On December 15th, 2022, GIZ’s Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program conducted a workshop on how to design a fair and financially sustainable statutory pension system. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the workshop was jointly implemented with the Budget Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the PR China, […]
Dialogue on Fines with the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China
The Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program of GIZ, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in cooperation with the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China, hosted a dialogue event on the topic of fines on November 23 and 24. In his opening remarks, Mr. Guo Lixin, Head of the Theoretical Research Institute of the […]
Legal Program organizes Sino-German exchange on how to best use taxes and other levies to promote green development.
From 21st to 22nd of November 2022, GIZ’s Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program conducted an online workshop on how to design taxes and other levies to best promote green development. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the workshop was jointly organized with the Budget Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress […]
German-Chinese online workshop on circular economy law
On 14 November 2022, the online workshop on circular economy law and the closing event for the study “The Current Status and Prospects of Circular Economy Law in Germany and the EU” was held. The event was organised by the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for […]
Sino-German Workshop on Administrative Law
On November 11, 2022, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program of GIZ, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, hosted the workshop “Codification in Administrative Law and Objection Procedures.” The initiative for the event came from the Department for Administrative Law of the Legal Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, which is […]
Sino-German dialogue on energy security in the context of the energy transition
Ensuring energy security is an essential factor in the success of the low-carbon energy transition around the world. Both Germany and China have faced energy security challenges in the last twelve months: Germany due to the urgent need to substitute gas and oil supplies, and China due to energy and electricity supply shortages in late 2021. Both Germany and China […]
Online Training Course on judicial Methodology in Civil Law
From the 20th until the 24th of June 2022, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme conducted an online training course on judicial methodology in civil law for the National Judges College. 42 high-qualified young judges from all over the country, designated for a master programme at the City University of Hongkong and at the University of Macau, participated and were introduced […]
Sino-German Online-Workshop on Legislative Techniques
On Wednesday 26 January 2022, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme organized an online-workshop on legislative techniques at the request of the Legal Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Alongside nearly ten representatives of LAC, a number of professors from the Chinese University of Political Science and Law took part in the half-day event. Participating […]
Sino-German Workshop on Constitutional Interpretation
The “Sino-German Workshop on Constitutional Interpretation” organized by the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme took place on 04 December 2021 from 9am to 6.30pm in the German Centre in Beijing. Twenty-two Chinese participants attended the event, among them five representatives of the Legal Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and seventeen professors from Chinese universities, […]
Sino-German Workshop on the Vocational Training Act
The Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme organized an online-workshop on the topic of “The Vocational Training Act”. Taking part in the workshop were six representatives from the Department of Administrative Law of the Legal Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, two experts from Germany and some participants of the Legal Cooperation Programme. The event began […]
Online-Workshop on Compliance requirements for companies
On July 26th and 27th 2021, GIZ and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate conducted an online workshop in Beijing on “Compliance requirements for companies”. Representatives of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, further public prosecutors from China, members of the National People’s Congress, public prosecutors from Munich and professors from law faculties of both countries attended the workshop. The workshop was opened by […]
Training course on judicial methodology in Criminal law in Beijing
From the 17th until the 21rd of May 2021 a training course on judicial methodology in civil law took place at the National Judges College in Beijing. Around 137 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. Norbert Feige, legal advisor of the […]
“Third International Forum” on the Topic “Automated Driving and its Legal Framework”.
On April 29, 2021, the “Third International Forum” on the topic “Automated Driving and its Legal Framework” was held at the Renmin University of China Law School in Peking. The Forum was organized by the Institute of Law and Technology of the Renmin University, the “Robot Law” Research Centre at the University of Würzburg, and the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme […]
Training course on judicial methodology in Civil law in Beijing
From the 16th until the 20th of November 2020 a training course on judicial methodology in civil law took place at the National Judges College in Beijing. Around 94 Chinese judges from all over the country participated and were introduced to the German methodology on the application of law. Under the guidance of Dr. Marco Haase, director of the Sino-German […]
Online Training Course on judicial Methodology in Contract Law in Beijing
From the 20th until the 24th of July 2020, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme conducted an online training course on judicial methodology in contract law for the National Judges College in Beijing. 23 high-qualified young judges from all over the country, designated for a master programme at the City University of Hongkong, participated and were introduced to the German methodology […]
The “Second International Forum” on the Topic “Automated Driving and its Legal Framework”
On 7 December 2019, the Law Faculty of the Renmin University of China in Peking hosted the “Second International Forum” on the topic of “Automated Driving and its Legal Framework”. The forum was organized by the Institute for Law and Technology of the Renmin University, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of the GIZ, the “Robot Law” research centre of the […]
Training course on judicial methodology in Contract law in Sanya
From the 02rd until the 06th of December 2019 a training course on judicial methodology in Contract law took place at the National Judges College in Sanya. Around 150 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. Dr. Arnd Weishaupt, judge at the […]
The Sino-European Conference on the Chinese Civil Code in Peking
From 21 to 22 September 2019, the Sino-European Conference on the Chinese Civil Code on the topic “Draft of the Books of Tort Law and Personal Rights” took place at the Law Faculty of Renmin University of China in Peking. This Conference was organized by the Chinese Civil Law Society of the Chinese Legal Association, the Law Faculty of Renmin […]
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 […]
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, […]