,

More information

The Future of Central Bank Cooperation

The Future of Central Bank Cooperation The Future of Central Bank Cooperation (An Outsider s Perspective) Beth Simmons Government Department Harvard University What are the conditions under which cooperation is likely to take place? Economic

More information

The globalization of inequality

The globalization of inequality The globalization of inequality François Bourguignon Paris School of Economics Public lecture, Canberra, May 2013 1 "In a human society in the process of unification inequality between nations acquires

More information

Emerging Asian economies lead Global Pay Gap rankings

Emerging Asian economies lead Global Pay Gap rankings For immediate release Emerging Asian economies lead Global Pay Gap rankings China, Thailand and Vietnam top global rankings for pay difference between managers and clerical staff Singapore, 7 May 2008

More information

Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime United Nations CTOC/COP/WG.6/2015/3 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Distr.: General 18 June 2015 Original: English Working Group on Firearms

More information

24 Negocios infographics oldemar. Mexico Means

24 Negocios infographics oldemar. Mexico Means 2 Negocios infographics oldemar Mexico Means Mexico s Means Partner opportunity enersave OPPORTUNITY 2 Negocios INFOGRAPHICS OLDEMAR MEET MEXICO MEXICO IS A big country Mexico is part of North America,

More information

The Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe

The Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe 2 nd WSIS Action Line C5 Facilitation Meeting Geneva, 14-15 May 2007 Session 5: PGC Focus Area Legal Frameworks and Enforcement Special session The Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe A framework

More information

PROF. DR. DR. H.C. MICHAEL KUBICIEL CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. DR. DR. H.C. MICHAEL KUBICIEL CURRICULUM VITAE PROF. DR. DR. H.C. MICHAEL KUBICIEL CURRICULUM VITAE Born 1 st May 1973 in Aachen (Germany), married, 2 children ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER Janurary 2018 Phase 4 Evaluation, OECD Working Group on

More information

LIST OF CHINESE EMBASSIES OVERSEAS Extracted from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People s Republic of China *

LIST OF CHINESE EMBASSIES OVERSEAS Extracted from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People s Republic of China * ANNEX 1 LIST OF CHINESE EMBASSIES OVERSEAS Extracted from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People s Republic of China * ASIA Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh Chinese Embassy

More information

Administrative Circular for 5 th IGWCO Planning Workshop 2-3 February 2009 Kyoto, Japan

Administrative Circular for 5 th IGWCO Planning Workshop 2-3 February 2009 Kyoto, Japan Administrative Circular for 5 th IGWCO Planning Workshop 2-3 February 2009 Kyoto, Japan 1. Date and Venue: The 5 th Integrated Global Water Cycle Observations (IGWCO) Planning Workshop will be held from

More information

The Extraordinary Extent of Cultural Consumption in Iceland

The Extraordinary Extent of Cultural Consumption in Iceland 1 Culture and Business Conference in Iceland February 18 2011 Prof. Dr. Ágúst Einarsson Bifröst University PP 1 The Extraordinary Extent of Cultural Consumption in Iceland Prof. Dr. Ágúst Einarsson, Bifröst

More information

VISA POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

VISA POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN VISA POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN Country Diplomatic Service National Term of visafree stay CIS countries 1 Azerbaijan visa-free visa-free visa-free 30 days 2 Kyrgyzstan visa-free visa-free visa-free

More information

Making Global Labour Mobility a Catalyst for Development: The contribution of Private Employment Agencies

Making Global Labour Mobility a Catalyst for Development: The contribution of Private Employment Agencies Making Global Labour Mobility a Catalyst for Development: The contribution of Private Employment Agencies IOM 9th October 2007 Tristan d Avezac de Moran - Ciett Board Member Ciett at a glance Founded in

More information

UAE E Visa Information

UAE E Visa Information UAE E Visa Information Visas on arrival (A) If you are a passport holder of the below country or territory, no advance visa arrangements are required to visit the UAE. Simply disembark your flight at Dubai

More information

Taiwan s Development Strategy for the Next Phase. Dr. San, Gee Vice Chairman Taiwan External Trade Development Council Taiwan

Taiwan s Development Strategy for the Next Phase. Dr. San, Gee Vice Chairman Taiwan External Trade Development Council Taiwan Taiwan s Development Strategy for the Next Phase Dr. San, Gee Vice Chairman Taiwan External Trade Development Council Taiwan 2013.10.12 1 Outline 1. Some of Taiwan s achievements 2. Taiwan s economic challenges

More information

MIGRATION IN SPAIN. "Facebook or face to face? A multicultural exploration of the positive and negative impacts of

MIGRATION IN SPAIN. Facebook or face to face? A multicultural exploration of the positive and negative impacts of "Facebook or face to face? A multicultural exploration of the positive and negative impacts of Science and technology on 21st century society". MIGRATION IN SPAIN María Maldonado Ortega Yunkai Lin Gerardo

More information

Status of Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression Update No. 11 (information as of 21 January 2014) 1

Status of Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression Update No. 11 (information as of 21 January 2014) 1 Status of Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression Update No. 11 (information as of 21 January 2014) 1 I. Ratification A. Ratifications registered with the Depositary

More information