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Hanken School of Economics became Center’s new Member

hanken_logo_rgbWe are glad to announce that Hanken School of Economics became the ninth Member of the Finnish Center of Chinese Law and Chinese Legal Culture on 12 December 2013.

Hanken hosts the Academy of Finland research project “Legal Transplant For Innovation and Creativity – A Sino-Finnish Comparative Study on the Governance of Intellectual Property Rights” (TranSIP) and organizes courses on IPR in China.

Hanken has been an important partner to the Center and we are glad that it has become its official and full Member.

 

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The seminar on Climate Change gave very comprehensive insight to the legislations in China and in the EU

The seminar on Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Efficiency Legislation: China-EU held in Helsinki on Friday 13 December 2013 succeeded to offer very comprehensive insight to the climate and energy legislation both in China and in the EU.

The event was organized  within  the Academy of Finland research project which is led by Professor Ari Ekroos and executed in co-operation with the University of Wuhan, Research Institute of Environmental Law in China.

After the opening of the seminar, with supportive words by the Director of the Finnish Center of Chinese Law and Chinese Legal Culture Professor Ulla Liukkunen, Chinese and European climate law regimes have been introduced by Professor Tianbao Qin from Wuhan University and Professor Ari Ekroos.

Experts from Finland and China have been joined by German, from the Hemholtz Centre for Environmental Research, and Italian, from the University of Sienna, colleagues to discuss renewable energy, Emission Trading Schemes, legislation development on carbon capture and storage, as well as energy efficiency and buildings energy efficiency legislation.

The organisers are thankful to all speakers as well as to the active audience, and welcome them to visit again for more thought-provoking discussions.

For more details, please see the seminar program.

 

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Success of the TranSIP workshop in Beijing

The Academy of Finland research project “Legal Transplant For Innovation and Creativity – A Sino-Finnish Comparative Study on the Governance of Intellectual Property Rights” (TranSIP), together with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Law and the Faculty of Law of Shenzhen University, has held a workshop in Beijing on 22 November 2013.

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The two main topics of focus were “Copyright Law and Collective Rights Management” and “IPR Enforcement and Innovation Policy”.

The organizers consider the workshop to be very successful as it brought together over 30 scholars and experts from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, IPR University Center, University of Helsinki, Hanken School of Economics, Tsinghua University School of Law, Peking University and Shenzhen University School of Law. Also, in the closing speech Professor Niklas Bruun said that the seminar was rewarding, since it gave the opportunity to discussed, from different national perspectives, the very same issues that need to be dealt with in both Finland and China.

The success of the workshop shows the importance of topic and the worth of a further bilateral cooperation. Therefore, the exchange will continue during the second seminar, which will be held in June 2014.

For a more detailed account of the event, please refer to the CASS, Institute of Law news entry (in Chinese).

For more details, please see also the workshop program.

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Two guest lectures at Hanken School of Economics

Nari Lee, the leader of the Academy of Finland research project “Legal Transplant For Innovation and Creativity – A Sino-Finnish Comparative Study on the Governance of Intellectual Property Rights” (TranSIP) warmly welcomes all interested in attending two guest lectures arranged in the context of Hanken’s course “International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law”:
November 12th, 2013: “Introduction to Chinese Copyright Law”, lecture given by  Li Yang, Professor at Shenzhen University in China.
Time: 14.30- 16.00 
Location: Auditorium 411, Hanken Helsinki Campus (Arkadiankatu 22).
November 15th, 2013: “Chinese IP Law in the Context of International Trade Law”, lecture given by Andrea Wechsler, Professor of Economic Law at Pforzheim University and Affiliated Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law.
Time: 14.30-17.45
Location: Auditorium 411, Hanken Helsinki Campus (Arkadiankatu 22).
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China Law activities receive 100 000 € from Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiö

Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiö has granted in April 2013, 100 000€ of funding for China law research and education at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki.

One way the fund will be used is to support the doctoral project “Managing Contractual Risks – Indemnification for third party IPR claims in connection with the commercialization of technology by Finnish technology companies” conducted by Timo Sipi under the supervision of Professor Mika Hemmo.

The dissertation will include China in relation to the potential IPR risks arising from the use of Chinese companies as subcontractors for the technology to be commercialized. In addition, the study includes the study about the possibilities to cover that risk through adequate indemnification clauses negotiated with Chinese companies.

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Podcasts from the China Law Week available online

Although the China Law Week is over, recordings of two panel discussions are available online!

The videos of the panel discussions made accessible by Tiedekulma and the University of Helsinki are:

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Thomas Wilhelmsson, Katja Lehto, Pekka Hallberg, Teemu Ruskola, Mikko Puumalainen. Photo by Linda Tammisto

“Is Rule of Law Emerging in China?”, with the participation of the former President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland Mr Pekka Hallberg, Mrs Katja Lehto, Professor Teemu Ruskola, the Deputy Chancellor of Justice Mikko Puumalainen and the Chancellor of the University of Helsinki Professor Thomas Wilhelmsson.

