List of Tables 1
List of Figures 1
Abbreviations 1
Chapter 1 Introduction to Chinese Law 1
1 Definition of law 1
2 Classification of law 3
3 Sources and validity of law 5
4 Legislative authorities 6
5 Legislative procedures 9
6 Interpretation of the law 13
Legal terms 法律术语 14
Exercises 练习 16
Chapter 2 Constitution 18
1 Overview 18
2 Nature of the State 18
3 Citizen's basic rights 20
4 Form of government 26
5 The State organs 28
Legal terms 法律术语 35
Exercises 练习 37
Chapter 3 Administrative Law 38
1 Administrative subject 38
2 Administrative disposition 42
3 Administrative license 44
4 Administrative punishment 47
5 Administrative compensation 51
Legal terms 法律术语 55
Exercises 练习 57
Chapter 4 General Principles of Civil Law 57
1 Civil subject 58
2 Civil legal acts and agency 66
3 Civil rights 71
4 Civil liability 75
5 Limitation of action 77
Legal terms 法律术语 78
Exercises 练习 79
Chapter 5 Intellectual Property Law 79
1 Overview 81
2 Copyright 82
3 Patent 89
4 Trademark 95
Legal terms 法律术语 99
Exercises 练习 100
Chapter 6 Contract Law 103
1 Overview 103
2 Contract formation 106
3 Contract validity 109
4 Contract terms 110
5 Secured contract 111
6 Contract modification and assignment 112
7 Contract performance 113
8 Contract discharge 116
9 Breach and remedies for breach of contract 117
Legal terms 法律术语 120
Exercises 练习 121
Chapter 7 Family Law 123
1 Marriage 123
2 Divorce 126
3 Family relations 129
4 Adoption 130
5 Inheritance 133
Legal terms 法律术语 137
Exercises 练习 138
Chapter 8 Company Law 140
1 Corporate personality 140
2 Types of company 142
3 Incorporation 144
4 Corporate shareholders 148
5 Corporate governance 151
6 Corporate dissolution and liquidation 159
Legal terms 法律术语 161
Exercises 练习 163
Chapter 9 Securities Law 165
1 Types of securities 165
2 Securities issuance 166
3 Securities listing 171
4 Securities trading 173
5 Acquisition of listed companies 180
Legal terms 法律术语 182
Exercises 练习 184
Chapter 10 Foreign Investment Law 184
1 Market entrance for FIEs 186
2 Foreign investment vehicles 188
3 Formation of FIEs 191
4 FIEs' financing 199
5 FIEs' organizational structure 200
6 FIEs' liquidation 202
Legal terms 法律术语 204
Exercises 练习 205
Chapter 11 Foreign Trade Law 207
1 Foreign trade operator 207
2 Import and export of goods and technology 209
3 International services trade 213
4 Remedies for foreign trade 215
Legal terms 法律术语 222
Exercises 练习 223
Chapter 12 Criminal Law 225
1 Scope of validity 225
2 Types of crime and punishment 227
3 Elements of crime 233
4 Acts excluding criminality 237
5 Forms in the process of crime 238
6 Measuring punishment 240
7 Punishment execution 245
Legal terms 法律术语 247
Exercises 练习 249
Chapter 13 Civil Procedure Law 249
1 Basic systems 252
2 Court competence and jurisdiction 254
3 Litigation participants 259
4 Evidence 262
5 Limitation period and service 263
6 Preservation of property and advance execution 264
7 Compulsory measures against obstruction of civil proceedings 265
8 Ordinary trial procedures of the first instance 266
9 Procedures of the second instance 269
10 Trial supervision procedures 271
Legal terms 法律术语 272
Exercises 练习 272
Chapter 14 Administrative Litigation Law 272
1 Scope of application 276
2 Jurisdiction 278
3 Litigation participants 280
4 Evidence 283
5 Trial procedures 285
6 Application of law 290
7 Judgment,ruling＆decision 291
Legal terms 法律术语 293
Exercises 练习 293
Chapter 15 Criminal Procedure Law 293
1 Special organs and litigation participants 296
2 Jurisdiction 298
3 Withdrawal 300
4 Defense and agent ad litem 301
5 Evidences 302
6 Compulsory measures 303
7 Limitation period and service 306
