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Martin Lavička

Visiting research fellow

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Contact details
  • Email: martin [dot] lavicka [at] ace [dot] lu [dot] se
Organisation
  • Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
  • Service point: 61

Martin Lavička received his bachelor’s degree in Chinese and Japanese philology at Palacký University Olomouc (PUO), the Czech Republic, master’s degree in International Relations at National Chengchi University in Taiwan, and in 2021, a Ph.D. in Political Science at PUO defending his dissertation The Right To Internal Self-Determination of the Uyghur Minority in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 1949–2019: Implications for the Evolution of Uyghur-Chinese State Relations. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Asian Studies at Palacký University Olomouc, teaching modern Chinese history, Taiwan history, and Chinese politics. His research focuses on the socio-legal aspects of China’s ethnic policies, religious freedoms, and the rule of law.

Martin joined the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies with his two-year OP-JAC MSCA-CZ project Chinese Conceptualisation of the Rule of Law (CLAW): Challenges for the International Legal Order. He will investigate the PRC’s strategies to challenge the concept of the rule of law to suit its national characteristics by inserting new meanings and phrases into the existing international legal order. He will also examine how China is trying to export its vision of the rule of law “with Chinese characteristics.”

 

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Workshop – Exploring the Rule of Law in Asia: Global Perspectives, Regional Dynamics, and China’s Impact

Date: April 8, 2025

Organiser: Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies

The rule of law is a core principle endorsed by the United Nations, emphasising accountability, equality before the law, independent adjudication, and alignment with international human rights norms. It plays a crucial role in ensuring peace, security, political stability, economic development, and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms.

Yet, according to the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index, many countries in Asia rank low on this measure, with Myanmar and Cambodia among the five lowest of the 142 countries assessed. China has also embraced the concept, incorporating it into its Constitution and launching various governmental initiatives to build a “rule-of-law China.” However, does China’s interpretation align with the UN’s vision, where even the state is bound by publicly promulgated and equally enforced laws? Or is China developing and advancing its own version of the rule of law on a regional and global scale?

This workshop will examine how the concept of the rule of law resonates—or fails to resonate—in selected Asian countries and explore whether and how China’s approach influences legal and governance frameworks beyond its borders.

If you are interested in participating in the workshop, with or without a presentation, please contact Martin Lavička at martin [dot] lavicka [at] ace [dot] lu [dot] se (martin[dot]lavicka[at]ace[dot]lu[dot]se) by March 30, 2025. 

 

Workshop flyer in pdf.

Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 | nina [dot] brand [at] ace [dot] lu [dot] se