Centre for Asian and Pacific Law
A leading centre for teaching and research in Asia and the Pacific
Explore our legal expertise in a wide variety of Asian jurisdictions, including China, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Asia Pacific Law events
The Centre for Asian and Pacific Law is located within Sydney Law School.ÌýThe centre's members have legal expertise in a wide variety of Asian jurisdictions, including China, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. The centre offers courses covering a wide variety of legal issues in these countries, including commercial law, investment, constitutional law, human rights, land law, tax, environmental law, labour law, customary law, Islamic law, law enforcement institutions, and dispute resolution.ÌýThe centre holds numerous seminars, workshops and conferences, and hosts visiting scholars from all over Asia.
Chinese law is taught intensively both in Sydney (in alternate years and to undergraduate and Juris Doctor students only) and in China at theÌýShanghai Winter School. Japanese law is taught intensively in Japan at theÌýKyoto and Tokyo Seminars, and Indonesian and Malaysian law is taught offshore at theÌýSoutheast Asia Field School.
CAPLUS internships are advertised on an annual basis via theÌýÌýand theÌý. These roles are paid positions. Interns must be currently enrolled at Sydney Law School, have a strong overall academic record, and a demonstrated interestÌýAsian and Pacific Law.
2024 interns
2023 interns
CAPLUS members contributed to theÌýÌýhosted by Universiti Brunei Darussalam on 29 May 2023.
The symposium's invited speakers discussed the mechanism of FDI-related corruption from legal and economic perspectives, using case studies from countries in the Asia Pacific.
Professor Luke NottageÌýdelivered the keynote lecture, moderated a discussion on the legal issues related to corruption and ISDS in Asia, and co-presented a country report on Japan and Thailand.
Country reports were also presented byÌýProfessor Vivienne BathÌýand Ms Tianqi Gu (China and Hong Kong) andÌýProfessor Simon ButtÌý(Indonesia).
CAPLUS affiliateÌýÌýdelivered the symposium’s opening remarks, co-presented a country report on Japan, and moderated a discussion on South and Southeast Asia.
The Institute of Asian Studies at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam is funding a conference volumeÌý.
The Principal Investigator is CAPLUS affiliateÌý, and contributors include University of Sydney CAPLUS membersÌýProfessor Luke Nottage,ÌýProfessor Simon ButtÌýandÌýProfessor Vivienne Bath.
