General Principles of Commercial Law (Second Edition)

Author: Zhao Zhongfu
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Publish Date: 1999-11-01
Features: To meet the needs of building a socialist rule of law state and cultivating senior legal talents, this book "General Principles of Commercial Law" was compiled. Guided by the principle of "civil and commercial law integration," it adheres to China's civil and commercial laws and regulations, highlights the characteristics of commercial law, and combines China's judicial and economic practices. According to the requirements of textbook compilation, it covers the introduction to commercial law, an overview of foreign commercial legal systems, commercial entities, commercial legal acts, commercial registration, business names, business accounts, and the system of various commercial laws. Starting with the introduction to commercial law, the book introduces the historical development of commercial law, its characteristics and principles, clarifying that commercial law is a special law of civil law. It compares the commercial legal systems of six countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, and Japan. It analyzes the characteristics, classification, and main content of commercial entities such as individuals, partnerships, companies, and agents, as well as commercial legal acts. To address the indispensable needs of commercial law studies, it elaborates on the main content of commercial registration, business names, and business accounts in separate chapters. The book concludes with concise explanations of various commercial laws, including companies, securities, bills of exchange, insurance, maritime law, and bankruptcy. The entire book strives to combine the theory and practice, principles and specifics of commercial law.