News (2017)4 May 2017|PublicationNew book: “Supreme courts should provide legal unity”Photo: fotolia.com/Chad-McDermottSupreme courts should give guidance to the development of the law and provide legal unity. This is what contributors of the new book “Surpreme Courts in Transition in China and the West” argue. The edited volume was published by Prof. C.H...27 April 2017|Studies and TeachingChinese students visit International Tribunal for Law of the SeaPhoto: Ten China-EU School of Law Chinese LL.M. students visited the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg on 26 April. They are taking elective courses at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg in April and May. At the visit, they got a guided...26 April 2017|EventChinese Ministry of Education: "CESL obtained great achievements"Photo: The deputy director of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchange of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Yu Jihai, praised the China-EU School of Law (CESL) as a model project of Sino-foreign cooperation in the field of higher...10 April 2017|EventCESL team wins Honorable Mention at Vis East Moot 2017Photo: Six China-EU School of Law (CESL) students returned with an Honorable Mention for the Best Claimant Memorandum from the 14th Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong. “I am proud that CESL students finished...5 April 2017|International AffairsFaculty of Law conveys its solidarity with Central European UniversityPhoto: Universität Hamburg’s Faculty of Law is deeply concerned by the Hungarian Parliament’s decision on 4 April 2017 to adopt the recently proposed amendments to the Hungarian Education Law making further operations of Central European...21 March 2017|Studies and TeachingJiang Ping und Zheng Yongliu amongst “100 most influential legal scholars in China”Photo: The China-EU School of Law’s Prof. Jiang Ping and Prof. Zheng Yongliu belong to China’s 100 most influential legal scholars according to “China Today”. They were selected by the monthly magazine because they “substantially contribute to...21 March 2017|ResearchConstitutionalists call for a stronger focus on relationshipsPhoto: Thirteen constitutionalists from China and Europe called for a stronger focus on interpersonal and business relationships when analysing constitutions. This is one result of the “Interactions and Basic Rights – Relationships as Elements of...16 March 2017|International AffairsStudents take an up-close look at the Dutch elections 2017Photo: How do elections in a Western European country really work? How easy is it to form a coalition between multiple political parties? And why is there a link between the Dutch General Election 2017 and future European Union politics? To learn...7 March 2017|ResearchBasedow: “Brexit deal with EU will take longer than two years”Photo: The process of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union is so complex that it could take more than the prescribed two years. This is what the renowned German legal scholar and director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and...3 March 2017|Studies and TeachingChina-EU School of Law wins “High Quality Award” at Seoul MootPhoto: The China-EU School of Law’s Vis Team returned with the “High Quality Award” for its written memorandum from the Seoul Moot in South Korea. Master’s student Meng Fanqing was honoured as the “Best Individual Oralist” of the semifinals...2 March 2017|ResearchGrants of up to 10.000 euros for China-EU legal researchPhoto: The China-EU School of Law is looking for internationally outstanding legal scholars and experts. In this new round of funding, the law school supports PhD candidates with up to 1,000 euros per month and partner research groups with up to...28 February 2017|Studies and TeachingNick Hallemeesch latest member of the FacultyPhoto: Since Spring Semester 2017, Belgian legal scholar Nick Hallemeesch is a Teaching Assistant at the China-EU School of Law. “In today’s highly sophisticated world, education and academia should foster mutual understanding between...27 February 2017|Interview“Without the China-EU School of Law I would not have thought about a PhD in Maastricht”Photo: Li Shuo, 27, grew up in Shijiazhuang, a 10-million-people city in North China, and earned a double master’s degree in law at the China-EU School of Law in China’s capital Beijing in 2015. Today, she’s a PhD student in Maastricht, a Dutch...16 February 2017|Studies and TeachingNew Assistant Professor: Dr Alessandro Romano joins CESLPhoto: Berkeley, Yale, Oxford – and now, the China-EU School of Law (CESL). From February to April 2017, Dr Alessandro Romano supports CESL with his expertise in WTO Law and international law and economics. As an Assistant Professor, he will...15 February 2017|Interview“Placing a bet on China-EU friendship cannot be a mistake”Photo: Van Bael & BellisRémi Rivoal, 24, obtained an LL.M. in European and International Law at the China-EU School of Law. He gained work experience at the French Parliament, a Beijing law firm and the European Commission. Lately, he joined Van Bael & Bellis, a...20 January 2017|Interview"China was the least stressful time of my life"Photo: CESLThree questions with former Chinese Law Taught in English student Kirsten Nelson-Burke, 24, who completed the programme in 2016. Previously, she obtained an LL.B. in Law at Trinity College Dublin. Currently, Kirsten is studying at the...12 January 2017|International Affairs2016 graduate survey: most CESL alumni work in law firmsRegarding the professional success of its graduates, the China-EU School of Law does not need to fear comparison. This is verified by the Sino-European law school’s 2016 graduate survey. This year, 95.5 percent of graduates found a position...Previous articles