General Course Information
1.1 Course details
Course code: | LLAW3041 |
Course name: | PRC Civil and Commercial Law |
Programme offered under: | LLB Programme |
Semester: | Second |
Designated research course: | Not applicable |
Specialization: | Chinese law |
Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
Course offered to non-law students: | No |
Credit point value: | 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
This course examines PRC civil and commercial law from a functional perspective. In the course students will be introduced to the fundamental legal concepts relating to civil and commercial relations and transactions in China as well as the principles underlying the areas of law, including contracts, secured transactions, payment mechanisms, and corporations. In the teaching, both a descriptive account of law and interdisciplinary methods of studying some areas of law such as contracts and corporations of China will be provided. Through the study of the above specific areas of law, students will be provided with the necessary analytical skills and judgmental power essential for their future work.
1.3 Course teachers
Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
Course convenor | Guanghua Yu | ghyu@hku.hk | CCT 808 | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 Acquire a basic knowledge of the key provisions related to PRC civil and commercial law.
CLO 2 Analyze how to apply the major legal provisions in these laws to concrete civil and commercial transactions.
CLO 3 Identify and evaluate the rationales of the law from efficiency and moral perspectives.
CLO 4 Enhance the understanding of comparative law involving PRC and Hong Kong laws.
CLO 5 Draw implications from the readings of the course for law reform in Hong Kong and China.
CLO 6 Increase the judgmental power on PRC legal matters in the future through the training in this course.
2.2 LLB Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/llb-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
CLO 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
CLO 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
Assessment task | Due date | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
Final exam | 18 May 2021 | 100% | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
*Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
4 | Group review meeting |
5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by course convenor(s).
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
Seminar | 3 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
Core reading list: | TBA |
Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/