150175 UE Marriage and Familiy Law in China (2008W)
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The seminar introduces Chinese family and marriage laws since the late Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty Family Code is compared to the Republican Chinese one heavily relying on German and Swiss Family Law. This law is still in force in Taiwan today, having undergone a series of reforms. It is compared with the People's Republic of China marriage laws of 1950, 1980 and 2001.
Assessment and permitted materials
regular short written tests/exams (15 minutes)
oral presentation of a case study from Chinese family law textbooks provided by the teacher
written translation, documentation and case analysis
oral presentation of a case study from Chinese family law textbooks provided by the teacher
written translation, documentation and case analysis
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The seminar introduces the different family law systems that have existed in China, and discusses different family law institutions, for example adoption, form of marriage, kinship.
Students are provided with an overview on family law literature.
Students are provided with an overview on family law literature.
Examination topics
Introduction to Chinese family law by the teacher. Participants prepare individual case studies, oral presentation and written translation.
Regular short exams (written)
discussion
Regular short exams (written)
discussion
Reading list
Yang, Qingkun : The Chinese family in the communist revolution / C. K. Yang . - Cambridge, Mass. : The Technology Press, MIT , 1959 . - XII, 246 S.Baker, Hugh D. R. : Chinese family and kinship / Hugh D. R. Baker . - 1. publ. . - London [u.a.] : MacMillan , 1979 . - XII, 243 S. . - 0-333-25372-8. - (China in focus )(Macmillan international college studies )Buxbaum, David C. [Hrsg.] : Chinese family law and social change : in historical and comparative perspective / ed. by David C. Buxbaum . - Seattle [u.a.] : Univ. of Washington Press , 1978 . - VIII, 553 S. . - 0-295-95448-5. - (Asian law series ; 3 )Levy, Marion Joseph : The Family Revolution in modern China : Issued in cooperation with the Inst. of Pacific Relations / Marion J. Levy . - Cambridge : Harvard Univ. Pr. [u.a.] , 1949 . - XVI, 390 S. Mäding, Klaus : Chinesisches traditionelles Erbrecht unter besonderer Berücksichtigung südostchinesischen Gewohnheitsrechts vom Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts / von Klaus Mäding . - Berlin : de Gruyter , 1966 . - XI, 110 S. . - (Neue Kölner rechtswissenschaftliche Abhandlungen ; 40 )
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GG/PR 220 (GG/PR 110)
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