VIDEO: Alford on legal reform and the future of China

Harvard Law School Professor William Alford ’77 was a participant and panelist at major events on the political and legal future of China, held recently at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Fairbank Center at Harvard.

On Nov. 28, Alford spoke on a panel titled “Rule of Law in China: Prospects and Challenges” at the Brookings Institution along with Jerome Cohen, professor at New York University School of Law, and Paul Gewirtz, professor at Yale Law School. Jon Huntsman, former U.S. ambassador to China, moderated.

Watch video of the panel on C-SPAN.org

In October, Alford participated on a panel titled “What’s Next for China?” at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga., along with Joseph Fewsmith, professor of international relations and political science at Boston University, and Yawei Lui, Carter Center vice president for peace programs. And on Nov. 30, Alford delivered a talk titled “How Law Doesn’t and Does Matter” at a major international conference, Chinese Politics Past and Present: The 18th Party Congress, held to mark the retirement of Roderick MacFarquhar, Leroy Williams Professor of History and Government at Harvard.

Read more about the panels and view footage on the Harvard Law School website.