From May. 27th to 29th, 2022, the Annual Academic Conference of the Chinese Society of International Law (CSIL) 2022 was held online, and hosted by CSIL and Liaoning University. The theme of this year's conference was "Leading by Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, Towards a New Journey of International Law Research and Practice". The participants had in-depth academic discussions on Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, strengthening the construction of foreign-related Rule of Law system and other difficult issues. Three professors from Nankai University Law School attended the conference and made speeches respectively.
Professor Bai Jiayu gave a speech named "The National Interest and China's Practice in the context of the Conclusion of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea " in Topic 2. She pointing out that China, against the background of this era, strives to become an advocate, builder and contributor to the international maritime order. And China tries the best to provide "Chinese solutions" on the law of the sea issues which are closely related to the common interests of all mankind.
Associate Professor Hu Jianguo gave a speech on "CPTPP Non-Commercial Aid System and China's Response in the Perspective of Transnational Subsidies" in Topic 3. Unlike the existing literature, which mainly focuses on state-owned enterprises, Prof. Hu analyzed the CPTPP non-commercial assistance system and China's response from the perspective of transnational subsidies. He also argued that China should actively participate in the construction of multilateral discipline of transnational subsidies.
In Topic 18, Associate Professor as well as the Deputy Director of Nankai University Human Rights Research Center, Tang Yingxia, gave a speech on "Considerations and Typology of Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation". Prof. Tang pointed out that the mandatory enterprise human rights due diligence enshrined in international, regional and domestic law has become a global trend in the business and human rights movement. And the discussion has shifted from whether mandatory human rights due diligence legislation is needed to which legislative model to choose and how to make it more effective.
More than 800 experts, scholars and practitioners from nearly 100 universities, research institutes and practice departments registered to attend the conference, and more than 4,000 people watched the conference online.