78026 Business and Law in China

6cp

Requisite(s): (77885 Legal Process and Legal Research OR (60 credit points of completed study in C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice AND 70211 Law of Contract))

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.

Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: C Hawes

With China's emergence as a new economic superpower, and with ever-deepening business ties between Australia and China, it is crucial that students gain an up-to-date understanding of Chinese business law, and an awareness of major differences between Australian and Chinese legal and business cultures.

This subject focuses on areas of Chinese law that are most relevant for foreign businesses and for law firms with a China practice. Topic areas covered include:

Chinese legal culture/business culture
challenges of doing business in China – politics, bureaucracy, corruption, personal connections
Chinese business enterprise law – state-owned enterprises, companies limited by shares, township and village enterprises, private entrepreneurs, foreign-invested enterprises
pitfalls surrounding contracts and business transactions with Chinese enterprises
foreign investment regime in China
Chinese banking/finance system and capital markets
business dispute resolution and litigation.

This subject is structured in a semi-intensive format, meeting on four Saturdays during the semester. Teaching and learning strategies include a combination of lectures, group discussion, online feedback and online discussion.

Assessment: Online and in-class participation (20 per cent), graded group exercises (20 per cent), research essay (60 per cent).

Note(s)

1. This subject was formally called Chinese Corporate Commercial Law.

2. Students who have completed an introductory subject in Chinese law need not attend the first class but are welcome to attend if they wish.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,041.62
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,472.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.