课程说明:The course begins with a survey of the Chinese procedural law and an overview of Chinese civil procedure and then focuses on essential aspects of court jurisdiction and trial procedure in civil matters. In view of the traditional importance of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in China, mediation (conciliation) and arbitration are also discussed with corresponding comparisons to civil procedure. The course also discusses issues relating to the conflict of laws, i.e. international jurisdiction under Chinese international civil procedure law, the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments as well as Chinese choice of law rules. Focus is directed toward the PRC Law on the Application of Laws to Civil Relationships Involving a Foreign Element of 28 October 2010, which entered into force on 1 April 2011.
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