LAW4252 Chinese legal institutions and laws
Faculty of Law
LAW4252 Chinese legal institutions and laws is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 60%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4252
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4252
No unit lists LAW4252 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For students in a law degree you must have completed at least 60 points of law study. For students in a degree other than law you must have completed at least 96 points of study.
Overview
This unit aims to provide students with a basic understanding of Chinese legal institutions. There will be focus not just on the law itself, but also on matters of legal culture, politics, economics, institutional design, and other matters that effect the development and operation of the law. In addition, by way of specific examples, the unit examines contract law and company law in China in some detail. This will be of particular interest for students who wish to understand Chinese law for the purposes of trade and cooperation with Chinese enterprises.
A key element will be on examining the Chinese legal system as an example of one where all legal action is highly politicised and where this is considered proper.
Classes will, where possible, use reports, journal articles or cases as a basis for analysis and discussion.
Offerings in 2024
The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4252.
Assessment
- Class participationParticipation10%
- Oral presentationPresentation30%
- Take home exam60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of fundamental issues in Chinese law so as to advise on simple specific legal problems and more broadly on matters of general policy ;
- 2
Investigate, analyse, and synthesise complex information, concepts and theories in relation to Chinese law and policy
- 3
Conduct research into the Chinese legal system to develop understandings of key issues, likely future directions, and current and emerging difficulties and problems;
- 4
Examine the concept of law as serving a political function as an instrument of policy, and law as being implemented, through executive and administrative fiats and action, with courts acting in a facilitative role.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcome for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4252?
LAW4252 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4252 offered?
LAW4252 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is LAW4252?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4252 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 60% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.