8 Suspension,postponement and termination 307
9 Filing the case,investigation and initiating public prosecution 308
10 First instance procedures 310
11 Second instance procedures 313
12 Trial supervision procedures 315
Legal terms 法律术语 315
Exercises 练习 316
Chapter 16 International law 318
1 Public international law 318
2 Private international law 328
Legal terms 法律术语 335
Exercises 练习 336
Appendix 练习题的参考答案 4
1—1:Civil law and criminal 1aw 4
1—2:The number of clauses in laws and implementation regulations 6
1—3:Legislative bodies and titles of legislation 7
1—4:Division of legislative competence 8
1—5:NPC and SCNPC bill sponsors 11
1—6:Promulgation of law 13
1—7:Filing for recording 13
1—8:Division of interpretation competence 14
2—1:Functions of the State organs 28
3—1:Major forms of punishments 48
3—2:Administrative compensation and civil compensation 52
4—1:Rights and capacity 59
4—2:Capacity and competence 59
4—3:Sequence of guardians 60
4—4:Declared missing and death 61
4—5:Legal person and natural person 63
4—6:Legal person and partnership 64
4—7:Void and voidable legal act 67
4—8:Tort and contractual obligation 76
4—9:General and special torts 76
4—10:Suspension and discontinuation 77
5—1:Difference between IP and real rights 81
5—2:Duration of copyright 86
5—3:Duration of neighboring rights 87
5—4:Comparison of patents 89
6—1:Contract and tort 103
6—2:Offer and invitation to treat 106
6—3:Effective time of communication 109
6—4:Types of security devices 111
6—5:Contract modification and assignment 113
7—1:Marriage requirements 123
7—2:Void＆voidable marriage 125
7—3:Divorce 126
8—1:Major difference between CLS and LLC 142
8—2:Types of LLC 143
8—3:Conditions of company 144
8—4:Minimal terms in articles of association 145
8—5:Organizations of company 146
8—6:Capital contribution 147
8—7:Representation of shareholder status 148
8—8:Shareholder's direct action and representative action 150
8—9:Plaintiff's qualification 150
8—10:Demand procedure in derivative action 150
8—11:Causes for EGM 152
8—12:Method and time of notice for shareholder's meeting 153
8—13:Sequence of convenor and chairperson of shareholder's meeting 154
8—14:Affirmative votes required for ordinary and special resolution 154
8—15:Quorum and affirmative votes for board resolution 156
8—16:Negative qualification 158
9—1:Difference between stock,bond and warrant 166
9—2:Authorities verifying securities issuance 168
9—3:Verification authorities for securities listing 171
9—4:Disclosure rules for regular and interim report 176
9—5:Liabilities for guilty of prohibited conducts 178
10—1:Major foreign investment vehicles 188
10—2:Application of FIEs' general macro-control requirements 192
10—3:Minimal contents of EJV and CJV contracts 193
10—4:Minimal contents of the FIEs' articles of association 194
10—5:Ratio between FIE's registered capital and total investment 195
10—6:FIE's approval authorities 196
10—7:Documents required 197
10—8:Waiting period 198
10—9:FIEs' capital contribution 198
10—10:Issues requiring unanimous consent in BOD 200
10—11:Causes of liquidation 202
11—1:Control measures for import and export of goods and technology 210
11—2:Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation 216
11—3:Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures 220
12—1:Spacial validity 225
12—2:Retroactivity 226
12—3:Types of punishment 228
12—4:Criminal,civil and administrative detention 229
12—5:Criminal detention and fixed term imprisonment 230
12—6:Criminal and administrative fine 231
12—7:Application of depriving political rights 232
