Commercial Law - (Second Edition)

Author: Wang Zuquan
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Based on the "Basic Requirements for Business Law Teaching" approved by the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education, this textbook is compiled according to China's commercial laws and related regulations, including company law, securities law, negotiable instruments law, insurance law, and maritime law. It comprehensively and systematically introduces the fundamental principles and basic systems of China's commercial law. The content is thorough and in-depth, with precise and standardized expressions, achieving a balance of scientificity, systematicity, and practicality. The book is divided into six parts—General Principles of Commercial Law, Company Law, Securities Law, Negotiable Instruments Law, Insurance Law, and Maritime Law—and consists of thirty chapters. The chapters cover: Overview of Commercial Law, Commercial Legal Relations, Several Major Commercial Systems Related to Commercial Subjects, Commercial Remedies, Overview of Companies and Company Law, Limited Liability Companies, Joint-Stock Companies, Company Bonds and Corporate Bonds, Company Financial Accounting Systems, Changes in Basic Company Matters and Company Dissolution, Related Companies and Foreign Company Branches, Overview of Securities Law, General Principles of Securities and Insurance Contracts, Property Insurance Contracts, Life Insurance Contracts, Insurance Industry Law, Overview of Maritime Law, Ships and Crew, Maritime Contracts, Marine Accidents, and Limitation of Liability in Maritime Claims. The book maintains a unified format. Each chapter begins with a chapter introduction summarizing its main content, and each sub-item is accompanied by a boxed note. In addition, compared to other commercial law textbooks, this one highlights the following points: First, where content is based on clear legal provisions, the relevant article citations are accurately noted for easy reference. Second, the book covers a wide range of literature, introducing major theoretical issues and differing viewpoints from academia in various forms and noting their sources, providing readers with clues for further study. Guided by the principle of applying knowledge to practice, review questions are provided at the end of each chapter, and selected typical cases are included after the specific chapters to combine theory with practice. Furthermore, each chapter lists a rich selection of reference materials, offering readers detailed sources.