suggested paper topics

General Topics

• The Chinese Courts

• The Chinese Legal Profession

• The Chinese Legal Tradition

• The Chinese Legislative Process

• Civil Law Versus Common Law

• Confucianism and Legalism

• Law and Political Reforms

• Law Enforcement in China

• Legal Education in China

• Legal Institutions in China

• Legal Transplants in China

• Local Rules and Law Reforms

Hot Topics

• China and Public International Law

• China and the Rule of Law

• China and the WTO

• Constitutionalism in China

• Criminal Justice in China

• Free Speech in China

• Human Rights in China

• Intellectual Property Protection in China

• Internet Regulation in China

• Local Protectionism in China

• Property Rights in China

Historical Interests

• Law in the Tang Dynasty

• Law in the Sung Dynasty

• Law in the Ming Dynasty

• Law in the Qing Dynasty 

• Law in the Republican Era

• Law in the Mao Era

• Law During the Cultural Revolution

• Legal Reform in the Wake of China's Reopening

Selected Areas

• Administrative Law

• Agricultural Law

• Bankruptcy Law

• Criminal Law and Procedure

• Civil Law

• Conflict of Laws

• Contract Law

• Commercial and Corporate Law

• Disability Law

• Environmental Law

• Family Law

• Health and Consumer Protection Laws

• Immigration Law

• Labor Law

• Property Law

• Securities Law

• Tort Law