Program Features

• 4.5 to 6 Hours of transferable ABA-approved credit

• Comprehensive survey of Chinese law and political and legal institutions

• Residence on-campus at Peking University (Beida) in the Shao Yuan Hotel

• Classes taught in English by leading Beida faculty

• Field trips to a criminal trial court and the Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China

• Tours to principal historic and cultural sites in Beijing vicinity

• Interaction with Chinese law students and US attorneys practicing in Beijing firms

•  Welcome dinner and farewell banquet 

• Optional three-week "externship" with Chinese law firm (limited and selective)

Field Trips and Tours

In addition to field trips to a major law firm and to the Supreme Court of China and Chaoyang District Court, tours are planned to the following sites in and around Beijing:

• Temple of Heaven

• Great Hall of the People

• Tiananmen Square

• Summer Palace

• "Cultural Street"  (a re-created ancient market)

• Chinese Acrobats performance

• The Great Wall of China

• Beijing Curio City and Panjiayuan

• Palace Museum

• 798 Art District

• Capital Iron and Steel Group (Shougang Group)

• Lama Temple

Accommodations and Facilities

Accommodations are in the Peking University-operated Shao Yuan Hotel complex on the campus.  Built in the 1980s and designed specifically for Western students, Shao Yuan units have "en suite" bathroom facilities and are air-conditioned.  Housing will be double occupancy.  A single occupancy room may be arranged for a supplemental price of $500 if space is obtainable; please contact the program program administrator for availability.  The Shao Yuan includes a service center with copy, long-distance phone, fax, and postal services and a retail store.

Program activities will be centered on the Beida campus.  Classes will be conducted in the International Center, within easy walking distance of the hotel.

Optional side trip to Xi’an

Many students who come to China for our summer program would like to visit Xi'an and see the terra cotta soldiers.  Xi'an was the capital of China during more centuries than any other place, and was the capital of the T'ang Dynasty at a time when China was incontrovertibly the greatest civilization on earth, during the Dark Ages in Europe.  In addition to the 2500 year old Terra Cotta Soldiers of the Emperor Qin (China's first true Emperor), Xi’an has many other wonderful sites to see, including the most intact major ancient city wall in all of China and a spectacular provincial museum.  The Saturday night tourist show is also a delight, and well worth attending.  A Chinese travel agent we've worked with frequently in the past proposes an optional weekend tour for the second weekend of our program.  Departure will be Friday afternoon, May 23 and return on Sunday night, May 25.  The cost would include round trip air fare from Beijing, meeting at airport and all transfers and fees, hotel accommodations (double occupancy), tour admissions, tour bus, tour guide and most meals.  We will need a minimum of ten people to commit to the Xi’an trip in order to obtain a group rate, with an estimated cost of less than $500 per person.  Please note that the cost of the optional weekend in Xi’an is in addition to the program fee, and will be payable separately in China.

Program Co-Directors

Dr. Zhu Suli, LL.M., Ph.D., Professor of Law and Dean, School of Law, Peking University.   Dean Zhu specializes in jurisprudence and directs the largest law school in China.  

Patrick A. Randolph, J.D., Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Visiting Professor and Co-Founder for the Center for Real Estate Law, Peking University School of Law; Visiting Professor at the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, Pepperdine Law School, University of Kansas Law School, the University of Southern California Law School and St. John’s University School of Law; author and editor of numerous publications on real estate law including the book Chinese Real Estate Law, and editor of DIRT, the internet discussion group on real estate law, where he publishes a "Daily Development" every business day.  In January 2006, Professor Randolph was the recipient of the Great Wall Friendship Prize from the Beijing, China Municipal Government. The prize, described as Beijing’s highest award given to a foreigner, is for outstanding contributions to China over the course of a career.

Associate Director

Jianbo Lou, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director for the Center for Real Estate Law, and Research Fellow with the Financial Law Center, Peking University; Lecturer in Chinese Commercial Law and former Director of Chinese Legal Studies, Cambridge University, England; Senior Visiting Fellow, Queen Mary College, University of London; Visiting Lecturer, National University of Singapore, Tsinghua University, the Chinese University of Politics and Legal Science, the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, and Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law; senior attorney (of counsel) with Lehman, Lee & Xu, Beijing, China; extensive publications including co-authorship (with Professor Randolph) of Chinese Real Estate Law.

Faculty

In addition to the Academic and Associate Directors, the faculty is expected to include the following scholars from Peking University School of Law and the Department of Foreign Affairs: