This course will focus on the law and the practice of administrative litigation in China, and help students to understand administrative law through the lens of judicial review. It aims to answer four big questions in a comprehensive and systematic way. First, what types of administrative cases Chinese courts can adjudicate? Second, what are the criteria that Chinese courts use to evaluate the legality and reasonableness of administrative actions? Third, what are the remedies that Chinese courts can offer the parties litigant? Fourth, what are the steps that the parties litigant have to follow in an administrative lawsuit? This course will combine interpretation of administrative statutes and analysis of real-life cases.

CILO-1: Students will be able to elaborate the operation of administrative litigation in China. CILO-2: Students will be able to will be able to analyse cases of administrative law, and provide legal solutions to administrative law disputes. CILO-3: Students will be able to engage in legal practice of administrative law in Chinese courts.