International dispute resolution on 'one belt and one road' conference by Renmin Law School

• Author: YUAN Hui
• Pages: 157-159

FRONTIERS OF LAW IN CHINA

VOL. 12 MARCH 2017 NO. 1

DOI 10.3868/s050-006-017-0009-8

ACADEMIC NEWS

INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ON “ONE BELT AND ONE ROAD”

CONFERENCE BY RENMIN LAW SCHOOL

On November 26, 2016, the Centre for Common Law at Renmin University of China Law

School held a conference entitled International Dispute Resolution on “One Belt and One

Road” in Beijing, China. The conference was jointly organized by Renmin Law School, the

Centre for Common Law, and the Great Britain China Centre.

A great number of experts from China’s mainland, Hong Kong Special Administrative

Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, the UK and India participated in the event

including the former president of the UK Supreme Court Lord Phillips, Founder-Director of

the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Sir Jeffrey, Chairman of the Bar Council of England

and Wales, President of the Law Society of Scotland, President of the Law Society of Hong

Kong, President of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA), and high-level representatives

from the National Development and Reform Commission of PRC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

of PRC, Shenzhen Lawyers Association, Hong Kong Bar Association, Department of Justice

of Hong Kong, Beijing Lawyers Association, Beijing Arbitration Commission, etc.

The Conference was held by Professor HE Jiahong, Director of Centre for Common Law.

Director HE briefed the audience of the Academic Advisory Council Meeting of Centre for

Common Law held the day before and this conference which is the most important event of

the Centre this year. Professor HAN Dayuan, Dean of Renmin Law School, and Sir Martin

Davidson, Chairman of Great Britain China Centre provided opening remarks. Together they

welcomed the guests to the conference and emphasized on the important role of the Belt and

Road Initiative for the development of China and the role the legal academic and practitioners.

They also highlighted the implication of the Initiative, which intends to promote the common

well-being of people from all the participating countries.

Mr. WANG Junfeng, President of ACLA, delivered the keynote speech in the morning

session. President WANG introduced the background of the Belt and Road Initiative and the

complexity of the participating countries’ legal systems. WANG stresses that the international

commercial arbitration and mediation shall be the major form of dispute resolutions and also,

the supplementary role of the WTO dispute resolution mechanism and international

investment arbitration shall not be overlooked.

The first session was chaired by Eilidh Wiseman, President of the Law Society of

Scotland. HAN Jun, Vice President of Shenzhen Lawyers Association, proposed to establish

the unified dispute resolution mechanism for “One Belt and One Road” countries which also

provides appeal mechanism, and to establish a legal database which would include all the