Stanley B. Lubman papers, 1963-2018

Summary

Creators:

Lubman, Stanley B., 1934-

Abstract:

Writings, correspondence and printed matter, relating to law reform in China.

Extent:

7 manuscript boxes (3.4 Linear Feet)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stanley B. Lubman Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The Stanley B. Lubman papers contain personal writings, manuscripts, interview transcripts, and reports related to People's Republic of China's legal situations, social credit system, US-China relations, and contemporary issues affecting China's foreign and domestic policies.

The papers include materials related to delegations to China (includes reports on 1st American Bar Association delegation), Beijing, early trips to China after 1971 (accounts of academics and others), Sino-Western negotiations (reports and discussions, including discussions of China-Watching), material on the legal profession in China, China Law Blog, the social credit system, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Hong Kong interviews (1965-1967).

Biographical / historical:

Born on March 29, 1934, in New York City. Senior Fellow, The Honorable G. William and Ariadna Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law; Distinguished Lecturer in Residence (retired), University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Professor Lubman has specialized on China as a scholar and as a practicing lawyer for more than 40 years. His first tenure at the University of California, Berkeley, was from 1967 to 1974: a visiting professor of law from 1967 to 1968, an acting associate professor from 1968 to 1972, and a lecturer from 1972 to 1974. He returned to the University in 2002. Lubman has also lectured at Oxford, Stanford, Columbia, Harvard, the University of Heidelberg, and the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. While at Columbia Law School, he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

Prior to devoting his time to research and teaching, Lubman was a consultant (1996‐1997) and head (1993‐1996) of the China Group at Allen & Overy; partner with Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges (1987‐1993); partner (1979‐1987) and special counsel (1977‐78) with Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe; and in individual practice in Washington, DC (1974‐76) and Berkeley (1972‐74). From 1963 to 1967, he trained as a China specialist in the United States and in Hong Kong under grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, Columbia University, and the Foreign Area Fellowship Program. He also served as the first clerk (1961‐1962) to Judge Wilfred Feinberg '43 of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York; was an associate with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (1960‐1961); and did postgraduate work at the University of Paris (1959‐1960).

Lubman is currently an advisor on law reform and other law‐related projects in China for The Asia Foundation. He is chair of the U.S. Administrative Law Advisory Group, and a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of CIETAC, the Hong Kong Arbitration Centre, and the American Arbitration Association (California). He is the author of China's Legal Reforms, Bird in a Cage: Legal Reform in China after Mao, and Engaging the Law in China: State, Society and Possibilities for Justice.

Acquisition information:

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2019.

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Law reform -- China

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stanley B. Lubman Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:

Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US

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