The “Belt and Road” Jurists Forum was Established in Beijing
Release time：2020-03-09 16:31
With the coming of 2020, we are going through a tremendous transformation of the times. How to review the development of rule of law in 2019 and have an outlook on the rule of law in 2020 is the focus of attention at the beginning of the new year.
Go with the tide, and act in accordance with the trend. On the afternoon of January 18, 2020, the inaugural ceremony of the “Belt and Road”Jurists Forum and the first round table conference was held in Beijing.
Professor Sibao Shen, President of the China Law Society International Economic Law Institute, Professor Xiaying Mei, Dean of University of International Business and Economics Law School, Professor Yong Huang, and Professor Xiaochuan Wang, Professor Shouping Li, Dean of Beijing Institute of Technology Law School, Professor Fei Yin and Professor Chang Cai, Central University of Finance and Economics, Professor Hongrui Zhao, Dean of Harbin Institute of Technology Law School, Professor Huanfang Du, Associate Dean of Renmin University of China Law School, Professor Yan Liu, Peking University Law School, Professor Liying Zhang, Dean of the Belt and Road Research Institute of China University of Political Science and Law, Professor Wei Zhao, Professor Changhai Wu, Professor Libin Xie, Professor Qiu Ma, Associate Dean of Dalian University Law School, Professor Kai Lv, Tianjin University Law School, Associate Professor Liang Yu, Associate Dean of Beijing Technology and Business University Law School, along with about 350 guests from industry associations, central enterprises, well-known private enterprises and law firms attended the inauguration ceremony.
In the speech, Professor Sibao Shen, as the first chairman of the “Belt and Road” jurist forum and the President of the China Law Society International Economic Law Research Institute, stated that the establishment of the “Belt and Road” Jurist Forum was a milestone in the construction of the “Belt and Road” jurist community platform. The forum will uphold the spirit of mutual learning, joint effort and win-win cooperation and give full play to the unique wisdom of jurists to build an open platform for friendly exchange among jurists from different countries. It will deepen the exchange between jurists in the countries and regions of the “Belt and Road”, promote the construction of the rule of law, jointly promote the mutual understanding of laws in different countries and regions, and build a good legal foundation for the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”.
Managing Partner Ming Hu, Qi Jiang, Xuxiu Li, and Wen Zhang were invited to inaugurate the “Belt and Road” Jurists Forum.
After the opening ceremony, a round-table conversation on legal innovation and institutional building to serve the Belt and Road Initiative was held. Professor Wei Zhao and Professor Libin Xie of the China University of Political Science and Law, Professor Xiaochuan Wang of the University of International Business and Economics, Professor Chang Cai of the Central University of Finance and Economics, Professor Qiu Ma of Dalian University and Professor Liang Yu of Beijing Technology and Business University had a excellent conversation and contributed jurists’ wisdom to the legal construction of the Belt and Road. Professor Liying Zhang, Dean of the Belt and Road Research Institute of China University of Political Science and Law, chaired the round-table conversation.
The spirit of law is the backbone of a nation. The construction of the "Belt and Road" has entered the 2.0 era - from general to detail. The “Belt and Road” Jurists Forum and the First Round Table Conversation was an academic research and theoretical exchange carried out under the principle of “consultation, co-construction and sharing ”, aiming to further expand the leading role of jurists through equality, dialogue and exchange and make contributions to the socialist legal construction.