Prof. Dr. Tong ZHANG
Gender: Female
Tel/Fax: +86-10-58908242
Email: tongzh@cupl.edu.cn;RCEL2005@126.com
Research fields: EU Law, German and Chinese Civil Law, Comparative Law
Present position within the organisation:
Professor in the European Law and Comparative Law in China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) since Sep. 2013.
Director of the Institute of European Law of the College of Comparative Law at CUPL since Feb. 2015.
Director of the Centre for European Studies at CUPL since Nov. 2014.
Membership of professional bodies:
Member of the Council, Comparative Law of
China
Law Society, Beijing.
Member of the Standing Council, Association of European Law, Beijing.
Member of the Council, Association of European Studies, Beijing.
Educational Background:
Sep. 2004-June. 2007: Doctor Degree of Law,
China
University of Political Science and Law, Beijing.
Sep. 2001-Oct. 2002: Master Degree of Law (LL.M.), University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main,
Germany
.
Sep. 1994-June. 1997: Master Degree of Law,
China
University of Political Science and Law, Beijing.
Sep. 1987-June 1991: Bachelor Degree of Law, University of Lanzhou,
China
.
Oct. 1993, passed the lawyer's exam in
China
.
June 1994, received the qualification as a lawyer.
Work Experience:
Nov. 2014-present: Director, Centre for European Studies at CUPL.
Feb. 2015-present: Director, Institute of European Law of the College of Comparative Law at CUPL.
May 2010-Feb. 2015: Executive-Director of the Institute of European Law of the College of Comparative Law at CUPL
May 2006- May 2010: Deputy Director, Research Centre of European Law at CUPL.
Nov. 2004-present: Director, Editorial Staff of Repraesentative Deutsche Rechtsliteratur der Gegenwart at CUPL.
Sep. 2013-present: Professor in the European Law and Comparative Law at CUPL.
Sep. 2005-Sep. 2013: Associate Professor in the European Law and Comparative Law at CUPL.
July 2013: Lecturer for the summer school "European Law and Chinese Law" in University of Brescia,
Italy
.
Aug. 2013-Sep. 2013, Visiting Scholar, University of Speyer, University of Münster, University of Augsburg,
Germany
June 2007-Aug.2007: Visiting Scholar, EU-China European Studies Centres Programme, Centre of European Private Law, University of Münster,
Germany
.
Jan. 2000-June 2001: Training Lawyer, CMS Hasche Sigle Law Firm, Frankfurt/Main,
Germany
.
Jan. 1999-Jan. 2000, Lawyer, Zhongyi Law Firm, Beijing.
July 1997-Jan. 1999, Lawyer, Guangsheng Law Firm, Beijing.
Research Projects:
2011-2014: Module Leader, EU-Jean Monnet Project (Teaching Modules) of CUPL, Sponsored by the EU.
2006-2007: Project Leader, EU-China European Studies Centers Programme (ESCP) of CUPL, Sponsored by the EU.
2010-2015: Project Leader, Harmonization of East Asian Contract Law in the Process of the East Asian Integration: Comparison with European Contract Law, Sponsored by the Ministry of Education,
China
.
2009-2014: Project Leader, Study on the Theory and the Practice of Chinese Service Contract Law: Comparison with European Service Contract Law, Sponsored by the Ministry of Justice,
China
.
2010-2013: Project Member, Comparative Law and the Regional Integration, Sponsored by CUPL.
2011-2012: Project Leader, Reform of the Content and the Method of the Course EU Economic and Trade Law in the Background of the Legal Education Internationalization, Sponsored by CUPL.
2014-2015: Project Leader, "Study of the Compiling Textbook of EU Economic and Trade Law", Sponsored by CUPL.
2014-2016: Project Leader, Excellent Course "Introduction to EU Law", Sponsored by CUPL.
2011-2015: Project Member, Autonomy and Development: Study of the Macao Legal Reform in the Regional Integration, Sponsored by Macao Foundation.
Knowledge of foreign languages:
German: fluentin listening, speaking, reading and writing
English: good ability of listening, speaking, reading and writing
Publications:
Books: (since 2006)
1. Theories and Cases of European Economic and Trade Law,
China
University of Politic Science and Law Press, 2014, Beijing.
