Practical Dictionary of Civil and Commercial Law

Author: Lu Jie-Xiong
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Since the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China was revised on March 14, 1997, and came into effect on October 1 of the same year, it has been six years. During these six years, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has successively formulated one single criminal law, namely the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Punishing the Crime of Fraudulently Purchasing Foreign Exchange, Evading Exchange Control, and Illegally Trading in Foreign Exchange, four criminal law amendments, and six legislative interpretations. In addition, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate have successively issued over one hundred judicial interpretations to the Criminal Code. These contents fully reflect the significant developments and changes in China's criminal legislation and criminal justice. These developments and changes have been reflected to varying degrees in some textbooks or other works. To ensure that these developments and changes in criminal legislation and criminal justice are fully reflected in criminal law reference books and made known to more readers, this is the purpose of compiling the New Dictionary of Practical Criminal Law. This dictionary includes over 2,100 entries, covering the basic and common terminology in the sub-discipline of civil and commercial law within the broader field of law. The explanations of entries generally adopt the generally accepted views, and where it is necessary to introduce different scholarly opinions, they are objectively and briefly presented. The entries in this dictionary are organized according to the content system structure of civil and commercial law and are accompanied by a classified index for easy reference. For the convenience of readers, a Pinyin index is provided at the end of the main text. For some entries that require reference to other entries, the relevant entries to be consulted are generally noted in parentheses within the entry for the reader's convenience. Legal and regulatory references, except for those enclosed in book titles, are not enclosed in book titles. When views or original statements from other literature are cited in the explanations, the source is indicated only by the author's name and the title of the work or book in parentheses after the view or original statement, without noting the newspaper and issue number or the publisher and publication date. Translations adopt the more common usage. Some transliterations may deviate slightly, but as they have become customary and are still used today, they are retained. The entries in this dictionary and the materials referenced or quoted are limited to those published before the end of September 2003. The purpose of compiling this dictionary is to contribute to the education of law and the popularization of civil and commercial law knowledge, providing a tool for law students, teachers, and professionals, as well as for people from all walks of life, to study civil and commercial law.