29 October 2026
Exporting Chinese Baijiu to Switzerland and the EU: A Compliance Checklist
What a Chinese distillery must re-describe, re-label and re-tax before its spirit can be sold in Geneva or Brussels: EU spirit-drink rules, Swiss alcohol…
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Category: Europe
Announcements, activities and updates from the Swiss Chinese Law Association.
17 June 2022
India’s fastest ever trade deal and the war economy
Which sources of law grant the EU the right to play a primary role in taking on financial debt?
9 March 2022
The Evolution of the Right to Privacy Between Europe and the United States
Introduction 1. Our present legal concept of privacy originated in the United States in the late nineteenth century, as an extension of the right…
22 October 2021
Did the European Commission bypass traditional sources of EU law when it made itself a global bond player?
Which sources of law grant the EU the right to play a primary role in taking on financial debt?
4 October 2021
WTO Dispute Settlement System in crisis: Can ad hoc members of the WTO Appellate Body be a solution?
The paralysis of the Appellate Body poses a danger for the survival of the WTO trade system. How could ad hoc members provide a…
13 September 2021
Protecting Trade Secrets is a Human Resource Issue
The protection of trade secrets lies not only in how many or which measures are adopted by companies to protect their secrets from being…
13 July 2021
The Rise of Preliminary Injunctions in Chinese Trade Secret Infringement Cases
Are preliminary injunctions making China safer for trade secrets?
14 June 2021
The New EU-China Investment Agreement: Implications for German companies doing business in China
The EU may have frozen its ratification of its Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China. But what would it actually mean for German business…
13 June 2021
Never Underestimate Empathy in Negotiations: Finding a transnational ethical standard
Attorneys play a key role to obtain the best possible result from cross-border negotiations by balancing the different perspectives involved, while protecting the interests…
6 June 2021
The Vaccine Rush Versus the Rule of Law
What is needed for patent waivers or “compulsory licensing” to be implemented practically in a comprehensive and effective fashion? Will they remain a pure…