International Private Law -- 21st Century Series Textbooks for Law in General Higher Education Institutions

Author: Xu Donggen
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is one of the core courses for law majors in ordinary universities. It is compiled by Xu Donggen, professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Associate Professor Wang Guohua, and Xiao Kai. The book has the following characteristics:
Content is up-to-date—It takes into account the teaching syllabus and system of undergraduate students and incorporates a large number of new research findings in the field of private international law, possessing certain academic value.
Emphasis on the originality of materials—Based on the characteristics of the discipline of private international law, the textbook includes a certain number of representative foreign original documents and materials, including foreign original cases, allowing students to directly engage with authentic foreign-language materials and improving their professional English proficiency.
Fresh style—It adopts the writing style of undergraduate textbooks from developed Western countries, compresses outdated content, and adds relevant new content (similar to hyperlink techniques) and background materials to make the course more vivid and appealing to students.
According to the characteristics of the discipline of private international law, the book uses a technique similar to hyperlinks to interweave some classic cases and the views of world-renowned scholars of private international law in relevant chapters. It also significantly increases English original cases and documents, allowing students to learn and master private international law in a new context while acquiring many professional English terms, greatly enhancing their learning interest, efficiency, and outcomes.
The book consists of four parts: Introduction, Legal Applicability of Cross-Border Civil Relations, Legal Applicability of Cross-Border Commercial Relations, and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Mechanisms. It comprehensively explains the basic theories of private international law and, with China's current legislation, case law, and doctrines as the main focus, compares advanced foreign legislation and judicial practices to grasp the theoretical and practical development trends of this discipline.
This book is suitable for undergraduate law majors and law master's students in ordinary universities, as well as for reference by legal practitioners.