Program Overview

Introduction to Kobe SALAD

Kobe SALAD is a university summer school program focused on Asian law and dispute management. The program aims to help students understand the diversity of legal systems and social cultures in Asia, building inclusive and mutually beneficial relationships among lawyers in the next generation.

Program Details

Mission

The mission of Kobe SALAD is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the diversity of legal systems and social cultures in Asia. Through lectures and workshops given by excellent academics and practitioners from various places and backgrounds, students will learn the value of sustainable diversity in legal cultures and how productive relationships can be constructed under these circumstances.

Date

The program will take place from 1-5 September 2025.

Language

The language of the program is English.

Registration and Participation

To participate in the program, students must send an email with their full name, nationality, email address, affiliation, and attendance plans (all sessions or specific sessions) by 25 August 2025.

Certificate

A certificate of attendance will be given to participants who attend all sessions in person.

Venue

The program will be held at the Presentation Hall, 3F, Frontier Hall for Social Sciences, Rokkodai 1st Campus, Kobe University, 2-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan.

Program Sessions

The program consists of five sessions:

• Session 1: Recent Developments of International Arbitration
  • 1 Sept, Mon: Evolving Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (Judge Fumiyasu Miyazaki)
  • 1 Sept, Mon: Double Track or Uniform Track: Judicial Review of Foreign Arbitral Award in China (Prof. Zhang Zhengyi)
  • 1 Sept, Mon: Annulment/Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in the Korean Courts (Judge Min Kyung Kim)
  • 1 Sept, Mon: Recent Development and Practice of International Arbitration in Hong Kong (Professor Anselmo Reyes)
  • 2 Sept, Tue: Developments in Arbitration: Japan's Progress and Global Trends (Mr. Michael Mroczek)
  • 2 Sept, Tue: Recent Developments in Commercial Arbitration in Singapore (Prof. Yip Man)
  • 2 Sept, Tue: Arbitration in the Middle East—Differences, Developments and Drivers (Mr. Kevin Lee)
  • 2 Sept, Tue: Introduction to ICSID Arbitration and Mediation (Mr. Yuichiro Omori)
  • 2 Sept, Tue: Recent Developments in International Arbitration Legislation and Practice in Uzbekistan (Prof. Otabek Narziev)
• Session 2: Sports-related Disputes and Arbitration
  • 3 Sept, Wed: Introduction to Sports Arbitration - its Origin and Development in the Japanese Context (Mr. Shoichi Sugiyama)
  • 3 Sept, Wed: Sports Dispute Resolution: What's at Stake and Why It Concerns Us All (Assist. Prof. Animesh Bordoloi)
  • 3 Sept, Wed: Introduction to Sports Arbitration (Dr. Christopher Boog)
• Session 3: Mediation Workshop
  • 3 Sept, Wed: Introduction to International Commercial Mediation (Ms. Sala Sihombing)
• Session 4: Data Protection and Privacy
  • 4 Sept, Thurs: Setting the Stage: Global Data Protection and Privacy in 2025 (Mr. Adrian Mak)
  • 4 Sept, Thurs: US Privacy and AI updates (Dr. Yan Luo)
  • 4 Sept, Thurs: Tech Statutory Obsolescence: Lessons from the GDPR (Prof. Florence G'sell)
  • 4 Sept, Thurs: Overview of Data Protection and Privacy regime in PRC (Mr. Adam Au)
  • 4 Sept, Thurs: An Overview of Privacy and Data Protection Law in Japan (Prof. Nobuyuki Sato)
• Session 5: Climate Change Litigation
  • 5 Sept, Fri: Key developments in Climate and Environmental Litigation: international tribunals, transnational litigation, and corporate accountability (Ms. Elizabeth Wu)
  • 5 Sept, Fri: Climate Litigation in Japan (Ms. Mie Asaoka)
  • 5 Sept, Fri: The Impact of the International Court of Justice Climate Change Advisory Opinion on the Future of European Climate Change Litigation (Prof. Francesco Sindico)
  • 5 Sept, Fri: Climate Litigation in India (Prof. Stellina Jolly)