Conflict of laws in the People's Republic of China / Zheng Sophia Tang, Yongping Xiao, Zhengxin Huo

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tang, Zheng Sophia, author.

Xiao, Yongping, 1966- author.

Huo, Zhengxin, 1976- author.

Series:

Elgar Asian commercial law and practice

Elgar Asian Commercial Law and Practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict of laws--China.

Conflict of laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (506 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

The area of conflict of laws in China has undergone fundamental development in the past three decades and the most recent changes in the 2010s, regarding both jurisdiction and choice of law rules, mark the establishment of modern Chinese conflicts system. Jointly written by three professors from both China and the UK, this book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of Chinese conflict of laws in civil and commercial matters. It takes into account the latest developments in legislation and judicial interpretation, case law and judicial practice, and historical, political and e

Contents:

Part I conflict of laws in China: history and concept

1. Conflict of laws in China: a historical perspective

2. Concepts and preliminary questions

Part II jurisdiction, procedure, foreign judgments and awards

3. Jurisdiction in Chinese courts

4. Declining jurisdiction in Chinese courts

5. Selected procedural issues in foreign-related litigation in China

6. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Chinese courts

7. Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in Chinese courts

Part III choice of law

8. Choice of law in contracts

9. Choice of law in tort

10. Choice of law in unjust enrichment and negotiorum gestio

11. Choice of law in property

12. Choice of law in intellectual property

Part IV interregional conflicts and cooperation

13 Interregional conflicts and cooperation between mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan

Part V final remarks

14. Chinese conflict of laws: past, present and future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-84980-859-7