Postgraduate coursework

LAWS6001 - Chinese Laws & Chinese Legal Systems

Objectives

Acquire an overall picture of the modern Chinese legal system.
Examine the concept of law as a political function and the implementation of law, not so much through courts, as through administrative fiats and authority, making law essentially a function of politics and administration.

Content

Chinese legal history; Chinese legal system; criminal law and procedure; constitutional law; civil law and procedure; legal profession; environmental law; contract law; property law; company law; intellectual property law; foreign joint ventures; arbitration and mediation; foreign trade law and taxation law.

Session

November to December 2010
(Dates To Be Advised)

Candidates must register their attendance before enrolling.

For more information, please visit Shanghai Winter School

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

1 x Take Home Exam (30%)
1 x 8,000 Word Essay (70%)

Assumed Knowledge

Completion of LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction

Prohibition

Graduate Diploma students other than Graduate Diploma in Law, LAWS 6857 or LAWS 3014 - Introduction to Chinese Law and candidates who have completed a law degree in the People’s Republic of China.

Courses this unit is available in

Sydney Law School