Private International Law (Cases and Materials - Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Huang Jin, He Qisheng, Xiao Kai (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book is compiled based on the structure of Professor Huang Jin's "Private International Law" (published by Law Press in 1999), aiming to provide a comprehensive and systematic reference for the teaching and research of private international law in China, with the hope of promoting the development of the discipline in our country. The selected materials are broadly collected from domestic and foreign legislation, case law, and scholarly opinions, arranged in both Chinese and English, forming a self-contained system with distinct characteristics. Specifically, the following aspects are highlighted:
First, in terms of structure, the book breaks away from the traditional model of categorizing regulations and cases separately. Under each chapter, it systematically compiles the opinions of renowned domestic and foreign scholars, relevant legislation and treaties of various countries, typical cases, and indexes of papers and works, allowing readers to locate the required materials relatively easily and gain a more comprehensive understanding of the relevant issues.
Second, in the collection of materials, due to the current demand for bilingual teaching, the editors directly use English sources when collecting and organizing the opinions of foreign scholars, international treaties, and other materials, provided that the original English versions are available.
Third, during the organization of materials, the editors have conducted thorough comparisons for some of the translated materials, especially those related to foreign legislation and international treaties. First, they ensure the novelty of the materials; second, when using translated Chinese versions, they strive to maintain the authority and accuracy of the translations. Many regulations and treaties required significant time for the editors to recheck and translate.
Fourth, to reflect the progress of private international law research in China, this book preliminarily organizes and lists domestic papers and works on private international law from 1980 to 2002 as "Appendices" after each chapter, facilitating further in-depth research for readers. Additionally, for convenience and conciseness, the book includes a General Index, a Detailed Index, an Abbreviated Index of Cited Literature, and an Abbreviated Index of Legislation or Model Laws of Various Countries. Readers can use the General Index to locate relevant content, the Detailed Index to find the page numbers of the desired materials, and then follow the page numbers to access the specific materials. It is worth noting that all individual scholars' opinions, different legislative provisions, and cases are listed one by one in the Detailed Index.
When using this book, readers should pay special attention to the following points:
1. The book uses an "Abbreviated Index of Cited Literature," which shortens the names of works and materials to simpler abbreviations (e.g., editors' names). Readers can use this index to find the full bibliographic information.
2. The book uses an "Abbreviated Index of Legislation or Model Laws of Various Countries," which simplifies the international private law legislation of each country to the country's name. Readers can use this index to locate the full titles of the regulations.
3. The materials cited in the book are as faithful to the original text as possible. If the original text contains obvious errors, the corrections are added in parentheses with the note "(Editor's Note)."
4. For technical layout reasons, the book has reorganized the numbering of footnotes in the quoted original texts, but the content of the footnotes itself remains largely unchanged.