From 1 to 8 September 2019, the 12th German-Chinese Judges’ Seminar took place at the National Judges College (NJC) in Beijing. It was organised on the Chinese side by the National Judges College and on the German side by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) in cooperation with the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme. This year’s topic of […]
Activities
Visit of a Chinese Judges’ Delegation to Berlin and Brandenburg
In the context of a judges’ exchange between the states of Berlin and Brandenburg and the Provinces of Inner Mongolia and Shandong, a delegation of ten judges from the Supreme People’s Court and courts of both provinces visited the states of Berlin and Brandenburg from 25 to 31 August 2019. The main focus of the visit was on criminal law […]
Training course on criminal procedural law and professional ethics, Fuzhou 27-28 August 2019
On 27 and 28 August 2019, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme contributed to a week-long training course for 240 Chinese prosecutors, which was conducted by the Research Institute of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China at the Prosecutors’ College in Fuzhou (Fujian Province). On the first day of the training course, Ms. Heymann (senior public prosecutor […]
Visit of a Chinese Judges’ Delegation from Hainan and Guangxi to Bayern
In the context of a China-Germany judges’ exchange, a ten-member delegation of Chinese judges visited the Free State of Bavaria from 14 to 20 July 2019. The participants in the delegation were judges from the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China and from Higher and Intermediate People’s Courts of the Hainan and Guangxi provinces. On 15 July […]
Summer School on Methods for the Application of Law of the Sino-German Institute for Legal Studies at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing
From 8 to 19 July 2019, the Sino-German Institute for Legal Studies of the China University for Political Science and Law (CUPL) in Peking, in collaboration with the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme, held a Summer School on German techniques for the application of law. Over four half days, Prof. Sebastian Lohsse (University of Münster), Prof. Jens Puschke (University of Marburg), […]
Fact-finding trip of a delegation of the Budget Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on the topics of budget supervision, administration of state assets, and the social insurance system.
From 2 to 11 July 2019, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme brought a six-person delegation of the Budget Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, headed by the Deputy Chairman, ZHU Mingchun, on a fact-finding trip to Speyer, Stuttgart, Berlin, Prague and Vienna. The aim of the trip was an exchange of ideas on issues […]
Training on Chinese and German Commercial Law
From 24 to 28 June 2019, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme held the annual training course on commercial law together with the Treaty and Law Department of the Ministry of Commerce (MofCom). Some 40 civil servants from all MofCom departments attended the course and will be able to pass on their insights as multipliers. The course provided information on current […]
Study tour of the National Judges’ College the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China on Intellectual Property Law
From 23-30 June 2019, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of the GIZ organized and supported a study tour to Germany and Switzerland on intellectual property law for five lecturers of the National Judges’ College and for a practicing judge. Under the direction of Dr Lyu Kungliang, the Vice President of the National Judges’ College, the delegation visited institutions in Munich, […]
Delegation of Hamburg Judges Visits Heilongjiang and Liaoning
In the context of a partnership that has existed since 2016, a delegation of ten judges from Hamburg visited the Chinese provinces Heilongjiang and Liaoning. At the centre of this visit were discussions and workshops with Chinese colleagues from the Higher, Intermediate, and Basic People’s Courts of both provinces. The theme of the Hamburg delegation’s exchange was interim legal protection […]
Seminar on judicial methodology in Contract Law at the CUPL in Beijing
In the time from 8 Mai to 26 June 2019, a training course on German judicial methodology in Chinese Contract Law took place at the China University for Political Science and Law (CUPL) in Beijing. The course was organized by the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ in cooperation with the Civil, Commercial and Economic Law School of CUPL and […]
Training course for public servants to Munich and Hamburg
From 10 to 22 June 2019 public servants working at the international cooperation departments of courts from all over China visited Hamburg and Munich to learn more about the German legal system and international legal assistance. The delegation started the training course in Feldafing, near Munich, at the GIZ International Training Center. Here several guest speakers informed the delegation on […]
Fact-finding Trip of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress on the Law of Local Self-governance and constitutional review
From June 11 to 17, 2019, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ organized and accompanied a fact-finding trip to Germany and Great Britain for six civil servants of the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) of the National People’s Congress. Led by Wu Zeng, Deputy Director of LAC (vice-minister level), the delegation visited institutions in Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Berlin and London, and […]
Fact-finding Trip of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress on Administrative Sanctions Law
From May 10 to 17, 2019, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ organized and accompanied a fact-finding trip to Germany and Finland on the topic of regulatory offences for six civil servants of the administrative law department of the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) of the National People’s Congress. Led by ZHANG Guilong, Deputy Director of the department of administrative […]
Delegation of judges from Hessen visits Zhejiang and Anhui
From 4th until 10th of May 2019 a delegation of ten judges from the Federal State of Hessen visited the Chinese provinces Zhejiang and Anhui, as part of an ongoing exchange between the judiciary of Hessen and those two Chinese provinces. Core of the visit were discussions and workshops with Chinese colleagues from the Higher, Intermediate and Lower People’s Courts. […]
Delegation of Chinese Judges from Fujian and Hubei Visit Rhineland-Palatinate
As part of the Sino-German Judges’ Exchange Programme, a ten-person delegation of Chinese judges visited the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate from May 5 to 10, 2019. The delegates were judges from the Higher People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China and from Higher and Intermediate People’s Courts of the provinces Fujian and Hubei. This return visit helped to further […]
Training course on fact finding in court in Beijing
From 28 March to 29 March 2019, a two-day training course on fact-finding in court took place at the National Judges College in Beijing. Organized by the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programm in cooperation with the National Judges College, this course was part of a longer course. Around 105 Chinese judges and prosecutors from several Chinese provinces took part in the […]
Training course on judicial methodology in Administrative law in Beijing
From the 18th until the 22nd of March 2019 a training course on judicial methodology in Administrative law took place at the National Judges College in Beijing. Around 154 Chinese judges from all over the country participated and were introduced to the German methodology on the application of law. Under the guidance of Mr. Raphael Murmann-Suchan, presiding judge at the […]
Sino-German Lawyers Exchange on Environmental Law
From the 2nd to the 9th of December 2018 the 10th Sino German Lawyers Exchange on the subject of Environmental Law took place in Nanning and Guilin in Guangxi Province. During the weeklong exchange six Chinese and seven German lawyers exchanged legal opinions in moderated workshops. The week started with an introduction on the profession of lawyers in both countries, […]
Training course on judicial methodology in IP-Law in Beijing
From the 26th to the 30th of November 2018 around 140 Chinese judges from all over China attended a five day training course on German judicial methodology in Chinese Intellectual Property Law. The course was organized by the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme in cooperation with the National Judges College. Prof. Dr. Evelyn Henning, judge at the Regional Court of Cologne […]
Training Course for Public Prosecutors in Yichang
On the 23th and 24th of October 2018 around 300 Chinese public prosecutors attended a course on German criminal law in Yichang, Hubei province. The two-day course was part of a week-long training organized by the Theory Research Institute of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (RISPP). Two German experts gave lectures on three central subjects and answered questions on different aspects […]