JJUA55079U Chinese legal culture in European and Danish perspective. Business law in focus and context.
Subjects:- Chinese traditions and their impact on contemporary
normative and legal culture- The role of law in the People's
Republic of China: Heritage of communism and post-communist legal
and normative developments- Legal reform and the development of a
market economy: Company law, foreign investment law, trade law,
intellectual property law, contract law and corporate social
responsibility
- China's access to the WTO and its legal implications;
- Human rights and corruption
- Social organizations, internal migration and the law
- Internet norms and regulations, censorship,and culture of
communication
- China and the EU; comparisons of Chinese and Western negotiation
and legal cultures. Methodology:
- Oral student presentations and written summaries of assigned
texts
- Group discussions of texts and topical cases in class
- lectures by and dialogue with and among teachers
- Use of visual material (film, documentaries, video)- Midterm
group papers Specific activities:
- Seminar with invited expert speakers- Visits (to specific sites,
embassy, companies et al, tbc)
Basic understanding of Chinese tradition, philosophy and history
and their impact on normative cultures;
Basic understanding of general relations between Chinese and
European legal cultures;
Basic understanding of the development of a market economy in a
Chinese context;
Basic knowledge of core business rules of China (contract, company,
trade, investment, intellectual property);
Basic insight in the complex nature of bureaucracy in China.
Basic understanding of negotiation culture of Chinese business
communities.
Major sources:
- Zhu Yikun: Concise Chinese law, seneste udgave. See detail contents list http://www.purpleculture.net/concise-chinese-law-p-449/ and ISBN: 750364379X
- Selected articles primarily on the following topics
(available in Absalon):
Chinese normative traditions & culture (Daoism and
Confucianism) and their influence on contemporary legal and
normative culture; Communist normative heritage and post-communist
legal developments; Contemporary Chinese law – the influence of
rule of law and human rights; Social organizations, social activism
and normative frameworks; Legal reform and development of market
economy and market law; Company law, foreign investment law and
foreign trade law; Intellectual property law, contract law and
company law; globalizations, markets and norms.
- Group discussions of texts and topical cases in class
- lectures by and dialogue with and among teachers - Use of visual material (film, documentaries, video) - Midterm group papers - Seminar
- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 358,5
- Seminar
- 54
- Total
- 412,5
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentIndividual written assignment
- Exam registration requirements
Quality of the essay; ability to present a self-selected and approved topic (in a group or individually) in writing and to relate it as broadly as possible to the texts for the course and to the discussions in class.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
June 2, 2016
- Re-exam
August 11, 2016
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- JJUA55079U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Please see timetable for teachingtime
- Study board
- Law
Contracting department
- Law
Course responsibles
- Hanne Petersen (14-4f6875756c35576c7b6c797a6c7547717c7935727c356b72)
Lecturers
Prof. dr. jur. Hanne Petersen
Jingjing Su, Junior Associate, Bech Bruun Law Firm & Research
assistant, University of Copenhagen