Prof Tu Guangjian from the University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Law recently received a second prize (the first-place winner at this level) in the Excellent Academic Achievement Award category from the Chinese Society of Private International Law, for his paper titled ‘Forum non Conveniens in the People’s Republic of China—Revisited’. This is the second time Prof Tu has won this award since last year.

Prof Tu’s paper discusses whether a Chinese court should decline a foreign-related case when it has adjudicatory jurisdiction over the case according to Chinese law. The paper systematically reviews and analyses Chinese courts’ practices in typical cases over the past two decades, having identified the future trend, and proposed suggestions for future improvement. The author’s views presented in the paper have been reflected in the latest Interpretation of the Chinese Civil Procedure Law released by the Supreme People’s Court in early 2015. The Chinese version of the paper was originally published in the International Law Review of Wuhan University and then re-published by the Information Centre for Social Sciences at Renmin University of China.

Prof Tu’s paper was selected by the Chinese Society of Private International Law among papers submitted by scholars from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao. Prof Tu won the prize for the first time last year for his paper titled ‘Arrangement on Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters between China and Macau: Inherent Problems, Six Years’ Experience and the Way Forward’. The two award-winning papers are among Prof’s Tu’s nine papers published in SSCI journals.

Also, Prof Tu has been recently appointed as the convener of the Special Commission on Inter-regional Conflict Laws of the Chinese Society of Private International Law, responsible for convening commission members from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan to study specific issues related to inter-regional conflict of laws. This special commission conducts research on inter-regional conflict of laws, with the hope of promoting legal and economic integration among the four regions. This appointment shows recognition of Prof Tu as an academic leader in the field among the four regions.


Source: Faculty of Law
 

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