Professional training
Courses for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and civil servants
The China-EU School of Law (CESL) is one of the leading institutions for European-Chinese legal training. Since 2008, training courses have enabled nearly 9,000 Chinese prosecutors, judges, lawyers and civil servants to expand their knowledge in a multitude of legal fields.The range of high-quality courses covers everything from basics for young practitioners to advanced seminars on current issues. Training courses focus on the participants with lecturers developing topics and methods tailored to their needs. In this way, CESL makes sure the course is relevant for the participants. Courses and longer training programmes are offered both in China and in Europe.
Lecturers and experts include some of the most respected names in the legal field from CESL’s extensive network of universities, international law firms, judges and prosecutors. We offer high-quality training courses that fully meet the participants’ professional and didactic expectations. Furthermore, we assist the Chinese government in the professionalisation of its fast-evolving body of law.
- Previous trainings for Chinese judges have covered trial psychology, enforcement of civil judgements, judicial mediation, case studies and case analysis.
- Trainings for prosecutors have dealt with prosecution in Europe, trial psychology, financial crimes and money laundering, anti-terrorism and anti-corruption.
- Trainings for lawyers have discussed cross-border investment, Chinese direct investment in Eastern Europe, maritime law, product liability and safety and European intellectual property law.
- Trainings for civil servants have covered the public rule of law in government construction, revision of administrative law, media training and dispute settlement.
Courses can be offered anywhere in China or Europe. Previous trainings have taken place in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Bremen, Alicante and Brussels. Lecturers teach in Chinese or English, and simultaneous interpretation is possible. The China-EU School of Law also offers training packages that include the organisation of travel arrangements, accommodation and visits to European courts, institutions and other important places for legal experts. Trainings can also include internships.
The China-EU School of Law organises all training courses in close collaboration with European lawyers’ associations as well as with the National Prosecutors College, National Judges College and Chinese lawyers’ associations – the most important institutions for legal training in China.
The China-EU School of Law organises all training courses in close collaboration with European lawyers’ associations as well as with the National Prosecutors College, National Judges College and Chinese lawyers’ associations – the most important institutions for legal training in China.
