The Center for Regional and International Law Studies (CRILS) at Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University is a key research base for Humanities and Social Sciences in Shenzhen, approved to be set up in 2023. CRILS is a comprehensive academic platform of Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, which undertakes four major functions as academic research, academic exchange, think tank, and talent cultivation. Based on the School of Transnational Law (STL) of Peking University, CRILS actively responds to the call of the state to strengthen the research on foreign-related rule of law, integrate the academic resources of Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, and receive strong support from the Institute of Area Studies of Peking University (Beijing). CRILS is a full implementation of the idea of "North-South Linkage, Innovation and Integration" of Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, and also another major achievement in building a high-level research platform and carrying out the “Year of International Strategy” of the School.

CRILS will give full play to the professional advantages of STL in foreign-related and transnational legal research, the talent advantages of top international experts, and the geographic advantages of being in Shenzhen and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It aims to integrate the resources of the university and the society, to strengthen the communication and cooperation between domestic and foreign academics, industries, and the government, and to create an open platform where regional and legal studies are integrated. CRILS will serve the foreign-related legal needs of the government, social organizations, enterprises, and institutions by providing foreign-related legal consulting advice, legislative advice, enterprise consulting, talent training, and other activities.

The office of CRILS is located in STL, with Professor HUANG Hui presiding over its daily operation. At present, with enthusiastic participation of the faculty, students, and alumni of Peking University, CRILS has formed research teams on legal studies related to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, U.S. Law, EU Law, and Islamic Law according to regions and countries. Meanwhile, CRILS has set up thematic study groups composed of students, teachers, and practice experts around topics such as sanctions and anti-sanctions law, data law, AI policy and risk regulation,, risk prevention of cross-border investment, global corporate governance, international investment arbitration, and comparative legal research of family and inheritance.

As an incubator for research and education on the foreign-related rule of law, CRILS cordially invites academic institutions at home and abroad to cooperate and draw on each other’s strengths and wisdom. We welcome friends with shared ideal of the rule of law to participate in the construction of China’s foreign-related rule of law system and the enhancement of China’s comprehensive capacity in global governance. Please contact us and join us.