October 29, 2009
Environmental Advocates Ma Jun and Zhang Jingjing Discuss Recent Developments in Law and Policy
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September 15, 2009
Dr. Wang Liming addressed Yale Law School community in roundtable discussion.
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June 12, 2009
Zhou Dan talks about the Chinese government's plan to install filters into all personal computers sold in China.
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May 26, 2009
Xu Zhiyong discusses the importance of independent assessments by various state and media actors.
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April 24, 2009
The China Law Center hosted a delegation of Chinese judges interested in reforming sentencing procedures.
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April 22, 2009
Mr. Zhao Deguan lectured on recent improvements to the system that settles disputes between the public and the government.
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April 10, 2009
The China Law Center hosted Professor Guo Zhiyuan, of the China University of Politics and Law, for an intriguing discussion about the most controversial criminal case of 2008.
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April 17, 2008
The entire staff of
the China Law
Center was greatly saddened to learn of
the sudden death on April 16, 2008, of Professor Zhou Wei of Shanghai
Jiaotong University's
Law School.
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April 8, 2008
On April 7, 2008, the
China Law Center worked with PBS’ WIDE ANGLE Series to host a screening and
discussion of the documentary,
The People’s Court, which
looks at courtrooms and law schools in China and examines the development of
China’s legal system.
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April 4, 2008
The first meeting of a new Works-in-Progress Series was held on April 3, 2008, at the China Law Center in New Haven.
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April 1, 2008
On March 28 and 29, the China Law Center co-hosted a workshop on land dispute resolution with the Administrative Law Research Center of China’s National School of Administration (CNSA) and the Ministry of Land and Resources.
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March 11, 2008
Zhen Liu joined the China Law Center as a Fellow in New Haven on November 2. Philip Chen moved to Beijing to work for the Center as a Senior Fellow on February 11. Katherine Wilhelm joined the China Law Center as a Senior Fellow in Beijing on March 10.
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January 30, 2008
The China Law Center warmly welcomes two new visiting scholars from China for the Spring 2008 term.
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January 22, 2008
The China Law Center co-hosted a workshop on anti-discrimination law with Sichuan University Law School on January 19 and 20, 2008, in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
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January 18, 2008
In an
article published in the January 17 issue of
China Brief, Senior Fellows Tom Kellogg and Keith Hand summarize key events in China’s recent constitutional development and assess prospects for the establishment of a transparent and concrete mechanism for constitutional review.
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January 14, 2008
On January 12-13, 2008, the China Law Center co-hosted a workshop on anti-corruption law and policy with Peking University’s Administrative and Constitutional Law Research Center.
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January 12, 2008
In an
article published in the January 2008 issue of the
Hong Kong Journal, Senior Fellow Thomas Kellogg examines the impact of Basic Law Article 158 in Hong Kong's constitutional development.
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November 19, 2007
On Thursday, November 15, 2007, U.S. Ambassador to China
Clark T. Randt, Jr. addressed students and faculty at Yale Law School's Workshop on Chinese Legal Reform on U.S. efforts to advance legal reform in China.
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November 2, 2007
On October 19, the China Law Center hosted a workshop in New Haven with representatives of China's
Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) to discuss legal and policy issues related to the development of a charitable sector and the regulation of charitable organizations.
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September 25, 2007
China Law Center Deputy Director Jamie Horsley and Yale Law School Professor John Simon visited Beijing in mid-September to help launch China's first Non-Profit Organizations Legal Clinic, being taught by Peking University Law School's Professor Jin Jinping.
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September 4, 2007
The China Law Center warmly welcomes four new visiting scholars from China for the Fall 2007 term.
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August 3, 2007
On July 27, the China Law Center was pleased to have the opportunity to organize a presentation and discussion on criminal sentencing guidelines by Dr. Kim Hunt, Executive Director of the Washington, D.C. Sentencing Commission, at the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) in Beijing.
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July 28, 2007
On July 24, Ms. Zhou Min, Vice-Director of the State Law Department of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee Legal Affairs Commission, and Ms. Tan Yu, staff member of the Constitutional Law Department of the NPC LAC, arrived at Yale Law School for a five-week research visit.
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July 26, 2007
The China Law Center co-hosted two workshops on administrative dispute resolution from July 23-25, 2007 in Beijing.
