w88 casino News Network (provided by the Law w88 casino)On July 3, two lectures on transnational commercial contracts were successfully held. This lecture was delivered by Zhang Shu, a senior lecturer at the Law w88 casino of Deakin University in Australia, and Guo Peng, a lecturer at the Law w88 casino at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. Professor Zuo Haicong from the Law w88 casino was the moderator, and Professor Liu Tong from the Law w88 casino was the speaker. Professor Feng Hui, Dean of the Law w88 casino, attended the lecture. He welcomed the arrival of teachers Zhang Shu and Guo Peng, and expressed his hope to continue academic exchanges with the two teachers. The lecture was held in Conference Room 729, Ningyuan Building. Many doctoral students participated in the lecture and discussion.

Teacher Zhang Shu’s topic is "Assessing dispute resolution clauses in cross-border consumer contracts based on the legal framework of unfair contract terms: a comparative study", which mainly discusses how to strike a balance between public policy considerations of protecting consumers from unfair terms and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, especially how to maintain a balance between the protection of consumer rights and interests when dealing with dispute resolution clauses in international consumer contracts. Teacher Zhang Shu reflected on the differences and trends in cross-border consumer contract dispute resolution clauses between the EU, Australia and China through case presentations. Professor Liu Tong affirmed and responded to Teacher Zhang Shu’s views, and raised relevant legal issues in the settlement of consumer disputes between domestic consumers and enterprises in China. Professor Zuo Haicong believes that the Chinese courts’ approach to jurisdiction over foreign-related commercial contracts is of reference significance.

The topic of Teacher Guo Peng is "The impact of the principle of good faith on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) as the applicable law." Teacher Guo conducted a comparative analysis on the differences in the recognition and application of the principle of good faith in civil law systems and common law systems, and then examined the impact of the above different attitudes on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods as the applicable law. Teacher Guo Peng said that although the principle of good faith has been recognized by some intermediate courts in the United Kingdom and Australia in recent years, the High Court has rejected the judgment of the intermediate court. Correspondingly, the application of CISG as the governing law is still rarely recognized in countries such as Australia. Professor Liu Tong elaborated on the attitudes of American courts and Chinese courts towards the principle of good faith. Professor Zuo Haicong and Professor Liu Tong had an in-depth discussion with the doctoral students present on the two major legal systems and China’s attitude towards the principle of good faith and CISG.(Written by: Li Xuetong Reviewed by: Li Huanhuan Zuo Haicong)