Proof of Foreign law is one of the fundamental problems in the field of private international law. Nowadays application foreign law clearly and accurately becomes an inevitable requirement for enhancing the international credibility and justice in foreign related cases in Mainland China. This seminar will discuss the significance and current legal basis in Mainland China on proof of foreign law. Under the legal framework, some legal service agencies, especially the proof of foreign law institutions developed rapidly. Proof of Foreign Law Center of ECUPL is one of them. The methods and procedure of Proof of foreign law in judicial practice and arbitration will also be explored in this seminar.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Li Jing is an Associate Professor at International Law School of ECUPL. She graduated from the Law School of Wuhan University. She attended the Overseas Program  of the Hague Academy of International Law in the year of 2005 and 2009. In 2015, she visited Macquarie University in Australia for legal teaching methodology training. In 2019, she visited the UK for English judicial system and arbitration law research.

Dr. Li Jing is a member of Chinese Academy on Private International Law and Chinese Institute of International Law. Her current research focuses on the areas of Chinese Conflict of Laws, International Civil Litigation Law and Commercial Arbitration.

The Law Society of Hong Kong has awarded this seminar 1.5 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.