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Jukka Kola, Joakim Strand, Antti Herlin, Päivi Leiwo. Photo by Ari Aalto

 

 

“The Finnish Business Experience in China”, with the participation of Mr Antti Herlin, Mrs Päivi Leiwo, Mr Joakim Strand and the Rector of the University of Helsinki Professor Jukka Kola.

This discussion has been also recorded by Yle Puhe and audio-only versions were made available on YLE Puhe website and on areena.

 

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Last Panel Discussion within the China Law Week

The Center extends its warm welcome to our last panel discussion organized within what has been a very successful China Law Week!

The final session will focus on the Finnish business experience in China. The discussion between Mr Antti Herlin (KONE), Mrs Päivi Leiwo (Oilon Oy.) and Mr Joakim Strand (City of Vaasa) will be chaired by Rector Jukka Kola (University of Helsinki).

If you are interested in following the discussion but cannot attend it today at 3pm, a live streaming is available at the Think Corner website.

Earlier panel discussions during the week have been very well attended, demonstrating a genuine public and professional interest. In addition, the importance of exploring Chinese Law and Chinese Legal Culture has been underlined in the Finnish media.

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Thomas Wilhelmsson, Katja Lehto, Pekka Hallberg, Teemu Ruskola and Mikko Puumalainen.
Photo by Linda Tammisto

 

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Kimmo Nuotio, Ulla Liukkunen, Paavo Suni and Mikael Mattlin.
Photo by Ari Aalto

 

Rector Jukka Kola, Joakim Strand, Antti Herlin, Päivi Leiwo
Jukka Kola, Joakim Strand, Antti Herlin, Päivi Leiwo
Photo by Ari Aalto

 

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Basics to Chinese Law at the University of Lapland

The University of Lapland organizes courses on the “Basics to Chinese Law”.

The next two courses will be taught by Hongjie Tian, Professor at Renmin Law School, currently visiting the Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland.

1. Basics to Chinese Law: Intellectual Property Protected by Criminal Law in China

18.11.2013 – 21.11.2013

Contents:

  • Part One: The Current Situation and Harm of Crimes against Intellectual Proterty in China
  • Part Two: Causes of Crimes against Intellectual Proterty and Measures against them in China
  • Part Three: Protection Mechanism by Criminal legislation on Crimes against Intellectual Property in China
  • Part Four: Consistence of Administrative and Criminal Laws Application: Protection Mechanism by Laws Application on Crimes against Intellectual Property in China

2. Basics to Chinese Law: Understood Legislative Transformation: the Development of Rule of Criminal Law in China

25.11.2013 – 28.11.2013

Contents:

  • Part One: Understood Legislative Transformation: the Modification and Application of Chinese Criminal Law
  • Part Two: Arguments and Thinking on Drunk Driving being Legislated as a Crime
  • Part Three: The Perfecting and Application of community correction
  • Part Four: The Criminal Stand on Risk Society

Previous courses modules within the “Basics to Chinese Law” course include:

Basics to Chinese Law: Introduction to Chinese Law and Business
Professor Daxiao Shi, lecturer at Fudan University Law School.
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Description:
This question-oriented course presents a brief overview of the legal system in the Peoples Republic of China. It will cover the following topics: the sources of law, the structure of the state, judicial reform, the legal profession and so forth. The main fields of law are also included to be examined.

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Welcome to the China Law Week

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China Law Week starts today, Tuesday October 8th!

Welcome to our first panel discussion at the Think Corner in Porthania (Yliopistonkatu 3, Helsinki) at 16:00!

Today’s panel discussion focuses on the development of Rule of Law in China. The Panel, chaired by the Chancellor Thomas Wilhelmsson, consist of prominent experts: Pekka Hallberg (former President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland), Katja Lehto (SAK), Professor Teemu Ruskola (Emory University) and the Deputy Chancellor of Justice Mikko Puumalainen.

If you are not able to participate in the event, a live broadcast is available on the Think Corner website.

The detailed program of the China Law Week can be found in our event section.

“China Law Week” is a part of University of Helsinki “Tulevaisuuden maailmanjärjestys?” event series, which aims to provide more information on the current international developments, caused by the emergence of new global players, such as China, India and Brasil. Full program: Tiedekulma_Tulevaisuuden_maailmanjärjestys syksy 2013

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Visiting researchers at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki

Xie Zengyi

Associate Professor of Law in the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (01.09.2013-09.10.2013).

Associate Professor in the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; PhD (Tsinghua), LLM (Renmin); Deputy Secretary-General of China’s Labour and Social Law Association; Part-time labour arbitrator in Beijing. Professor Xie’s current research interests include labour law, social security law and comparative law.  Continue reading “Visiting researchers at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki”