Lesson One THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE LEGAL SYSTEM 1
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 6
Ⅱ．New Words And Expressions 6
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 13
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 13
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 17
Ⅳ．Trans lations 18
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 18
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:The Influence of the West on the Chinese Legal System 19
Lesson Two POLITICAL STRUCTURES OF THE PRC 24
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 29
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 30
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 32
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 32
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 35
Ⅳ．Translations 36
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 37
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:Autonomous Areas,SEZs and SARs 37
Lesson Three TRIALS 42
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 47
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 48
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 53
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 53
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 56
Ⅳ．Translations 57
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 57
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:Judicial System of China 58
Lesson Four DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN CHINA 61
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 68
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 69
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 73
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 73
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 77
Ⅳ．Translations 79
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 80
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:Chinese ADR in the 21st Century 80
Lesson Five THE CHINESE CONTRACT LAW 92
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 98
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 99
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 102
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 102
Ⅳ．Translations 106
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 106
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 107
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:Comparison of Contract Law in China and in Australia 107
Lesson Six CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF THE CHINESE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS 114
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 120
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 120
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 122
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 122
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 126
Ⅳ．Translations 127
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 127
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:Corporate Liability for Environmental Misconduct 128
Lesson Seven THE CHINESE SECURITIES LAW 136
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 143
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 144
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 150
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 150
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 153
Ⅳ．Translations 153
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 154
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:Why Should Insider Trading Be Proscribed in China? 154
Lesson Eight THE IMPACT OF THE WTO ON THE CHINESE FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN TRADE LAW 161
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 169
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 170
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 173
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 173
Ⅳ．Translations 177
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 177
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 178
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:China,the WTO and Chinese-Australian Trade Issues 178
Lesson Nine CHINESE FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAW 186
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 193
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 194
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 197
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 197
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 200
Ⅳ．Translations 200
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 201
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:Economic Reform and Foreign Investment 201
Lesson Ten DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHINESE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 211
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 217
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 218
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 221
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 221
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 222
Ⅳ．Translations 223
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 224
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:The Evolution of China's Labor Laws—A Comparison Between Contemporary Labor Laws in China and in Australia 224
Lesson Eleven THE FOREIGN LEGAL PROFESSION IN CHINA 233
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 238
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 239
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 242
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 242
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 245
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 246
Ⅳ．Translations 246
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:Sources of Law 247
Lesson Twelve HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA 250
Ⅰ．Editor's Notes 256
Ⅱ．New Words and Expressions 256
Ⅲ．Legal Terms and Phrases 259
A．Selected Legal Terms and Expressions 259
B．Supplementary Legal Terms and Expressions 261
Ⅳ．Translations 262
Ⅴ．Topics for Short Essays 263
Ⅵ．Extensive Reading:The Right to Subsistence 263
—the Foremost Human Right the Chinese People Long Fight for 263
Appendix Ⅰ GENERAL VOCABULARY 270
Appendix Ⅱ LEGAL TERMS IN GENERAL 302