Legal Essentials and Basis Guidance for Forensic Appraisal -- Legal Professionals Advanced Assistant Book Series

Author: Zou Mingli
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Considering the extensive scope of coverage and the key and difficult issues in judicial practice, this book series is the first to select eighteen commonly used legal categories and compile them into separate volumes. Each volume in the series includes discussions on issues listed under each legal category, which are divided into two parts: "Essentials" and "Basis Guidance." The "Essentials" section presents questions (main purposes of provisions) set according to current legal documents and other difficult issues summarized from judicial practice. On the surface, these questions may not appear as targeted as those in Q&A or case-based formats, and some even resemble dry terms. However, these questions are actually the "points" of each legal category, as any issue in a specific legal category in practice can be categorized under these "points." The content of these questions is not written in the lengthy style of academic monographs or papers but is instead presented as expert opinions, concisely explaining legal principles and highlighting key considerations in judicial practice.
The "Basis Guidance" section provides as comprehensive a list as possible of the specific legal authorities related to the questions. In China, legal authorities are multi-layered, including laws passed by the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee, administrative regulations, departmental rules, and normative documents issued by the State Council and its departments, as well as judicial interpretations issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Among these authorities, laws naturally have the highest authority. However, some legal provisions are relatively general, and the interpretation and handling of many practical issues require supplementary references from administrative and judicial authorities. Therefore, the "Basis Guidance" section clearly lists the names, publication dates, and issuing departments of all such authorities, along with the specific provisions applicable to each essential question. (For some longer questions that require referencing the full text of the basis or involve uncommon specialized issues, to save space, we have only noted the names, publication dates, and issuing departments of the authorities, omitting the specific provisions. Readers can refer to the specific questions later or in other legal compendiums.)
With the clear framework of the essential questions, authoritative expert opinions on legal principles, and detailed, specific legal authorities, the complete format of each legal category in the series is formed. We believe that this innovative format for legal books can largely meet the practical needs of legal professionals and serve as a convenient and useful reference.
It should be noted that due to the wide range of legal categories covered in this book series, the workload of compilation was substantial. The authors involved came from various sectors, including judicial practice, teaching, and research, belonging to different industries and professions. Although we strove for uniformity in the compilation format, there are still noticeable differences in language style and expression among the different volumes. Additionally, the cutoff date for the materials used in this series is November 2004. We hope that experts and legal practitioners will provide us with valuable feedback on these issues so that they can be revised and corrected in future editions.