Past Events

Each year, CCLP organises a diverse range of events for its members. These include research seminars with external academics and launches of members' published research.

Take a look at some of our past events:

From Local to Global: Careers in Transnational Chinese Law

On Friday, 7 March 2025, the Centre for Chinese Law and Policy at Durham Law School hosted an event titled "From Local to Global: Careers in Transnational Chinese Law".

Chinese Rules and Procedures for Addressing Mass Actions

The research seminar titled "Chinese Rules and Procedures for Addressing Mass Actions" was presented by Dr. Cong-rui Qiao, Founder and Director of Law4Sustainability.

CCLP Book Launch

Professor Nathalie A. Smuha presented her book entitled 'Algorithmic Rule By Law. How Algorithmic Regulation in the Public Sector Erodes the Rule of Law.'

Durham-ECLS-EALSC Summer Academy for Global China: Law, Governance & Culture

The Centre for Chinese Law and Policy offered a unique one-week summer academy which delves into Chinese legal evolution within the global context.

How Judges (Self) Empower: Strategies of Judicial Empowerment

The Centre for Chinese Law and Policy (CCLP), in cooperation with the Global Policy Institute (GPI), will hosted an in-person talk by Prof. Yvonne Tew (Georgetown, Law).

Judge in traditional court robes using gavel

Legality and Socialist Legality

The Centre for Chinese Law & Policy (CCLP) hosted a talk by Dr. Ewan Smith (UCL) on his paper, which questions the claim that legality is a coherent doctrine.