When: Monday, April 23, 2012 6-8pm
Where: Taipei Economic & Cultural Office, 1 E 42nd Street (btwn 5th & Madison)
Costs: Free

Some of you might be aware of the recent controversies in Taipei relating to the roles of eminent domain powers in urban renewal. We are fortunate that Justice Fong-Wei Shen (沈方維法官) of Taiwan’s Supreme Court (最高法院) happens to be on a sabbatical leave at NYU Law School. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, we have invited him to join with two other veteran experts in NYC urban planning, Mr. Jerry Cheng (鄭向元先生) & Mr. Patrick Too (涂平子先生), to share their thoughts on the intertwined legal, social, cultural, policy, & technical issues in eminent domain and modern-day urban planning.

The presentations will be primarily in Chinese, but with some English interactions. The event is free, but registration is required. Please click on the REGISTRATION button above to register. Hope to see you there!

Agenda:

6-6:30pm Registration

6:30-7pm: J. Shen: “從台灣強制拆除都市更新範圍內房屋談權利保護” (Citizens’ Rights in View of Taiwan’s Urban Renewal Plans)

7-8pm: Panel discussions

Panelists:

Justice Fong-Wei Shen 沈方維法官, Justice, Supreme Court of Republic of China
Mr. Jerry Cheng, 鄭向元先生, Principal City Planner, Retired, Department of City Planning, NYC
Mr. Patrick Too, 涂平子先生, Principal Urban Designer, Department of City Planning, NYC

Moderator:

Mr. Kai Chou, Architect

Co-sponsors:

New York Taiwanese Finance Association (NYTFA)
Chinese American Academic and Professional Society (CAAPS)
Association of Taiwanese Alumni in Greater New York (ATANY)

Special thanks to Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York (TECO) for providing venue for the event.

Justice Fong-Wei Shen 沈方維法官

CURRENT POSITION:

Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of China, 2008~date
Visiting Scholar of NYU, 2011.08~2012.07

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Presiding Judge, Taiwan High Court, 2005~2008
Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of China, 2002~2004
Director, Deputy Director, Section Chief of Departments ofJudicial Yuan, 1996~2002
Judge, Taiwan High Court Taichung Branch Court and Taiwan High Court, 1990~1996
Judge, Changhua ,Taichung, Taipei District Court, 1981~1989
Associate Professor, National Chung Hsing University, 2004~2006
Lecturer on Civil Court Practice, Judicial Training Institute, 2003~2004
Lecturer on Civil Court Practice, Judicial Personnel Study Center, 2004~2008