Civil Evidence Law: Concepts and Practice

Author: Xiao Jianhua
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Civil Evidence Law: Concepts and Practices is a substantial and new work by Professor Xiao Jianhua of China University of Political Science and Law, focusing on the application and critique of civil evidence rules. The book has the following characteristics:
1. Starting from judicial practice, it comprehensively argues and analyzes the problems and shortcomings in evidence rules.
2. From a comparative law perspective, it proposes reasonable solutions to the issues based on evidence principles.
3. Particularly, the book clarifies some inappropriate understandings in China's evidence theory and judicial interpretations, providing support from comparative law and practical experience for the drafting of the revised Civil Procedure Law (Evidence Chapter) currently under development. The book combines legislation with legal application and storytelling with reasoning, making dry theory come alive and enhancing its readability.