China-EU School of Law
Students learn about China’s new foreign NGOs law at Dentons
16 November 2017, by Internetredaktion
Photo: CESL
Niu Yue, partner at Dentons law firm, is an expert on the new Chinese NGO law.
On 17 October 2017, 42 students from the China-EU School of Law’s (CESL) Nonprofit Organisations course visited the Beijing office of the global law firm Dentons. They attended a lecture by Denton partner and CESL lecturer Niu Yue, dealing with the question of of how international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) practice in China.
Niu Yue first talked about the Chinese laws relating to international NGOs and about the current situation of their daily work in China. Beijing’s new foreign NGO law has been in force for almost a year now, since 1 January 2017. Under the law, any not-for-profit organisations lawfully established outside mainland China such as foundations or think tanks should register with the Ministry of Public Security, or the police, before conducting any activities within mainland China. This brought a drastic reduction in NGOs so far. Niu Yue and the students discussed the legal implications of this law. They also analysed two cases related to foreign NGOs in China. During a short break, students had the chance to have a look at offices and working spaces at Dentons law firm.
Dentons is a multinational law firm. With approximately 7,700 lawyers, it is the world's largest law firm by headcount. Dentons has more than 130 offices in over 50 countries. The firm's senior leadership is primarily based in Beijing, London and Washington D.C..
The Nonprofit Organisations course taught by Dr Qi Hong is both part of the Chinese Law Taught in English semester programme as well as part of the Chinese Law master’s programme at the China-EU School of Law.