THE RULE OF LAW IN MODERN CONSTITUTIONALISM: AN OVERVIEW ON THE UK-CHINA CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC LAW

On September 2-6, Renmin University of China hosted the first UK-China Conference on Public Law. The conference was a collaboration between Renmin University, Oxford University, University College London, the China Association of Constitutional Law, and the United Kingdom Constitutional Law Group. In total, over fifty Chinese and British academics participated in the sessions in an attempt to facilitate further communication. Each side benefited from the experience of the other. The topic of the conference was the Rule of Law in Modern Constitutionalism. The conference examined a range of topics including: constitutional structure, the rule of law and judiciary, human rights and Administrative law. All of the sessions involved a combination of Chinese and UK public law academics, with each group presenting a number of papers. The conference involved an unprecedented level of interaction between Chinese and British scholars.