International Private Law

Author: Xu Donggen
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is one of the core courses for law majors in ordinary universities. It is compiled by Xu Donggen, professor and doctoral supervisor at the Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, associate professor Wang Guohua, and Xiao Kai. The book has the following characteristics:
Content is up-to-date—It integrates the teaching syllabus and system for undergraduate students while adding a significant amount of new research findings in the field of private international law, possessing certain academic value.
Emphasis on originality of materials—Based on the characteristics of the discipline of private international law, the textbook includes representative foreign original documents and materials, including foreign original cases, allowing students to directly engage with authentic foreign literature and enhancing their professional English proficiency.
Style is innovative—It adopts the writing style of undergraduate textbooks from developed Western countries, condensing outdated content and incorporating relevant new materials (similar to hyperlink techniques) and background information to make the course content more vivid and appealing to students.
According to the characteristics of the discipline of private international law, the book employs a technique similar to hyperlinks, interweaving classic cases and the views of world-renowned scholars in private international law into relevant chapters. It significantly increases English original cases and documents, enabling students to learn and master private international law in a new context while acquiring many professional English terms, greatly enhancing their learning interest, efficiency, and outcomes.
The book consists of four parts: Introduction, Legal Applicability of Foreign-Related Civil Relations, Legal Applicability of Foreign-Related Commercial Relations, and Mechanisms for Resolving Foreign-Related Disputes. It comprehensively explains the basic theories of private international law and, with China's current legislation, case law, and doctrines as the main focus, compares advanced foreign legislation and judicial practices to grasp the theoretical and practical development trends of this discipline.
This book is suitable for undergraduate law majors and legal master's students in ordinary universities, as well as for reference by legal practitioners.