12—8:Period and effective time of depriving political rights 232
12—9:Capacity to bear criminal responsibility 235
12—10:Natural person and unit as criminal subject 235
12—11:Mental state 236
12—12:Distinction between self-defense and preventing immediate danger 237
12—13:Self-defense and preventing immediate danger 237
12—14:Forms in the process of crime 238
12—15:Statutory and discretionary circumstances 240
12—16:Ordinary and special recidivists 241
12—17:Voluntary surrender and meritorious service 241
12—18:Mixed punishment 242
12—19:Probation and death with suspended execution 244
12—20:Punishment reduction 245
12—21:Parole,probation and punishment reduction 246
13—1:Composition of collegiate bench 252
13—2:Causes of withdrawal and scope of application 253
13—3:Relationship between court and PMC competence 255
13—4:Relationship between court and arbitration competence 255
13—5:Distribution of hierarchical jurisdiction 255
13—6:Territorial jurisdiction 256
13—7:Consensual jurisdiction 258
13—8:Third party and joint parties 260
13—9:Agent ad litem and defender 261
13—10:Methods of service 264
13—11:Judgment,ruling and decision 269
13—12:Procedures of first and second instance 269
13—13:Procedure of second instance and trial supervision 271
14—1:Administrative litigation and civil procedure 276
14—2:Distribution of hierarchical jurisdiction in administrative litigation 278
14—3:Territorial jurisdiction in administrative litigation 279
14—4:Defendant in administrative litigation 281
14—5:Types of evidence in administrative and civil litigation 283
15—1:Composition of collegiate panel 296
15—2:Distribution of functional jurisdiction 298
15—3:Distribution of hierarchical jurisdiction 299
15—4:Causes of withdrawal and scope of application 300
16—1:Territorial sea and contiguous zone 319
16—2:Exclusive economic zone and continental shelf 321
16—3:Privilege and immunity for mission and consulate 323
16—4:Privilege and immunity for diplomatic agent and consular officer 324
16—5:Power of ratification and decision 325
1—1:Classification of law 3
1—2:Sources and hierarchy of Chinese law 5
1—3:Four-stage legislative process 9
1—4:Procedures for preparing bills 10
1—5:Voting of bill 12
2—1:Citizen's basic rights 21
2—2:China's administrative division 27
2—3:People's congresses and people's courts 33
2—4:Chinese court system 34
2—5:Dual leadership structure of China's procuratorates 35
3—1:Classification of administrative subject 38
3—2:Types of administrative act 43
3—3:Authority to create administrative license 46
3—4:Authority to create administrative punishment 49
4—1:Types of civil subject 58
4—2:Rebirth merger 62
4—3:Absorptive merger 62
4—4:Rebirth division 62
4—5:Derivative division 62
4—6:Principal＆agent 68
4—7:Classification of civil rights 71
5—1:Types of IP 82
6—1:Classification of contract 104
6—2:Contractual terms 110
7—1:Relations in adoption 130
7—2:Types of inheritance 134
8—1:Application of lifting corporate veil 141
8—2:Types of shareholder's rights 149
8—3:CLS structure 151
8—4:LLC structure 151
8—5:Duty of director,supervisor and officer 159
8—6:Types of dissolution and liquidation 160
9—1:Types of securities 165
9—2:Types of disclosure 175
9—3:Types of acquisition 180
10—1:FIE's incorporation flow chart 197
11—1:Types of foreign trade operator 207
11—2:Types of remedies for foreign trade 215
12—1:Types of crime 227
13—1:Flow chart of civil procedure 251
14—1:Flow chart of administrative litigation 275
15—1:Flow chart of criminal procedure 295
16—1:UN's principal organizations 327
16—2:WTO's principal organizations 328
16—3:Renvoi 333