
Courtroom Discourse in China and the United States:
A Comparative Analysis
Speaker: Dr. Meizhen Liao, Visiting Scholar
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Subotnick Center
Dr. Meizhen Liao presented a detailed comparison between Chinese and American criminal court judgments, highlighting the differences between the legal systems and the larger cultures. A professor of linguistics and director of the institute of linguistics in Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Dr. Liao also heads a Ph.D. program in language and law at China University of Political Sciences and Law in Beijing.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law, Language and Cognition; the Center for the Study of International Business Law; and, the Asian-American Law Students Association (AALSA)
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