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July 22, 2007
From July 19 to July 21, the China Law Center co-sponsored a workshop and training on the application of judicial precedent in Jiangsu Province with the Jiangsu Judicial Training Institute, the Jiangsu High People’s Court, and Renmin University Law School.
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July 21, 2007
The China Law Center co-hosted a Workshop on Social Insurance Legislation with China’s State Council Office of Legislative Affairs on July 16 and 17, 2007 in Beijing.
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July 14, 2007
Bryan Townsend, YLS ‘09, joined the China Law Center as a Summer Research Associate in Beijing on June 18. Grace Hsieh, Yale College '07, joined the China Law Center as a Research Associate in Beijing on July 13.
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June 21, 2007
On June 21, China Law Center Senior Fellow Keith Hand and Professor Zhu Wenqi of Renmin University Law School addressed a group of more than 30 U.S. law students and professors at the American Club in Beijing.
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May 31, 2007
The China Law Center was honored to host Justice Sandra Day O’Connor for a series of events in Beijing on Women and the Law. On May 28, 2007, the Center hosted a small group discussion on Women and the Law with Justice O’Connor and eleven of China’s brightest women legal activists, law professors, legal reporters, and law students.
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May 29, 2007
China Law Center Director Paul Gewirtz, Associate Director Jeffrey Prescott, and Senior Fellow Keith Hand met with Yale students and professors at Peking University Law School today to discuss the Center’s activities, U.S.-China legal cooperation, and legal reform trends in China.
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May 29, 2007
The China Law Center and Peking University kicked off a new lecture series in Beijing on May 18, 2007, with a lecture by YLS Professor Robert Post. His address, part of a day-long program, was the first in a new series on “Information and Expression in a Transforming Society.”
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May 22, 2007
The China Law Center co-sponsored a Workshop on Small Claims Procedures with Tsinghua University School of Law on May 19 and 20, 2007.
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May 21, 2007
The China Law Center and Peking University kicked off a new lecture series in Beijing on May 18, 2007, with a lecture by YLS Professor Robert Post. His address, part of a day-long program, was the first in a new series on “Information and Expression in a Transforming Society.”
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May 18, 2007
On May 17, China Law Center Director Paul Gewirtz, Associate Director Jeffrey Prescott, and Professor Wang Xixin of Peking University visited Changsha, Hunan Province for talks on administrative law with Governor Zhou Qiang and other Hunan legal officials.
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May 8, 2007
In an article published in the May issue of the
Far Eastern Economic Review, Senior Fellow Keith Hand examines three recent citizen legal claims — two involving mundane tax and compensation issues, and a third involving a well-known constitutional challenge to China’s Property Rights Law, and their implications for China’s constitutional development.
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April 15, 2007
In an
article published in the April issue of the
Hong Kong Journal, Senior Fellow Thomas Kellogg examines Hong Kong’s new Surveillance Ordinance.
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January 6, 2007
The China Law Center co-sponsored an “International Workshop on the Legalization of Central-Local Relations” with The Constitutional and Administrative Law Center at Peking University on January 6-7, 2007 in Beijing.
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November 21, 2006
The China Law Center sponsored an “International Workshop on Water Conservation” with China’s State Council Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) on October 24-25, 2006 in Beijing. The event brought together a group of international experts and Chinese officials and scholars to discuss efforts to design a new water conservation policy in China.
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November 20, 2006
The China Law Center’s Jamie Horsley was inaugural keynote speaker at a new Public Policy Forum at Beijing’s Peking University on October 19, 2006.
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August 16, 2006
The Beijing-based workshop facilitated conversations about tort law reform between members of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress and U.S. tort law experts.
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August 15, 2006
An interview with Jamie Horsley, deputy director of The China Law Center at Yale Law School.
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May 26, 2006
The China Law Center hosted an "International Workshop on the Legislature, Budget Supervision, and Public Finance" in Beijing on May 13-14.
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January 26, 2006
The conference was called "Diversity, Equality and Harmony: International Workshop on Sexuality, Policy and Law," and was held in conjunction with Fudan University in Shanghai on January 7-8.
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September 6, 2005
A delegation led by Professor Paul Gewirtz discussed a draft revision to China's Food Hygiene Law.
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May 12, 2005
The China Law Center held a conference in Beijing on May 7-8, in conjunction with Peking University Law School, to bring together leading Chinese legal scholars and government officials to discuss "Constitutional Review and the Future of Chinese Constitutionalism."
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