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- E-Mail:
- alford@law.harvard.edu
- Website:
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- Interests:
- Legislation
- Discipline(s)
- Development Studies, History, Law, Multi/interdisciplinary
- Role(s):
- Researcher
- Location(s) of Work:
- Eastern Asia, China, USA
Current Institutional Affiliation(s)
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The China Project
Center for the EnvironmentHarvard UniversityCambridge, MA, United States
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Center for the Environment
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA, United States
Biography
Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law
Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies
Director of East Asian Legal Studies
Harvard University
Research Interests
- Chinese Law and Legal History
- Legal Aspects of International Trade and Technology Transfer
Subject Areas for Supervising Written Work
- Chinese Law and Legal History
- Comparative Law
- Human Rights in East Asia
- International Technology Transfer
- International Trade
Subject Areas for Accepting Press Inquiries
- Comparative Lawyering
- Comparative Legal Studies
- Developing Countries and Transnational Investment
- Faculty Expert on Asia
- Faculty Expert on China
- International Business Transactions
- International Copyright
- International Law
- Internet Law
- NAFTA
- Technology Transfer
- Third World Development
- Transnational/Global Lawyering
- WTO
Education
- Amherst College B.A. 1970, American Studies
- St. John's College, Cambridge University LL.B. 1972
- Yale University M.A. 1974, Chinese Studies
- Yale University M.A. 1975, Chinese History
- Harvard Law School J.D. 1977
Appointments
- Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law
- Director of East Asian Legal Studies, 1990
- Associate Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies, 2002
- Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies, 2003
Publications and Resources
Journal Articles
- Robert Weller, William P. Alford. The Human Dimensions of Pollution Policy Implementation: Air quality in rural China . Journal of Contemporary China. 2002.
- William P. Alford. Clean Air, Clear Processes? The Struggle Over Air Pollution Law in the PRC. Hastings Law Journal. 2001.
- William P. Alford. The Limits of the Law in Addressing China's Environmental Dilemma. Stanford Environmental Law Journal. 1996.
Edited Volumes
- William P. Alford. Raising the bar: the emerging legal profession in East Asia. 2006/01/02.