UNSW Law’s CIBEL (China International Business and Economic Law) Centre was pleased to be host the 2018 Asia WTO Research Network (AWRN)-CIBEL JOINT CONFERENCE over two days from 17-18 August 2018 at UNSW Law.
CIBEL member Dr Lu Wang has a forthcoming book chapter, jointly authored with CIBEL fellow, Professor Wenhua Shan (University of Cambridge) title 'The Definition of "Investment": Recent Developments and Lingering Issues'.
CIBEL was very pleased and honoured to be able to bring together three leading experts to discuss some of the most current and significant issues in the international economic legal order.
The recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, concerns what weight should be given to the Chinese government’s submission of Chinese law.
Bill Shorten’s proposal to triple anti-dumping penalties demonstrates a misunderstanding of dumping and its impact on the economy. It also misunderstands when anti-dumping measures may be lawfully applied and to what extent.
China has imposed retaliatory duties on US food imports including pork, fruit, nuts, and wine of up to 25 per cent as a response to President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232.
The presentation was conducted half on Professor Deng’s recent research on the Common and Symmetry Responsibility in Climate Change, and half on “Conducting Research on Chinese Law” as the first topic of the CIBEL Ph.D. Seminar.
On 30 June 2017, for the first time in history, Chinese court recognized and enforced a U.S. commercial monetary judgment. The case is Liu Li v. Tao Li and Tong Wu decided by the Intermediate People’s Court of Wuhan City.
Official statements and public opinions in Australia and China have been overwhelmingly positive on the impact of the China – Australia Free Trade Agreement (“ChAFTA”) on Chinese investment in Australia. This is an overstatement of the impact.
Professor Xinquan Tu discussed the new feature of Trump’s trade policy to China and analyzed the potential US – China trade relations in the near future.
Dr Weihuan Zhou presented a recent research on “Chinese Investment in Australia after the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA)” at UNSW Law Staff Seminar on 25 July 2017.
While it is a matter of ongoing debate whether it is China that will shake the world or the world that will shake China, there is little doubt that China has been skilfully riding the wave of, and taking benefits from, globalisation.
The insightful presentation of Professor Tania Voon of Melbourne Law School focused on three key areas: intellectual property, services, and investor-State dispute settlement.
Wechat is a popular instant communication app in China. Its use in the context of international commercial arbitration and its impacts in the validity of arbitral awards are discussed in the following case.
