中南财经政法大学课程教学大纲.docx

中南财经政法大学课程教学大纲Course Syllabus ofZhongnan University of Economics and LawCourse Title: The Theory and Practice of International Law of ChinaCourse CodeSemesterSpring semesterTeachingHours48Credits3PrerequisitesInternational lawInstructors InformationNameLinlin Sun (lesson 1-4);Yiran Wei (lesson 5-8);Hantao Ding (lesson 9-12)Email, ,InstituteLaw SchoolApplicableObjectInternational StudentsCourseObjectivesThis course aims at familiarizing international students with China,s perception and practice of both public and private international law. Specifically, first, it intends to further students, understanding of fundamental legal concepts. Secondly, it enables students to evaluate the application of specific international legal rules and principles in practice. Thirdly, it encourages students to observe and comment on the operation of international legal system from a Chinese perspective. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to conduct in-depth analysis of international legal issues and understand the rationale underlying China,s positions toward international events.CourseDescription(200 words)This course introduces China,s perception and practice of international law. It is composed of two sessions: public international law (lesson 1-8) and private international law (lesson 9-12). In the session of public international law, it starts with a brief introduction of the historical development of China,s relation with international law from 1840s to the contemporary time. Thereafter, it turns to the topic of China's participation in the international governance of the global commons. Next is an overview of China,s engagement with international dispute settlement mechanisms in general international law, the law of the sea, and international trade and investment. In this respect, China,s participation in the Kosovo advisory case is selected for a case study. Additionally, it analyses the chronic bilateral territorial dispute between China and India. Lastly, it includes the topic of criminal justice cooperation by studying the Huang Haiyong Case in Peru and before IAcHR. In the session of private international law, it covers problems inherent in legal situations involving a cross-border elements pertaining to private law mainly from a Chinese perspective. Upon a brief introduction of the historical development, sources and scope of study of private international law in China, it examines key concepts, such as choice-of-law rule, connecting factor, characterization, renvoi, evasion of law and public policy. Then, it shifts to the question of how to determine the applicable law in obligatory and family relations.What is worth mentioning is that the course places emphasis on not only what China did but the rationale underlying her behaviors, her contribution to and effect on the operation of the international legal system.AssessmentMethodsThe academic performance of students will be assessed by a combination of methods:1. Presence at classes (10%),2. Engagement at classroom discussions (20%),3. Term paper (70%).(Total score: 100.)Textbooks and ReferencesTextbooksPublic international law1. Hanqin Xue, Chinese Perspectives on International Law: History, Culture and International Law (Martinus Nijhoff 2012).2. Karel Wellens (ed.), International Law: Theory and practice - essays in honour of Eric Suy (Martinus Nijhoff 1998).3. Lingliang Zeng, Contemporary International Law and China s Peaceful Development (Springer, 1st edn., 2021).4. James Crawford, Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law (OUP, 9th edn., 2019).5. Martin Dixon, Robert McCorquodale, and Sarah Williams, Cases & Materials on International Law (OUP, 6th edn., 2017).Private international law6. Zheng Sophia Tang, Yongping Xiao, Zhengxin Huo, Conflict of Laws in the People's Republic of China (Edward Elgar 2016).7. Ugljesa Grusic, Christian Heinze, Cheshire, North & Fawcett: Private International Law (OUP 2017).ReferencesPublic international law1. 中华人民共和国外交部条约法律司：中国国际法实践案例选编，世界知识出版社2018年版。2. 段洁龙：中国国际法实践与案例，法律出版社2011年版。3. 中华人民共和国国务院，“中国的北极政策”，2018年1月26日。State Council of China, China's Arctic Policy, 26 January 2018. English text Available at: >text=The%20State%20Council%20Information%200ffice%20of%20the%20People%27s,Policies% 20and%20Positions%20on%20Participating%20in%20Arctic%20Affairs.4. Bruno Simma, Daniel-Erasmus Khan, Georg Nolte and Andreas PauIus (eds), The Charter of the United Nations: A Commentary (OUP, 3rd edn, 2012).5. Maria Adele Carrai, Sovereignty in China: A Genealogy of a Concept since 1840 (CUP 2019).6. Julien Chaissa (ed.), China s International Investment Strategy: Bilateral, Regional, and Global Law and PCy(OUP 2019).7. Yenkong Nganjoh Hodu and Zhang Qi, The Political Economy of WTO Implementation and China's Approach to Litigation in the WTO (Edward Elgar 2016).8. Sienho Yee, 'Dispute Settlement on the Belt and Road: Ideas on System, Spirit and Style* (2018) 17(3) CJIL 907-914.9. Phil C.W. Chan, China, State Sovereignty and International Legal Order (Brill 2014).10. Lydia Liu, The Clash of Empires: The Invention of China in Modern World Making (Han,ard UniversityPress 2004).11. Tieya Wang, 'International Law in China: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives' (1990) 221(5) RdC 195-370.Online resources:12. Permanent Mission of PRC to the UN:13. The UN:14. The UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS):15. China's legal documents included in the database maintained by DOALOSL:16. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China:17. International Seabed Authority (ISA):18. Commission on the Limits of Continental Shelf (CLCS):19. Arctic Council:20. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat:21. Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration:22. ICJ:23. ITLOS:24. PCA:25. ICSID:26. WTO:Private international law27. Guangjian Tu, Private International Law in China (Springer 2016).28. Mo zhang, tCodificd Choice of Law in China: Rules, Processes and Theoretic Underpinnings* (2012) 37 N.C.J. Int,l L. & Com. Reg. 83.29. Shuhong YU, Yongping XIAO, tThc Closest Connection Doctrine in the Conflict of Laws in China' (2009) 8 Chinese Journal of International Law 423.30. Zhengxin Huo, 4An Imperfect Improvement: The New Conflict of Laws Act of the People's Republic of China' (2011)60 ICLQ 1065.31. Mo zhang, 4Choice of Law in Contracts: A Chinese Approach' (2006) 26 Nw. J. Infl L. & Bus. 289.Course planning1China,s Relation with International Law: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives1. China's encounter with international law in the late Qing Dynasty2. International law learning by translation3. Involvement with international law of the Republic of China4. The participation in and engagement with international organizations of People's Republic of China5. The contemporary idea of 'shared ftture of mankind' and the 4Silk and Road' initiative6. China's perception of state sovereignty2China,s Regulation of Pelagic Fishery' and Participation in Deep Seabed Mining1. The current status of pelagic fishery2. China's Regulation on Pelagic Fishery of 20203. China's White Paper on the Implementation of related Treaties with respect to Pelagic Fishery 20204. ITLOSs advisory case Request for an Adviosry Opinion submitted by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commissions (SRFC)5. The current status of deep seabed mining6. China's Law on Exploration and Exploitation of Resources in Deep Seabed Area of 2016 (adopted by the National People's Congress of PRC on 26 February 2016, cnterred into force on 1 May 2016.)7. International Seabed Authority and deep seabed mining3China,s Role in Arctic Shipping and Space Mining1. China's Arctic Policy White Paper of 20182. International Maritime Organization's International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) of 20143. International legal framework of space mining activities4. China's space activities and legal positions5. National legislation: U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 and Luxembourg Law on Exploration and Use of Space Resources of 20176. The Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group,s Building Blocks for the Development of an International Framework on Space Resource Activities of 20194China,s Participation in International Dispute Settlement Mechanisms1. China's engagement with the ICJ2. China,s interpretation of the issue of compulsory jurisdiction in the field of the law of the sea3. China,s active involvement with the WTO panels and Appellate Body since 20014. The changing landscape of dispute settlement in international trade and investment for China5China-India border dispute (1)1. Current Status2. The Two Latest Conflicts3. Disputed Territories4. Treaty Obligations6China-India border dispute (2)1. India's Argument2. The International Legal Basis for Chinese Sovereignly over Aksai Chin3. Comparative Historical Review of Approaches and their Effectiveness4. Suggestions7The Extradition of Huang Haiyong (Wong Ho Wing)1. Introduction2. Legal basis3. Proceedings and Analysis of the Huang Haiyong Case in Peru4. Proceedings and Analysis of the Huang Haiyong case before IACHR and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights5. The Judgement8China,s Participation in the Proceedings of the Kosovo advisory case of the ICJ1. Overview of the case2. China's Participation3. Main Issues of the Case4. Main Elements of the Advisory Opinion5. Commentary on the Advisory Opinion9An Introduction to Private International Law in China.1. Historical development of private international law in China.2. Sources of law3. Scope of study for private international law4. Distinction between substantive and procedural issues10Fundamental Concepts and Operation of Private International Law1. Characterization2. Renvoi3. Evasion of foreign law4. Mandatory rule5. Public policy6. Proof of foreign law11Determination of the Applicable Law in Obligatory Relations1. The law applicable to contractual relations2. Party autonomy principle3. Proper law for contracts4. The Most significant relationship doctrine5. The law applicable to non-contractual relations6. Lex loci delictus7. Choice of law rule for product liability12Determination of the Applicable law in Family Relations1. The applicable law for determining the validity of marriage2. The law applicable to the property between spouses3. The law applicable to divorce4. Hague Abduction Convention and international child abduction5. Same-Sex Marriage and Conflict of Law