Göttingen Sommerschule zum chinesischen Recht 2014

Programm Sommerschule 2014
The Göttingen Summer School on Chinese Law, held from 28 September to 2 October 2014, once again provided an intensive introduction to key areas of Chinese law. As in previous years, the summer school was organized by the German-Chinese Institute for Legal Studies in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg and kindly supported by the German-Chinese Lawyers’ Association.
After the arrival and registration of the participants, the summer school was officially opened by Prof. Dr. Peter-Tobias Stoll, Director of the German-Chinese Institute for Legal Studies. He subsequently gave an in-depth lecture on the development, challenges, and perspectives of human rights law in China, setting the thematic framework for the week. The first day concluded with a joint evening dinner, offering participants the opportunity for informal exchange.
On the second day, PD Dr. Knut Benjamin Pißler opened the core lecture series on Chinese business law with two comprehensive sessions on the Chinese legal system. In the afternoon, Benjamin Hartmann provided an insightful analysis of EU–China relations in WTO dispute settlement. This was followed by a practice-oriented presentation by Dr. Lars Mesenbrink, who reflected on five years of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, illustrating merger control through prominent case studies.
The third day focused on Chinese contract law. PD Dr. Pißler continued his lecture series with two in-depth sessions addressing doctrinal foundations and practical implications. In the afternoon, Zhou Zunyou presented recent developments in Chinese criminal procedure law, followed by a lecture on Chinese property law, which broadened the substantive scope of the program.
On Wednesday, PD Dr. Pißler turned to the law of business organizations and the regulation of foreign-invested enterprises, offering a detailed analysis of corporate structures and investment regimes. Subsequently, Dr. Laura Ascher introduced the fundamentals of tort liability law in China. The day concluded with a practice workshop on Chinese law led by Dr. Lea Siering and Dr. Rebecka Zinser, combining theoretical insights with practical case discussions.
The final day continued the focus on foreign investment law with further lectures by PD Dr. Pißler on regulations governing foreign-invested enterprises and alternative forms of foreign investment, particularly the acquisition of Chinese companies. In the afternoon, Dr. Jörg Binding gave an overview of the Chinese judicial system from an institutional perspective. The summer school concluded with Prof. Dr. Björn Ahl’s lecture on Chinese constitutional law, which provided a broader constitutional and theoretical perspective on the topics discussed throughout the week.
Overall, the 2014 Göttingen Summer School on Chinese Law offered a well-structured and interdisciplinary program that successfully combined doctrinal analysis, comparative perspectives, and practical experience, fostering in-depth discussion on contemporary developments in Chinese law.