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...Alford, a 1977 graduate of the Law School, is a widely recognized expert on the field of Chinese law who has published numerous papers and consulted with such politicians as former President Jimmy Carter and Gov. Michael S. Dukakis...
...Ramseyer said UCLA's program has been almost singlehandedly improved by Alford. "It's better here because of him," Ramseyer said...
East Asian legal studies is a very specialized field, according to Jim V. Feinerman, an associate professor at the Georgetown Law Center who did graduate work at Yale with Alford. In particular, Feinerman said, many people are discouraged from specializing in the area by the number of years needed to achieve expertise...
Because of this freedom, Alford, Feinerman and others are known as the "new generation" of Chinese legal specialists. "We are the first generation to have had extensive contact with China," Feinerman said...
...Alford himself called off his annual summer teaching seminar in China, and other scholars said they are less sure of the ease with which they will be able to enter and exit China...