LLAW3041

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/