2. Comparative Law (Contribution), China Universityof Politic Science and Law Press, 2013, Beijing.
3. Study of the Unification of European Private Law, China University of Politic Science and Law Press, 2012, Beijing.
4. Introduction to European Union (Textbook, chief-editor), China Renmin University Press, 2011, Beijing.
5. European Union Law and European Integration (vicechief-editor), Law Press, Beijing, 2009.
6. The Role of the European Law in the EuropeanIntegration (vice chief-editor), Law Press, Beijing, 2009.
7. Interpretation and Application of Chinese Trot Law (vicechief-editor), 2010, People Court Press, Beijing.
8. Textbook of Chinese Law of Real Estate (vicechief-editor), University of International Business and Economics Press, 2010, Beijing.
9. Papers Collection of the International Colloquium of Chinese and German Law (vice chief-editor), China University of Politic Science and Law Press, 2006, Beijing.
Articles:
1. New Legislative Model of the European Service Contract and its Reference for China, Documentation of China Legal Science, No. 11, 2014, Taiwan.
2. Study of the Prescription in European Contract Law, in Study of the Legal Issues in the Sino-EU Investment and Trade Relationships, Guangxi Normal University Press, 2014, Guilin.
3. Unification of European Contract Law and Its Impact on East Asian Contract Law, Research of Chinese and German Private Law, No.9, 2013.
4. Analyses of the Nature of EU and EU Law after the Lisbon Treaty Take Effect, Documentation of
China
Legal Science, No. 9, 2012,
Taiwan
.
5. Comparative Analyses between Macao and European Service Contract Law, in Reform of Macao Legal System in the Background of the Regional Integration, Angle Publishing Co., Ltd., 2012, Taiwan.
6. EU Competence after the Lisbon Treaty Take Effect, in The Lisbon Treaty and the Development of the EU Law, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press, 2012, Shanghai.
7. Present and Practice of the Harmonization of European Private Law, in Comparative Law in China, China University of Politic Science and Law Press, 2012, Beijing.
8. European Service Contract Law and Its Impact on China Law, in The EU Law and the Sino-EU Relations in the Era of the Lisbon Treaty, Beijing Institute of Technology Press, 2010, Beijing,
9. EU Competence: The Change and its Problems after the Lisbon Treaty Take Effect, Journal of Chinese Academy of Governance, No.5, 2010, Beijing.
10. The Prescription in European Contract Law and Its Impact on
China
Law, Cross-Strait Law Review, No.29, 2010,
Taiwan
.
11.Illustrative draft of possible structure of the European Civil Code/Principles, especially for Books I to III (Translation from English to Chinese), Research of Chinese and German Private Law, No.6, 2010, Beijing.
12. (In English) Principles of European Contract Law and Its Impact on Chinese Contract Law, Asia Private Law Review, No.3, Dec. 2009, Seoul.
13. Dream or Reality? An Exploration on the Fate of European Civil Code, Cross-Strait Law Review, No.23, 2009,
Taiwan
.
14. On the Latest Development of the European Contract Law, Journal of Comparative Law, No.2, 2009, Beijing.
15. The Harmonization and the Codification of European Private Law in the Process of the European Integration, Journal of Comparative Law, No.1, 2008, Beijing.
16. Feudal Law: the Real Ius Commune of Property in Europe or Should We Reintroduce Duplex Dominium? (Translation from English to Chinese), Research of Chinese and German Private Law, No.4, 2008, Beijing.
17. On the Unification of Private Law in Europe (Translation from German to Chinese), in Papers Collection of the International Colloquium of Chinese and German Law, China University of Politic Science and Law Press, 2006, Beijing.
18. The Law in Change --Comparative Analyses between the German and Chinese Contract Law (Translation from German to Chinese), in Papers Collection of the International Colloquiumof Chinese and German Law, China University of Politic Science and Law Press, 2006, Beijing.
19. Harmonization of European Law in the Background of the Legal Globalization, in Papers Collection of the InternationalColloquium of Chinese and German Law, China University of Politic Scienceand Law Press, 2006, Beijing.
20. Harmonization of European Law in Process of the European Integration, Legal Daily, 13.01.2005, Beijing.
21. Harmonization of European Law and its Influence on the Legal Globalization, Comparative Law in
China
, Volume 2005, Beijing.
22. European Integration and European Constitution, Legal Daily, 13.5.2004.
23. (In German) Das neue chinesische Antidumpingrecht nach den Beitritt zur WTO, Zeitschrift fuer Chinesisches Recht, No.2, 2004.