April 29, 2011

BY-LAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Evidence Science

The object of the International Association of Evidence Science is to promote the international development of the evidence science by encouraging collaboration among evidence scholars, lawyers and forensic scientists and the exchange of information concerning data, publications, and documents; to promote interdisciplinary and international communications; and to plan, organize and administer meetings, facilitate research and the preparation of reports, and other projects for the stimulation and advancement of these and related purposes. To achieve these objects the Association will in particular: (a) organise Congresses and international colloquia; (b) cooperate with national and multinational associations of evidence, science and law; (c) provide for the publication of an information bulletin concerning the activities of the association, the proceedings at Congresses and colloquia and any other work considered by the executive committee to further the objects of the association.

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ICELFS

Evidence science is a comprehensive scientific theory and methodology which combing the method of natural science and social science to study the evidence collection, forensic service technology, ascertaining the fact of cases and the legal application. Evidence science shows an irreplaceable role on achieving rule of law and judicial justice, which also has more and more perspective on public service. In order to promote international academic exchanges and interdisciplinary studies on evidence science, the Key Laboratory for Evidence Science of Ministry of Education (China University of Political Science and Law) has hosted the first, the second and the third International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science in December, 2007, July, 2009 and July, 2011. In future, the International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science will be an important activity of the International Association of Evidence Science.

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December 01, 2011

Activities

According to By-laws of the International Association of Evidence Science, following activities will be organized: (a) organize Congresses and international colloquia, decide where they are to be held and indicate the subjects for discussion. Congresses will be held at least every six years and colloquia at least every two years;(b)cooperate with national and multinational associations of evidence, science, and law;(c)provide for the publication of an information bulletin concerning the activities of the association, the proceedings at Congresses and colloquia and any other work considered by the executive committee to further the objects of the association.

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December 01, 2011

International Association of Evidence Science Was Formally Founded in Beijing

In the afternoon, July 17, 2011, when the 3rd International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science which was hosted by Institute of Evidence Law and Forensic Science of China University of Political Science and Law was in session, The 1st Plenary Session of the 1st Council of the International Association of Evidence Science was held in Beijing. This plenary session was chaired by Ronald J. Allen, professor of Law School of Northwestern University in USA. Twenty two evidence law scholars and forensic scientists from China, America, Australia, Italy, Israel, Tanzania, Korea, Japan, Hungary, Vietnam, etc. took part in the session. They discussed seriously about the name of the association, object of the association, By-Laws of the association, and proposed the list of candidates of the Council of the Association.

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Heesun Chung

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Heesun Chung, Ph.D

Heesun Chung is currently the Director General of National Forensic Service (formerly National Institute of Scientific Investigation) where she has been working since 1978.

She received her B.S.degree in pharmacy from Sookmyung Women’s University (Seoul, Korea) and a master degree and a Ph.D. from the same university in 1983 and 1987. From 1990 to 1991 she held a post-doctoral appointment in the Department of Neuropharmacology, King’s College London in the UK.

She is a member of many local and international scientific groups including The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences(AAFS).

She joined TIAFT in 1990 and has been a board member since 2002 and now serves as a President-elect.

She became the President of International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS) and will host the 20th IAFS meeting in 2014.

She hosted the 43rd TIAFT meeting in 2005 and the 3rd AFSN meeting in 2011. Currently, she is a vice president of Asian Forensic Science Network.

Her research interests are analysis of abused drugs in biological fluids and other alternative specimens including hair and impurity profiling of illicit methamphetamine. She has presented her findings at numerous international meetings and symposia and her research has resulted in the publication over 100 scientific articles.

She was honored as the most outstanding woman Scientist of 2007 by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Korea and won the Bichumi Woman Award by Samsung Life Insurance Co. in 2010.