INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LAW

LAW2ICL

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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

Subject particulars

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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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Total hours/days required: N/A

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Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Describe, discuss, and analyse key notions and institutional arrangements of Chinese law and the Chinese legal system
02. Outline, summarise and/or synthesise ideas and arguments about Chinese law and contemporary Chinese society, and critique those ideas;
03. Complete, independently, a research project on Chinese law
04. Work cooperatively with others, and communicate knowledge of Chinese law to a variety of audiences.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.