From November 8-10, 2017, the 2017 Conference of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL 2017 China) will take place at Tianjin University. The Conference is co-organized by the International Association of Procedural Law and China Law Society, and undertaken by the China Civil Procedural Law Society and Tianjin University. About 250 representatives from both China and other countries will attend the conference.
Founded in 1950, the International Association of Procedural Law aims to promote the development of the study of procedural law by encouraging collaboration among lawyers and academics in different countries and the exchange of information on sources, publications, practice and adjudication, and participate with other juridical experts to promote the study of procedural matters in national and international research institutions.
The theme of this Conference is “On Judicial Management from Comparative Perspective”. The Conference will discuss the topics on case management, court management, structure of court system, and fact-finding and legal reasoning.
Agenda of the 2017 Conference of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL 2017 China)
On Judicial Management from Comparative Perspective
(November 8-10, 2017, Tianjin)
November 8, 2017 (Wednesday)
10:00 - 13:30
Registration
OPENING CEREMONY (14:00 - 15:00)
14:00 - 15:00
Moderator:
Prof. Zhang Weiping, Chairman of China Civil Procedural Law Society, Distinguished Professor of Tianjin University
Speakers:
1. Executive Vice-President Chen Jiping, China Law Society; Deputy Director-General, the Committee for Social and Legal Affairs of CPPCC
2. Prof. Loic Cadiet, Chairman of International Association of Procedural Law, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
3. Prof. Shu Gequn, Executive Vice President of Tianjin University and Prof. Sun Youhai, Dean at Law School, Tianjin University
4. Head of Division Cheng Xinwen, No.1 Civil Adjudication Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court
15:00 - 15:30
Tea Break
SESSION 1: INTRODUCTORY REPORTS (15:30 - 17:30)
15:30 -15:35
Moderator: Prof. Eduardo Oteiza, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
15:35 -15:50
Prof. Li Hao, Nanjing Normal University, China, representing China
15:50 -16:05
Prof. Hanki Sohn, Yonsei University, Korea, representing Asia
16:05 - 16:20
Prof. Margaret Woo, Northeastern University, USA, representing North America
16:20 - 16:35
Prof. Remco van Rhee, Maastricht University, Holland, representing Europe
16:35 - 16:50
Prof. Antonio do Passo Cabral, University of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, representing Latin America
16:50 - 17:30
Discussion
GALA DINNER (18:00 - )
November 9, 2017 (Thursday)
SESSION 2: CASE MANAGEMENT (9:00 - 11:30)
9:00 - 9:05
Moderator: Prof. Chen Gang, East China University of Political Science and Law & Guangzhou University, China
9:05 - 9:35
Chinese Reporter: Prof. Wang Fuhua, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, China
9:35 - 10:10
Discussion
10:10 - 10:25
Tea Break
10:25 - 10:55
Foreign Reporter: Prof. John Sorabji, University College London, England
10:55 - 11:30
Discussion
SESSION 3: COURT MANAGEMENT (14:00 - 17:00)
14:00 - 14:05
Moderator: Prof. Masahisa Deguchi, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
14:05 - 14:35
Chinese Reporter: Prof. Fu Yulin, Peking University, China
14:35 - 15:25
Discussion
15:25 - 15:40
Tea Break
15:40 - 16:10
Foreign Reporter: Prof. Emmanuel Jeuland, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
16:10 - 17:00
Discussion
18:30 - 21:00
Meeting of IAPL Presidium and Council
November 10, 2017 (Friday)
SESSION 4: STRUCTURE OF COURT SYSTEM (9:00 - 11:30)
9:00 - 9:05
Moderator: Prof. Wu Yingzi, Nanjing University, China
9:05 - 9:35
Chinese Reporter: Assi. Prof. Peter Chan, City University of Hong Kong, China
9:35 - 10:10
Discussion
10:10 - 10:25
Tea Break
10:25 - 10:55
Foreign Reporter: Prof. Alvaro Pérez Ragone, North Catholic University, Antofagasta, Chile, sharing with Prof. Ramon García, Catholic University of Concepcion, Chile
10:55 - 11:30
Discussion
SESSION 5: FACT-FINDING AND LEGAL REASONING (14:00 - 16:30)
14:00 - 14:05
Moderator: Prof. Margaret Woo, Northeastern University, USA
14:05 - 14:35
Chinese Reporter: Prof. Zhang Baosheng, China University of Political Science & Law, China
14:35 - 15:10
Discussion
15:10 - 15:25
Tea Break
15:25 - 15:55
Foreign Reporter: Prof. Dmitry Maleshin, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
15:55 - 16:30
Discussion
CLOSING CEREMONY (16:30 - 17:00)
Speaker: Prof. Sun Youhai, Dean at Law School, Tianjin University
More information on the conference, speakers, and program is available at http://iapl2017.fxcxw.org/publish/list-2-0.aspx
By: Fan Songmei
Editor: Sun Xiaofang
