110-465 Chinese Legal Documents

Formerly available as 110-056. Students who have completed 110-056 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

110-163 Introductory Chinese 3B or 110-123 Chinese 2B or 110-042 Standard Chinese 3B or equivalent and/or admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in Chinese.

This subject is a reading course on Chinese legal documents. Students will be given a guided introduction to a variety of legal documents, including the Chinese constitution, decrees, communiques, tax legislation, and contracts. Special attention will be paid to current developments to PRC legislation on intellectual property and the electronic media. The style of Chinese legal documents will be analysed, as will issues in the legal interpretation of such documents and professional presentation to Anglophone clients or employers.

Written work totalling 4000 words for 3rd year, 5000 words for 4th year.

Materials prepared by the Institute.