2015年9月5日-6日，由中国人民大学法学院、牛津大学法学院、英中协会和韩国高等教育财团联合举办的“法治的过去、现在与未来”国际学术会议在中国人民大学明德法学楼601国际学术报告厅召开。
最高人民法院原院长、中国人民大学法学院发展顾问委员会主席肖扬首席大法官，中国法学会副会长、学术委员会主任张文显教授，中国人民大学常务副校长王利明教授，日本一桥大学原校长山内进教授，华东政法大学原校长何勤华教授，中国社科院法学所公法研究中心主任李步云教授，韩国高等教育财团事务总长朴仁国，国际刑事法院原院长宋相现教授，英格兰与威尔士皇家高等法院上诉法院常任法官The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Laws，伦敦大学国王学院、伦敦政治经济学院客座教授、大宪章信托副主席Sir Robert Worcester，英国牛津大学法学院院长Timothy Endicott教授，香港大学法学院院长Michael Hor教授，中国人民大学法学院院长韩大元教授，英中协会主任裴士高等嘉宾出席会议开幕式并致辞，中国人民大学普通法中心主任何家弘教授主持开幕式。
9月5日下午和6日还分别进行了五个单元的学术交流，分别为：“大宪章与世界”，“大宪章、宪法时刻与公法”，“大宪章与当代法治”，“大宪章与正当程序”，“大宪章与人权保障”。来自英国、美国、韩国、加拿大、澳大利亚等100余名该领域的知名学者与国内名家出席会议并发表学术演讲。
会议旨在纪念《自由大宪章》诞生800周年，研究《大宪章》的历史背景和影响，探索法治建设的路径以及法治发展的未来走向。
International Seminar on“The Past, Present and Future of the Rule by Law”
On 5th and 6th September, 2015, International Seminar on “The Past, Present and Future of the Rule by Law” which was organized by Renmin Law School, University of Oxford Faculty of Law, Britain and China Association and the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies was held at Conference Hall 601, Mingde Law Building, Renmin University of China.
XIAO Yang, Former president of the Supreme Court, President of the Law School of Renmin University of China Development Advisory Committee, ZHANG Wenxian, Vice President and Professor, China Law Society, WANG Liming, Executive Vice President and Professor, Renmin University of China, SHAN Neijin Professor, Former president of Hitotsubashi University, HE Qinhua, Professor, East China University of Political Science and Law, LI Buyun Professor, Director of the Academy of Social Sciences Research Center of China Law Institute of Public Law, Park In-Kook, President, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, SONG Xiangxian Professor, Former president of the International Criminal Court, The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Laws, Permanent judges Royal Courts of Justice in England and Wales Court of Appeal, Sir Robert Worcester, Visiting Professor, King’s College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Deputy Chairman, Magna Carta Trust, Timothy Endicott, Dean and Professor, University of Oxford Faculty of Law, Michael Hor, Dean and Professor, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, HAN Dayuan, Dean and Professor, Renmin Law School, PEI Shigao, the director of Britain and China Association attended the opening ceremony. HE Jiahong, Director and Professor, the Centre for Common Law, Renmin Law School presided the opening ceremony.
On 5th and 6th September, there were five units of academic communication, including” Magna Carta and the World”, “Magna Carta, the Constitution and Public Law moment”, “Magna Carta and the Rule of Law”, “Magna Carta and due process”, and “Great Charter and Human Rights Protection”. More than 100 famous scholars and domestic masters in this field coming from Britain, the United States, South Korea, Canada, Australia and so on attended this meeting and published lectures.
The meeting aimed at marking the 800th anniversary of the birth of “Magna Carta”, research the historical background and influence of "Magna Carta" to explore future development paths of the rule by law.