Founded by a group of legal professionals and academics in the Region, CIIL currently runs two distinct and interrelated projects: (1) The Chinese Initiative on International Criminal Justice (CIICJ), a project promoting better understanding of international criminal justice and international criminal law as well as their related judicial processes; (2) The International Moot Court Centre, a proje
ct enhancing international legal education through engaging in moot court competitions. The Chinese Initiative intends to use the project of CIICJ to introduce the development of one of the most revolutionary sphere of international law namely the international criminal law to a wider audience. The Chinese Initiative sees this effort can foster an benign interaction and debate on the role of state sovereignty as a foundation of international law, a predominantly upheld principle in the region. On the other hand, through the work of the International Moot Court Centre, The Chinese Initiative can help upcoming generations of legal professionals to have direct aceess to the frontier of international law, to appreciate the role of the international lawyers and be well acquainted with the necessary qualities to become one of them. CIIL is in the process of creating an International Justice Clinic. A pilot programme for the Clinic was launched in July 2014.
