INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LAW
LAW2ICL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will be introduced to the basic concepts and structures of Chinese law and their political and administrative context. It starts with a general survey of legal culture and legal development in China. This will be followed by a general introduction to the legal system/institutions of the PRC. Structures and principles of the Chinese constitutional, administrative, civil, and criminal laws are then explained. Law-making and sources of law, methods of rights protection, roles of law in social and economic development, and mechanisms for dispute resolution etc are carefully examined throughout the subject.
School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jianfu Chen
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
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Capstone subject: No
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Prerequisites: N/A
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Learning resources
Chinese Law: Context and Transformation
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Jianfu Chen, Chinese Law: Revised and Expanded Edition, Leiden/Boston: Brill/Nijhoff
Year: 2016
Edition/Volume: Latest Edition
Publisher: Leiden/Boston
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
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