1.Introduction to China (48 hours, 3 credits) This course is designed to introduce overall situation of China to students, assisting them in acquiring some basic and necessary information about Chinese economy, politics, culture and society. The professor in charge of this course and the guest speakers will exchange their ideas regarding some widely discussed issues in contemporary China with the students. The content of this course includes the following eleven aspects of China: 1) quick facts; 2) territory and administrative divisions; 3) geographic features and climate; 4) population and family plan; 5) history and civilization; 6) political system; 7) nationalities and religion; 8) foreign policy and policies towards Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan; 9) reform and opening to the outside world; 10) tourist information; 11) Beijing, Beijing Normal University, Law School and College for Criminal Law Science. By means of learning this course, students may have developed a broad view of the importance of Chinese issues in legal circle and became increasingly enthusiastic in doing this program. In order to meet the needs of the general audience, some topics may be general. In the meanwhile, several selected topics may also be involved for giving rise to debates amongst students and deepening the interest of students in academic research on Chinese issues.
2.Chinese Law and Legal Culture (48 hours, 3 credits) The course is for the basic understanding of law and legal culture in China, and can be considered as the prerequisite course for almost every course on this program. Chinese law has the same structure and system with almost any other established system in this world, but has individual and distinctive legal cultures. The different attitude towards the law underlines the significance of understanding the culture back up it. The course consists of these sections: 1) general introduction to Chinese law and legal Culture; 2) structure and system of law in China; 3) constitutional law; 4) administrative law; 5) criminal law and criminal procedure law; 6) civil law and civil procedure law; 7) corporation law; 8) intellectual property law; 9) international Law; 10) judicial system and court organization; 11) legal profession and education in China; 12) Chinese legal history in ancient times; 13) Chinese legal history in modern times; 14) China legal culture; 15) legal culture confliction. 3. Company Law and Financial Law (48 hours, 3 credits) Business law is intended to be a basic course for students interested in careers in a corporate lawyer or representing a corporation. From this course, students will gain knowledge about China’s legal system in the field of business and have a good command of practicing China’s business law. This course will introduce the main aspects of China’s business law, including the following aspects: 1) China’s business legal framework: introduction; 2) China’s enterprise legal framework; 3) China’s foreign investment law; 4) China’s company law; 5) China’s financial legal framework; 6) China’s bank law; 7) China’s negotiable instruments law; 8) China’s securities law; 9) China’s insurance law; 10) China’s trust law; 11) China’s legal system of financial derivatives; 12) China’s securities investment fund law. This course will also cover the comparison between Chinese and Western business legal framework, which will give the students wider vision about business law and clearer understanding about Chinese legal system. Moreover, professors with full experience in practicing China’s business law will attend and make the class vividly with analyzing Chinese legal cases. In order to assist the students in gaining empirical mapping of Chinese business law practice, local professionals in this field may participate as guest speakers in this course. 4. Chinese Criminal Law & Criminal Procedure Law (48 hours, 3 credits) This course will provide an overview of and criminal process in contemporary China with the goal of developing students’ understanding of how Chinese criminal law reacts to the crime in contemporary China, and how criminal procedure law is organized and functions. The content of criminal law will cover selected topics, which includes, but not limited to the following 9 aspects: 1) formation and development of Chinese criminal law; 2) relation between the content of criminal law and the current situation in China; 3)scope of application of criminal law; 4) basic methods to judge the crime; 5) punishment und sentencing system in China; 6) specific crimes; 7) infringement of personal rights in the specific criminal acts; 8) infringement of property right in the special criminal acts. Whereas this course will demonstrate the Chinese characteristics of norms and values of criminal law, the similarities between Chinese and western criminal justice will be also indicated. In order to assist the students in gaining empirical mapping of Chinese criminal justice, several local professionals in this field may participate as guest speakers in this course. The content of criminal procedure law includes, but not limited to the following fourteenth aspects: 1) general introduction to criminal justice system; 2) theory of criminal procedural conduct; 3) organisation of criminal justice agencies; 4) filing a case and investigation; 5) compulsory measures; 6) prosecution system; 7) lay participation; 8) appeals and reopening of criminal proceedings; 10) criminal procedure law reform; 11) internal performance indicators and quotas for criminal justice agencies; 12) the rules of criminal evidence; 13) juvenile delinquency and justice; 14) victim-offender-reconciliation and restorative justice. Whereas this course will demonstrate the Chinese characteristics of norms and values of criminal procedure, the similarities between Chinese and western criminal justice will be also indicated. In order to assist the students in gaining empirical mapping of Chinese criminal justice, several local professionals in this field may participate as guest speakers in this course. 5. Chinese Intellectual Property Law (32 hours, 2 credits) The course provides analytical studies of intellectual property law system and particularly addresses the specific legal subjects, i.e. patent, trademark, copyright and international law. The course covers the basic concepts, principles and legal norms in each area. Although the course will be focusing on domestic intellectual property laws, it does not prejudice its international and comparative prospective. 6. An Introduction to China’s Law and Business (32 hours, 2 credits) The course offers you a unique chance to obtain the basic knowledge on Chinese law and practices of doing business in China. The course covers a wide range of topics: property law, contract law, company law, commercial law, investment regulation, financial law, competition law, international taxation, etc. It is suitable to businesspersons, legal professionals, researchers, students and other people who are interested in Chinese law. The content of this course includes, but not limited to the following twelve aspects: 1) Sources of Chinese law relating to business; 2) Property law (excluding intellectual property; 3) Contract law; 4) Company and Securities law; 5) Entry modes and foreign trade and investment regulation; 6) Product liability and consumers’ protection; 7) Seminars with the participation of the students and invited speakers. In order to assist the students to further understand Chinese law and the legal framework of doing business in China, there will be seminars with the participation of the students and invited speakers. 7. International Commercial Dispute Resolution in China (32 hours, 2 credits) This course, centering on case studies, is designed to introduce China’s international commercial dispute resolution mechanism and analyze related key legal issues. The main focus will be set on China’s current judicial practice in this area. This course includes three sections: Conflict of Laws, mainly discussing the application of law in the area of contracts, torts and property; International Civil Procedure, mainly discussing international civil litigation jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgment; International Commercial Arbitration, discussing international commercial arbitration agreement, the application of law in international commercial arbitration, judicial supervision over international commercial arbitration and the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. After this course students should get basic knowledge about China’s legislation and judicial practice in the area of international commercial disputes. Students are also required to master the basic method of analyzing international commercial cases in the context of Chinese law. 8. Cybersecurity and Cybercrime (32 hours, 2 credits) The content of this course includes, but not limited to the following eleven aspects: 1) Introduction of Cybersecurity and Cybercrime; 2) Legal Definition of Cybersecurity and Cybercrime; 3) Historical Evolution of Cybersecurity and Cybercrime; 4) Actual Impacts of Cybersecurity and Cybercrime; 5) International Norms Related to Cybersecurity and Cybercrime; 6) USA Approach for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime; 7) EU Approach for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime; 8) Chinese Approach for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime;9) Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Issues Related to Technological Elements; 10) Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Issues Related to Organizational Elements; 11) Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Issues Related to Online Content. In order to assist the students to further understand Chinese law and the legal framework of doing business in China, there will be seminars with the participation of the students and invited speakers. |