Overview
Introduction to the legal system of China, including historical developments, constitutional law, civil law, criminal law and human rights.
About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic 14: Chinese Law |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1000 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2024 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $730.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 96 LAWS points
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Notes
- Not all optional papers will be available in any given year.
- Contact
- law@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Course readings via eReserve
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Global perspective, Environmental literacy, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of this paper, students will:
- Have an understanding of Chinese legal philosophy traditions as evident in historical and modern systems of Chinese law
- Understand the key features of China’s imperial, Republican, Maoist and modern legal systems
- Be able to critically describe and analyse key features of areas of substantive modern Chinese law with reference to underlying historical, political and cultural contingencies
- Be able to reflect on the underlying contingencies and variables of Western democratic systems of law