Fifteen deans and professors from well-known African law schools and research institutes attended, including the University of Cape Town Law School and the University of Pretoria Law School in South Africa; the Strathmore Law School in Kenya; the Mekelle University Law School and the University of Gondar Law School in Ethiopia; the Makerere University Law Department and the Uganda Christian University Law School in Uganda; the Cameroon University Law School; the Open University of Tanzania Law School; the University of Seychelles; and, the University of Zimbabwe Law School. More than 20 deans and scholars from famous Chinese universities and research institutes also attended. They are from the China Law Society, the Renmin University of China, the China University of Political Science and Law, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, the Tsinghua University, the University of International Business and Economics, and the Jilin University.