Pace China Programs

Pace Law in China sign

For decades, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law has worked with Chinese law schools to initiate creative programs to further the advancement of environmental law.  We believe that enhanced communication among law students and scholars will prepare a new generation of environmental advocates in both China and the United States who can cooperate on transnational environmental and energy issues such as climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy.  In addition, experience with US-Chinese environmentalism and energy policies will produce students who are ready to tackle the challenges of global environmental governance.

Our China Program is primarily built on the American arm of the Sino-American Center for Environmental Legal Education and Research (SACELER), a collaboration between the Elisabeth Haub School of Law and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Law (SJTU). The mission of SACELER is to increase academic dialogue between China and the United States on topics related to environmental, energy, and land use law.

The Haub School maintains extensive relationships in China, including with our alumni, and has the ability to bring together  prominent environmental scholars from around the world to tackle challenges of environmental law and policy. The maintenance of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Wuhan University Law School, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and SJTU is vital to the strength of our China Programs. These MOUs include provisions for scholarly collaboration and student and faculty exchanges.

Joint JD/LLM Programs with Chinese Universities 


SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY – SHANGHAI
上海交通大学凯原法学院

Shanghai Jiao Tong is one of China’s oldest and most prestigious universities. SJTU also has a top environmental law program. Since 2000, Elisabeth Haub School of Law and SJTU have developed a robust relationship that serves as the cornerstone of the Pace China Programs. This partnership began with the creation of the Sino-American Center for Environmental Legal Education and Research (SACELER) in 2005.

SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW – CHONGQING
西南政法大学

HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS