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LAWS5368: Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems
2025 unit information
The unit provides you with an overall survey of the modern Chinese legal system. It will develop an understanding of its unique character by tracing its role through major social epochs and the role of law in a socialist market economy. It will examine the concept of law as a political function and the implementation of law, not so much through courts, as through administrative fiats and authority, making law essentially a function of politics and administration. The unit will illustrate these perceptions through the study of various legal regimes. Lecture topics may include: Chinese legal tradition; Chinese legal methods; Constitutional and administrative law; legislative and judicial systems; the legal profession; civil law and procedure; contract law; tort law; property law; commercial law; legal status of Hong Kong and Macau and One Country Two Systems. The unit will adopt a comparative approach and discuss the development of Chinese law in the context of globalisation and international experience. The unit does not require knowledge of the Chinese language.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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LAWS3014 or LAWS3068 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. critically evaluate the basic principles of Chinese law
- LO2. investigate and interpret through advanced research the evolving role of law in Chinese society and economy
- LO3. scrutinise and interpret Chinese legislation and legal materials relating to Chinese law in the English language
- LO4. formulate specialised knowledge in an area of Chinese law through rigorous research
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Intensive November - December 2024
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Block mode | Shanghai |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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