Chinese law
Subtitle: context and transformation
By: by Jianfu Chen
Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden, The Netherlands; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1121
ISBN-13: 9789004228863; 9789004228887; 9789004228894
Subjects: Law; Law reform
Description: Like the previous edition in 2008, this book examines the historical and politico-economic context in which Chinese law has developed and transformed, focusing on the underlying factors and justifications for the changes. It attempts to sketch the main trends in legal modernisation in China, offering an outline of the principal features of contemporary Chinese law and a clearer understanding of its nature from a developmental perspective. It provides comprehensive coverage of topics: 'legal culture' and modern law reform, constitutional law, legal institutions, law-making, administrative law, criminal law, criminal procedure law, civil law, property, family law, contracts, torts, law on business entities, securities, bankruptcy, intellectual property, law on foreign investment and trade, Chinese investment overseas, dispute settlement and implementation of law. Fully revised, updated and considerably expanded, this edition of 'Chinese law : context and transformation' is a valuable and important resource for researchers, policy-makers and teachers alike.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Legal culture, state orthodoxy and the modernisation of law; title: Experience of law in the prc; title: Constitutional law; title: Legal institutions and the administration of justice & law; title: Sources of law and law-making; title: Administrative law; title: Criminal law; title: Criminal procedure law; title: Civil law : development and general principles; title: Civil law : property; title: Civil law : family; title: Civil law : contracts; title: Civil law : torts; title: Law on business entities; title: Securities and futures law; title: Enterprise bankruptcy law; title: Intellectual property law; title: Foreign trade and investment law; title: China's outbound direct investment; title: Dispute settlement; title: Implementation and enforcement of law; title: Conclusion.