The Opening Ceremony of the Research Centre for Ascertainment of Foreign Law of CUPL & the First Foreign Law Ascertaining High-End Forum were held on Xueyuanlu Campus of CUPL on the afternoon of 19 Jan, 2015.
Vice-President of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China Grand Justice of the First Rank He Rong and President of CUPL Professor Huang Jin opened the Centre and presented remarks. The Centre is the base for the ascertaining of foreign law of the Fourth Civil Division of the Supreme People's Court (Civil Division No.4). After the opening ceremony, Head of the Civil Division No.4 Chief Judge Luo Dongchuan hosted the awarding ceremony for the first batch of experts of the Centre. He Rong and Huang Jin co-awarded the appointment letters to the twenty experts.
Following the ceremony, the First Foreign Law Ascertaining High-End Forum was held. Dean of the College of Comparative Law of CUPL & Director of the Centre Prof. Gao Xiang moderated the meeting.
Dean of the Faculty of Law of University of Macau Prof. Mo Shijian, Judge Chen Jizhong from the Civil Division No. 4, CEO of Shenzhen Benchmark Chambers Intentional Ms. Xiao Jingli, Dean of School of International Law of CUPL Prof. Kong Qingjiang, Dean of School of International Law of Southwest University of Political Science and Law Prof. Zhang Xiaojun, Prof. Chen Weizuo from the School of Law of Tsinghua University, Dean of the School of Law of University of International Business and Economics Prof. SHI Jingxia, Associate Dean of the School of International Law of CUPL Prof. Huo Zhengxin and Prof. Chen Jingshan from the Civil, Commercial and Economic Law School of CUPL presented speeches on the theories and practices on the ascertaining of foreign law.
After the forum, on behalf of the College, Gao Xiang and the CEO of Shenzhen Benchmark Chambers Intentional Xiao Jingli signed a cooperative agreement.
