September 20-24, 2021
The “Göttingen Summer School on Chinese Law” of will take place in the week of September 20-24, 2021 in a digital format. The event, organized by the SinoGerman Institute for Legal Studies of the Georg-August University of Göttingen in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law Hamburg, is aimed at students, doctoral candidates and practitioners who want to gain an initial insight into Chinese law or who want to deepen their knowledge in this field. The focus is on the professional exchange on current developments in Chinese law and legal practice in China. As we welcome an international audience, the event will be held in English.
The main component of the summer school is a daily basic lecture “Chinese Business Law” by Professor Dr. Knut Benjamin Pißler, China consultant at the Max Planck Institute. In addition, academics and experts will give lectures on various selected topics of Chinese law. Find the full program here.
This year, the Institute is particularly pleased to offer lectures by Professor Donald Clarke (The George Washington University Law School), Professor Dr. Yuanshi Bu (University of Freiburg) and Professor Dr. Eva Pils (Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London). For an overview of all speakers, click here. By passing the take-home examination, law students can acquire their foreign language certificate according to § 4 I No. 1 d NJAG.
As the number of participants is limited to 80 people, we ask that you register early.
For further information and if you have any questions, visit our website and please do not hesitate to contact Susanne Jonetzko and her team by phone (+49 551 3921820) or email (ChinaRecht@jura.unigoettingen.de).