Law and Governance - British Council

Law and Governance

We have been working in the field of Governance in China since 1989. We have well established links in the legal field based on the United Kingdom’s historic tradition as the birthplace of common law systems of law.

More recently we have strengthened our governance programme to work in areas which reflect both our values and those of our Chinese partners. For example, we are delighted to be working with Chinese organisations actively responding to China’s ‘Small Government, Big Society’ agenda as China plans for its second phase of transition.

Our key working areas include Government and Policy Innovation, Legal Innovation, and social Innovation.

GOVERNANCE IN THE UK

Informative websites about Governance in the UK

Government and Policy Innovation

We actively participate in the process of modernisation reform by the Chinese Government, such as social security reform and public administration reform.

Legal Innovation

We support professional training and development to meet new demands placed on legal bodies by reforms.

social Innovation

With the emergence and rapid development of an impressive number of social organisations, we commit to promoting an enabling environment for civil society development in China.

Publications

Our publications concentrate on the development of law and social reforms in China and Britain. Find out more about our law and society publications or relevant websites.