There is no set textbook for LAW B856W.
As you study the course, you may be directed in the units to read specific pages excerpted from relevant textbooks, or other readings. Copies of the required supplementary readings will either be available online or provided as hard copies.
English-language textbooks
You may often want to refer to the following reference books, which will help you in your studies, although they are not compulsory. There has been an important and most welcome increase in publications on PRC laws in English since China's accession to WTO, but it has still failed to keep pace with China's rapid legal and economic development.
Some of the following books provide an overview of the Chinese legal system, and would be useful for those of you who are not familiar with it. Some of them may not be sufficiently up-to-date for the purpose of this course. You should also refer to more in-depth material in leading law journals (see further below).
Alford, W P (1995) To Steal a Book Is an Elegant Offense: Intellectual Property Law in Chinese Civilization, US: Stanford University Press.
Bainbridge, D I (2009) Intellectual Property, 7th edn, UK: Pearson.
Blakeney, M (1996) Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: A Concise Guide to the TRIPs Agreement, London: Sweet & Maxwell.
Burrows, A (2002) Fusing Common Law and Equity: Remedies, Restitution and Reform, Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
CCH China Laws for Foreign Business, CCH Asia Pte Limited (loose leaf, multi-volumes).
Chen, A H Y (1998) An Introduction to the Legal System of the PRC, 2nd edn, Hong Kong: Butterworths.
Cohen, J A et al. (eds) (2004) Arbitration in China: A Practical Guide, Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
Cornish, W R and Llewelyn, D (2003) Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights, 5th edn, UK: Sweet & Maxwell.
Garnett, K, Davies, G and Harbottle, G (ed.) (2005) Copinger and Skone James on Copyright, 15th edn, UK: Sweet & Maxwell.
Halsbury's Laws of England, London: Butterworths.
Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong, Hong Kong and London: Butterworths
Hayton, D J (1979) Underhill's Law relating to Trusts and Trustees, 13th edn, London: Butterworths.
Ho, L (2003) Trust Law in China, Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
Hus, C S (ed.) (2003) Understanding China's Legal System: Essays in Honour of Jerome A. Cohen, New York: New York University Press.
Kitchin, D et al. (2005) Kerly's Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names, 14th edn, London: Sweet & Maxwell.
Lee, W (2001) Butterworths Conveyancing and Property Law Handbook, Conveyancing and Property Ordinance, 2nd edn, Hong Kong: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Lew, J D M (2003) Comparative International Commercial Arbitration, The Hague: Kluwer Law International.
Lubman, S (2002) Bird in a Cage: Legal Reform in China After Mao, Standford University Press.
Lubman, S (ed.) (1996) China's Legal Reforms, Oxford: Clarendon Paperbacks, Oxford University Press.
Ma, J (ed.) (2003) Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide, Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
Martin, J (2005) Hanbury and Martin Modern Equity, 17th edn, London: Sweet & Maxwell.
Nield, S (1992) Hong Kong Land Law, Hong Kong: China & Hong Kong Law Studies.
Nissim, R (2008) Land Administration and Practice in Hong Kong, 2nd edn, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
Potter, P (2001) The Chinese Legal System: Globalisation and Local Legal Culture, London: Routedge.
Wang C G and Zhang X C (ed.) (1997) Introduction to Chinese Law, Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell (Asia).
Wang, G G (2003) Wang's Business Law in China, 4th edn, Hong Kong: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Wang, G G and Mo, J (1999) Chinese Law, Kluwer Law International.
Wineburg, A (ed.) (1999) Intellectual Property Protection in Asia, 2nd edn, US: Lexis Law Publishing.
Youngs, R (1998) English, French and German Comparative Law, London: Cavendish.
Zhang X C (ed.) (2001) Introduction to Chinese Law, Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
Zweigert, K and Kotz, H (1996) Einfhrung in die Rechtsvergleichung, 3rd edn, translated by Weir, T (1998) An Introduction to Comparative Law, 3rd edn, New York: Oxford.
English-language journals
You are encouraged to read from a range of relevant English-language journals such as:
Chinese-language sources
Those of you who understand Chinese are encouraged to read from primary sources, e.g.:
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The Gazette of the National People's Congress Standing Committee
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The State Council Gazette
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The Supreme People's Court Gazette
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The Supreme People's Procuracy Gazette
New legislation and other materials from primary sources are often reproduced by Fazhi Ribao (法制日報) and Renmin Ribao (人民日報).
Selected websites
Many web sites contain useful materials. Among the most important sites are the following (note that some are in Chinese only):
Official websites:
Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China: http://www.gov.cn/
People's Bank of China/中國人民銀行: http://www.pbc.gov.cn/
Supreme People's Court of PR/中華人民共和國最高人民法: http://www.court.gov.cn/
Supreme People's Procuratorate of China 中華人民共和國最高人民檢察院: http://www.spp.gov.cn/
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission: http://www.cietac.org/
China Maritime Arbitration Commission: http://www.cmac.org.cn/
General Office National Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/
Xinhua News Agency: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/
Legal Info/中國普法網: http://www.legalinfo.gov.cn/
Ministry of Commerce of the PRC: http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/
Ministry of Commerce of the PRC-Department of WTO Affairs: http://sms.mofcom.gov.cn/
Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports: http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn/
Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation: http://dcj.mofcom.gov.cn/
State Administration of Foreign Exchange: http://www.safe.gov.cn/
China Securities Regulatory Commission/中國證券監督管理委員會: http://www.csrc.gov.cn/pub/csrc_en/
National Digital Library of China/中國國家數字圖書館: http://www.d-library.com.cn/
World Legal Information Institute: China: http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/214.html
The State Council, the People's Republic of China: http://english.gov.cn/archive/lawsregulations/
Other websites:
China Law.net: http://www.ceilaw.com.cn/
Chinalawinfo.co/北大法律信息網: http://www.chinalawinfo.com/
Isinolaw: http://www.westlawchina.com/index_en.html
Law-lib.com: http://www.law-lib.com/
China Judge/中國法官: http://www.china-judge.com/
Tsing Hua University Library/清華大圖書館: http://www.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn/
China Court: http://www.chinacourt.org/
Legal Daily/法制網: http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/
China Law and Practice: http://www.chinalawandpractice.com/
Worldwide Legal Directories: http://www.hg.org/
Commercial information providers:
Lexis-Nexis: http://www.lexis-nexis.com/