The Global Legal Services Market
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The global legal services market has been predicted to grow to USD 1,311.63 billion by 2031, with the fastest-growing regions being South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe and it is estimated that their compound annual growth rates will range from 11.1% to 8.9%. What are the implications of these predictions for lawyers and rule-of-law developments in China?Read more
中老铁路和日益恶化的粮食危机
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全球粮食危机不断的恶化使2021年12月开通的中老铁路对中国来说更加重要。中国是否已采取措施来帮助老挝，让其可以更好地应对相关法律风险？从中国的角度来看，帮助老挝从此60亿美元的铁路项目中获得最大利益，同时将风险降至最低，这将加强两国关系，并且有利于中国在该地区的发展。Read more
The China–Laos Railway & Worsening Food Crisis
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The worsening food crisis around the world has made the China–Laos Railway, which opened in December 2021, even more important to China. Has China taken steps to help Laos so that the latter can manage related legal risks better? From China’s perspective, helping Laos maximize its benefits from this USD 6 billion railway project while minimizing the risks involved will strengthen the two countries’ relations and bode well for China’s presence in that region.Read more
The China–Laos Railway
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The Ukraine crisis is a major blow to a world that has already been hit hard by the pandemic and economic setbacks. Businesses struggling to stay afloat should ask: where are the much-needed opportunities amid the current global crises?Read more
中国“一带一路”倡议与法律改革
这篇文章描述了2015年与“一带一路”倡议相关的典型案例的发布如何最终促使熊美英博士于2018年在中国政府举办的一个国际论坛上提出建议[…]。Read more
China’s Belt and Road Initiative & Legal Reform
This piece describes how the release of Typical Cases related to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2015 ultimately led Dr. Mei Gechlik to make a suggestion at a 2018 international forum organized by the Chinese government […].Read more
Guiding Case No. 109
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In February 2019, the Supreme People’s Court of China released Guiding Case No. 109 and five other Guiding Cases to illustrate how Chinese courts handled issues related to the country’s Belt and Road Initiative. Guiding Case No. 109 specifically shows the Supreme People’s Court’s firm adherence to legal rules and principles that protect the value of the “payment on demand” system of independent guarantees.Read more
