Frontiers of Law Seminar - Prof Zhou Dawei: Details of the Judiciary - Observing the operation of the modern judicial system in the context of small claims cases in the US

On 18 December 2016, Professor Zhou Dawei, Distinguished Fellow at the Legal Research Institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) gave a lecture at the Centre for Common Law on the judicial system in the US in the context of small claims cases.

Having studied at the University of Illinois Law School and been a visiting scholar at both Columbia and Stanford Universities, Prof Zhou was able to draw on his considerable experience to provide an insight into the US legal and judicial systems. Using a recording of an infringement trial Prof Zhou anaysed the procedures used in the US, as well as the role of mediation in small claims cases.

Prof Zhou also discussed the provisions relating to small claims cases in China’s revised Civil Procedure Law, saying that while the practices are still relatively new in China, the provisions made regulations much clearer for the lower level courts.

The Frontiers of Law Seminars are a series of lectures organised by the Centre for Common Law, with both Chinese and international speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise on common law-related subjects.