On 3-4 July 2024, the 4th Annual Conference on “Law, Courts and Judges in a Comparative Perspective” will be held in Hong Kong, China. We hereby invite academics from around the world to participate in the Conference at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law.
2024年7月3-4日，我们计划在美丽的东方之珠——中国香港——举办第四届“比较视野中的法律、法院与法官”学术研讨会，诚邀海内外各位学友莅临香港大学法律学院，参会研讨。
This interdisciplinary conference aims to jointly explore the basic logic, institutional development and theoretical construction of the rule of law in China from the perspectives of law, political science, sociology, economics and other social sciences. It also seeks to promote the transformation of China’s legal research paradigm, assist the modernization of the country’s rule of law, and provide a free, equal and open communication platform for domestic and foreign experts and scholars.
本次会议以新文科建设为背景，立足交叉学科的交流融合，力求从法学、政治学、社会学、经济学等社会科学视角出发，共同探索法治中国建设的基本逻辑、制度发展和理论建构，推动中国法学研究范式转型，助力我国法治现代化建设，并为国内外专家学者提供一个自由、平等、开放的交流平台。
The modernization of the rule of law in China is not only reflected in the modern codification of law and the popularization of legal thinking. It also signifies the role of law, courts and judicial governance in the practice of state governance. Social stability and order, as well as the long-term stability of the country, are inseparable from effective ‘judicial governance’. It should be noted that law is the cornerstone of responding to social changes and realizing modern social governance; ‘courts’ are one of the basic units of state governance and an important part of promoting the modernization of the state governance system and governance capabilities m; and ‘judges’ as a profession that shoulders the mission of impartial justice is also a key force in promoting social progress. It can be said that the connection and interaction between ‘law, courts and judges’ have become an important clue for us to understand judicial governance in contemporary China.
法治现代化在中国不仅表现在现代法典的编纂与法治思维的普及，还意味着法律、法院与司法治理在治国理政实践中的深刻体现。社会安定有序、国家长治久安离不开有效的“司法治理”。应当看到，“法律”规范是回应社会变迁、实现现代社会治理的基石；“法院”是国家治理的基本单元之一，是推进国家治理体系和治理能力现代化的重要一环；而“法官”作为肩负公正司法使命的职业群体，同样是推动社会进步的关键力量。可以说，“法律-法院-法官”三者彼此联结、交互作用，成为了我们理解当代中国司法治理的重要线索。
This conference is organized by the Centre for Comparative and Public Law of the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong, and is specifically hosted by the Legal and Political Empirical Research Conference Group. The conference affairs team will organize anonymous review by experts to determine the list of participating papers based on the review results. Outstanding papers will be recommended for publication in Chinese and English journals such as the China Law and Society Review and the Journal of Shandong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition).
本次会议由香港大学法律学院比较法与公法研究中心举办，法政实证研究会议组具体承办。会务组将组织专家匿名评审，并依据评审结果确定参会论文名单。对于特别优秀的未发表成果推荐在China Law and Society Review、山东大学学报(哲学社会科学版)等中英文期刊发表。
The working languages of this conference are Chinese and English. We aim to include both domestic and foreign professionals with academic backgrounds and broader disciplinary perspectives to join us, and we look forward to the contributions from our fellow academics.
本次会议的工作语言为中文和英文，我们呼吁更多学术背景与更广学科视野的国内外专业人士共同加入，并期待各位学友惠赐文稿。
Meeting convener 会议召集人
Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL), Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong 香港大学法律学院比较法与公法研究中心（CCPL）
Legal and Political Empirical Research Conference Group 法政实证研究会议组
Conference theme 会议主题
The discussion contents of this conference include but are not limited to the following topics:
1. Legislative research from a comparative perspective
2. Judicial research from a comparative perspective
3. Law enforcement research from a comparative perspective
4. Research on the legal profession from a comparative perspective
5. Justice and governance in the digital age
6. Computational legal research in the age of big data
7. Empirical legal research in an interdisciplinary context
本次会议的研讨内容包括但不限于以下主题：
1.比较视野下的立法研究
2.比较视野下的司法研究
3.比较视野下的执法研究
4.比较视野下的法律职业研究
5.数字时代的司法与治理
6.大数据时代的计算法学研究
7.交叉学科背景中的法律实证研究
Submission steps and conference instructions 投稿步骤与会务说明
1. Participants must first send the abstract of the paper (no more than 400 words in Chinese; no more than 200 words in English) to the conference submission system. The deadline is 8 April 2024, so that the conference agenda can be arranged;
与会人需先行将论文摘要（中文400字以上；英文200字以上）发送至会务投稿系统，截止时间为2024年4月8日，以便安排会议议程；
2. The full text of the paper must be sent to the submission system by 1 June 2024. The paper must be unpublished and in Chinese or English. In principle, the word count should be no less than 10,000 words in Chinese and no less than 7,000 words in English, in Word format. We will organize relevant experts to conduct anonymous reviews in a timely manner, and will inform the selected participants and announce the meeting agenda in mid to late June 2024.
论文全文须在2024年6月1日前发送至投稿系统。论文须是未发表的中英文论文，字数原则上中文不低于1万字，英文不低于7000字，采用word格式。我们将及时组织有关专家进行匿名评审，并将于2024年6月中下旬告知入选参会者，公布会议议程。
3. There is no conference fee for the conference, and guests will be responsible for their own transportation, food and accommodation expenses.
会议不收取会务费，嘉宾交通和食宿费自理。
Submission system 投稿系统
For submission details, please use the following link: http://wenjuan.tsinghua.edu.cn/s/rMVNBv/