Contemporary Chinese Law and Legal System

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-009-69042-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 838 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1324 g

Contemporary Chinese Law and Legal System is a rich source for teaching, study and research in Chinese law and legal system and a useful guide for legal practitioners who are engaged in international practices involving China. The book provides an in-depth overview of modern Chinese law and legal systems with a thorough analysis of basic legal infrastructure, civil code, and legal mechanisms of international civil litigation in Chinese courts and foreign arbitration in China. It includes the most recent judicial opinions and practices pertaining to implementing civil code and enforcing foreign arbitral awards and judgements. Detailed and comprehensive, Contemporary Chinese Law and Legal System provides profound knowledge about the law and legal infrastructure in modern China.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhang, Mo

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I. Chinese Law and Legal System in General: 1. Chinese legal history and culture; 2. Theoretical foundation of modern Chinese law; 3. Socialist legal system: sources of law and legal hierarchy; 4. Chinese constitution and government structure; 5. Chinese judiciary and judicial power; 6. Legal education in China and the Chinese bar; Part II. Chinese Civil Law and Civil Code: 7. General provisions of the civil code; 8. Property law; 9. Contract law; 10. Law of personality rights; 11. Marriage, family relations, and succession; 12. Law of torts; Part III. Civil Dispute Settlement and Legal Process: 13. International civil litigation in Chinese courts; 14. International commercial arbitration in China.

Über Autor(innen)

Zhang, Mo
Mo Zhang is a professor of law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, USA, teaching conflict of laws, contract, international commercial transactions, international commercial arbitration, and Chinese law. Legally trained both in China and in the United States, Professor Zhang has published numerous law journal articles and is the author of Chinese Contract Law, Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. (Brill, 2020), and Introduction to Chinese Torts Law (Tsinghua University Press, 2014).