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ANU Law School · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
This course aims to introduce students to the contemporary legal system of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The course examines the legal institutions and procedural and substantive laws of the PRC. Principal attention is given to legal developments since the early 1980s, although discussions also cover relevant features of the historical and cultural foundations of the modern Chinese legal system and discourses on the role of law in different epochs. The course enables students to develop their understanding of the principal values, norms, processes and institutions of the PRC’s contemporary legal system. Adopting comparative and context-based approaches, it considers: - Key attributes of the Chinese legal culture - Cultural and ideological foundations, political context and institutional dimensions of the modern Chinese legal system - Substantive and procedural dimensions of criminal, civil and administrative justice in the PRC - The relationship between international law and legal reforms in the PRC
The proposed means of assessment for this course will provide students with at least two pieces of assessment, including one piece during the teaching period. More information about the means of assessment, including the relationship between the assessment and the learning outcomes of the course, will be available in the class summary and on the course WATTLE page.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
- Classes offered in non-standard sessions will be taught on an intensive base with compulsory contact hours (approximately 36 hours of face to face teaching). The course will also require advanced preparation through assigned readings. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion of this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will not exceed 120 hours. - Classes offered during semester periods are expected to have three contact hours per week. Students are generally expected to devote at least 10 hours overall per week to this course. Click here for the LLB Program course list
Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Preliminary Reading Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course.