Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development

at the University of Massachusetts Boston

China: Comparative Moot Court Pilot Project for China:

Judges Working with Judges Phases I & II

Client/Agency: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Dates: 2001, 2002

Partners: McCormack Institute of Public Affairs, Massachusetts Judges Conference, Institute for Transitional Economies

In Cooperation with: The Supreme People’s Court of China, The Beijing Higher People’s Court, The Tsinghua University Law School in Beijing; The Sichuan Judges Conference, The Sichuan Higher People’s Court in Cheng-du; The Jiangsu Provincial Higher People’s Court in Nanjing; The Xiamen University Law School in Fujian; The High People’s Court in Jiangsu

Purpose:  Use a “Judges Working with Judges” model to work with Chinese judges in their efforts towards becoming more independent and more committed to the Rule of Law

China: Comparative Moot Court Pilot Project for China: Judges Working with Judges Phases I & II (PDF)