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030116 KU Modern China: Law, History, and Culture (2022S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 46 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 16.05. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 17.05. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM61 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Wednesday 18.05. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Thursday 19.05. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM61 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Friday 20.05. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of law and politics of 20th and 21st-century China, in their historical and cultural contexts. We will discuss Law, History, and Culture on Modern China within a focus on the “Rule by Law Concept” as a “grand narrative” in its historical context.

Chang Wang is an associate professor of law at the College of Comparative Law, China
University of Political Science and Law; he is also Chief Research and Academic Officer at
Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and
professionals. He specializes in immigration law, corporate law and art law.
Wang is the second Chinese ever elected to the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI). In 2017, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton appointed Wang as a trustee of the Minnesota Zoological Board. In 2018 Chief Justice Lorie Gildea of the Minnesota Supreme Court appointed Wang as a member of the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education.

Assessment and permitted materials

For the crediting of ECTS points, a final exam must be completed successfully. The registration for this exam will take place separately.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Active participation in course and positiv written exam

Examination topics

Exam will cover all issues of the course.

Reading list

will be provided by Prof. WANG

Association in the course directory

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