Invited by the "2011 Plan" China Collaborative Innovation Center of Judicial Civilization, the "111 Plan" Base for Evidence Science Innovation and Talent Recruitment and the Institute of Evidence Law and Forensic Science, CUPL, Professor Hoffmann, Harry Pratter Professor of Law from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, successfully delivered a nine-day course in CUPL since November 29th 2016.

Professor Hoffmann gave nine interesting and thought-provoking lectures during this course. With the U.S. Constitution as a theoretical basis, Professor Hoffmann talked widely about criminal justice in the U.S., criminal evidence rules and criminal precedents in particular, including Due Process, Adversary System, Seize and Seizure, Stop and Frisk, Fruit of Poisonous Tree, Confrontation Clause, Rule of Miranda and 4th Amendment & 5th amendment of U.S. Constitution. Professor Hoffmann used different cases to illustrate each critical point of criminal justice in the U.S.. 

Professor Hoffmann also encouraged students to think and question actively during the course. And he also prepared reading material and exercises after the class. These provided great help for students who joined the course to learn American criminal evidence rules better.

This course "Evidence in U.S. Criminal Cases" received great support from CICJC of CUPL and highly welcomed by CUPL students. Students who attended this course are from different background, including PhD students, graduate students with different majors, professional lawyers and Maurer School of Law alumni. 

The course was taught in English and came to a happy ending on Dec.9, and was highly praised by our students.