Trust Law

Author: Xu Mengzhou
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book elaborates on the concept, functions, and basic principles of trust law, as well as the system, sources, and scope of application of China's trust law. It analyzes trust legal relationships and distinguishes between similar concepts such as trust and agency, trust and financial leasing, trust and commission, trust and brokerage, and trust and third-party interest contracts. The book focuses on discussing and explaining the rights and obligations of the settlor, trustee, and beneficiary, with a dedicated chapter on trust acts. Later, after analyzing charitable trusts, it highlights the introduction and analysis of the Hague Trust Convention, as well as the development status and trends of the contemporary international trust industry. The contributors are from universities and research institutions such as Renmin University of China, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Agricultural University, and the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. They work at the forefront of teaching and research, familiar with the legislative and theoretical research trends of trust law. The book's distinctive feature lies in selecting typical trust cases as supplementary reading materials after key chapters to inspire and enhance readers' understanding of the trust legal system. In terms of writing style, it meticulously incorporates various types of knowledge sections, such as legal provision links, extended explanations, Trust Expo, applied examples, academic frontiers, and reform and recommendations, to introduce the fundamental principles and institutions of trust law in an accessible manner.