IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019
22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019
Room 327 A, Floor 3
Session information
Asian values and legal systems: opportunities and setbacks for advancement of LGBTI rights and interests in enterprises, employment, immigration, property relations and related matters
Monday 23 September (0930 - 1045)
Room 327 A, Floor 3
Committee(s)
LGBTQI+ Law Committee
(Lead)
Diversity and Equality Law Committee
Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
Description
The panel describes and discusses LGBTI rights and issues regarding discrimination, equality, employment, civil status, immigration, property relations and criminalisation. The panel also takes into account how different jurisdictions treat LGBTI rights and issues and whether there are endemic mechanisms in place that could be availed of to protect LGBTI rights and interests.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Lloyd Nicholas Vergara | Supreme Court of the Philippines, Makati City, Philippines; Co-Chair, LGBTQI+ Law Committee |
| Carol Yeping Zhu | Zhong Lun Law Firm, Shanghai, China; Newsletter Editor, Diversity and Equality Law Committee |
Speakers
| Seoyeon Ahn | GangNam LLP, Seoul, South Korea |
| Ally Bolour | Bolour / Carl Immigration Group APC, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Remy Choo | RCL Chambers Law Corporation, Singapore, Singapore; Education Officer, LGBTQI+ Law Committee |
| Peter Dernbach | Winkler Partners, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Rajen Ramiah | Nishimura & Asahi, Bangkok, Thailand |