Intensive Course: Introduction to the Legal System of the People's Republic of China (LAW265H1F)

At a Glance

First Term
Credits
1
Hours
14

Enrolment

Maximum
25
24 JD
1 LLM/SJD/MSL/NDEGS/SJD U

Schedule

Monday, October 1, 2012: 12:30 - 2:00
Tuesday, October 2, 2012: 12:30 - 2:00
Wednesday, October 3, 2012: 12:30 - 2:00
Thursday, October 4, 2012: 4:10 - 6:00
Friday, October 5, 2012: 12:30 - 3:00
Tuesday, October 9, 2012: 2:10 - 4:00
Wednesday, October 10, 2012: 8:30 - 10:20
Thursday, October 11, 2012: 12:30 - 2:00
Room
FA3
Instructor(s): Zhenmin Wang

Students who took this course in 2011-2012 are not eligible to take this course

Students may enroll in an intensive course that conflicts with a regular course as an exception to the general rule that students may not take courses which conflict on the timetable. Attendance at intensive courses is mandatory for the duration of the course and takes precedence over regular courses.

This course examines fundamental issues of Chinese law and legal institutions. A major focus of the course will be the ways in which Chinese law and legal institutions have evolved since the beginning of the reform era in the late 1970s, including both significant improvements achieved and challenges that remain. Topics to be covered include China’s legal history and today’s legal system; the role of the Communist Party of China and the cadre and civil servants systems; the role of the legislature, the judiciary and the procuratorate; the development of legal education and legal profession in China; and an assessment of China’s effort to develop rule of law.

Evaluation
Students will be required to write a paper of 2500 to 3000 words, which will be graded on an Honours/Pass/Fail basis for JD students and the SGS scale for graduate students. Papers must be delivered to the Records Office by 4:00 p.m. on November 2, 2012.