The Finnish China Law Center is organizing a China Law Research Workshop to be held on Thursday 19 April 2018 at the University of Helsinki, Finland, one of the Finnish China Law Center’s 10 member institutions.
The Workshop will provide an overview of how to approach Chinese legal research and comparative law research involving China.
The event will be of benefit to students, researchers and practitioners who are interested in Chinese law and the Chinese legal system, and provide an excellent opportunity for participants to meet and network with others who are working with, or interested in, Chinese law and legal culture.
This is the second time the Finnish China Law Center has held a China Law Research Workshop, which is being co-organized with the Faculty of Law and Confucius Institute of the University of Helsinki.
Registration
Please register by close of business Monday 16 April through the following electronic registration form:
https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/87422/lomake.html
Workshop Program*
Venue: Small Hall, Fourth Floor of the Main Building of the University of Helsinki, Fabianinkatu 33
08:30 – 09:00 Registration and coffee
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome to the workshop
Introduction to the Workshop and Some Thoughts on China Law Research: Professor Ulla Liukkunen, Director of the Finnish Center of Chinese Law and Chinese Legal Culture (University of Helsinki)
09:15 – 10:45 Session 1. Background: China and Chinese Law in Context
Session moderator: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
Discovering ‘China’: An Overview: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
Sources of Chinese Law: Professor Yan Dong (Beijing Foreign Studies University)
Reflections on Legal Culture, Rule of Law and Judicial Reform – China and the Nordic Countries: Professor Ditlev Tamm (University of Copenhagen)
10:45 – 11:00 Morning tea/coffee
11:00 – 12:30 Session 2. Theoretical Perspectives: Historical and Comparative Approaches to Chinese Law and Legal Culture
Session moderator: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
Culture and Contemporary China: Professor Julie Yu-Wen Chen, Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of Confucius Institute at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Helsinki
Intersections of Economics, Business and the Law in China: Implications for Legal Research: Professor Matti Nojonen (University of Lapland)
Taking Account of History When Researching Contemporary Law: Professor Pia Letto-Vanamo, Dean of the Faculty of Law (University of Helsinki)
12:30 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:15 Session 3. Institutions and Actors: Contextualizing Law in China (parallel session)
Venue: Small Hall, Fourth Floor of the Main Building of the University of Helsinki, Fabianinkatu 33
Session moderator: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
The Chinese Legal System in an International Context: Professor Yan Dong (Beijing Foreign Studies University)
Gendered Choices in Structures of Law and Gender: Theoretical Considerations When Undertaking Comparative and Chinese Law Research: Minna Canth Academy Professor Johanna Niemi (University of Turku) and Doctoral Researcher Pia Eskelinen (University of Turku)
Legal Institutions: Judicial and Administrative Decision-Making in China: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
13:45 – 15:15 Session 4. Current ‘Hot’ Topics in Chinese Private Law (parallel session)
Venue: Auditorium XII, Third Floor of the Main Building of the University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 34
Session moderator: Professor Ulla Liukkunen, Director of the Finnish Center of Chinese Law and Chinese Legal Culture (University of Helsinki)
How to Approach Chinese IP Law and Private Law Theory: Professor Jin Haijun (Renmin University)
How to Approach Chinese Labour Law and Industrial Relations: Assistant Professor Yan Tian (Peking University)
How to Approach the Chinese Company Law Regime: Dr Yihong Zhang (University of Helsinki)
15:15 – 15:30 Afternoon coffee/tea
15:30 – 16:30 Panel Discussion: Practicalities of China Law Teaching and Research
Session moderator: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
Professor Sakari Melander (University of Helsinki) (tbc)
Professor Jukka Viljanen (University of Tampere)
Dr Harriet Lonka (University of Eastern Finland)
Dr Guilherme Vasconcelos Vilaca (University of Helsinki)
16:30 End of Workshop
18:00 Official Reception hosted by Professor Pia Letto-Vanamo, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
Venue: Faculty of Law Teachers’ Lounge, Second Floor of the Porthania Building (Yliopistonkatu 3)
* Subject to final confirmation.
Further Information and Media Inquiries
Questions about the Workshop from interested participants and the media can be directed to the Coordinator of the Finnish China Law Center, Stuart Mooney, at stuart.mooney (at) helsinki.fi.