Business Law in China - Trade, Investment, Operations and Finance

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“ICC’s conviction that trade is a powerful force for peace and prosperity dates from our organization’s origins in 1919. The publication of this authoritative and comprehensive guide to Chinese business law is an excellent example of how we translate that conviction into practical tools and services for business people to use in today’s globalized world. As one of the world’s biggest national economies in the 21st century, China presents extraordinary opportunities for business.

Understanding China’s complex legal system, economic laws, and ongoing reforms is key to unlocking the doors to those opportunities. Written by some of the world’s foremost experts, Business Law in China is essential reading for anyone doing business in China.” 

-- Victor Fung,  Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce

Editors-in-chief:

Daniel Arthur Laprès is a member of the Bars of Paris and of Nova Scotia. Of counsel to Kunlun Law Firm in Beijing, he is listed on the panel of international arbitrators of the China International Trade and Arbitration Commission. He is Professor of Law at the Faculté Libre de Droit, d’Economie et de Gestion in Paris.

Zhang Yuejiao is currently a member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization, President of the Chinese Law Society and Professor at the University of Shantou. Ms. Zhang has served as Director General of the Department of Treaties and Laws in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (now Ministry of Commerce).

Contributing Editor: Lei Kai, Partner, Kunlun Law Firm, Beijing. 

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Business Law in China brings together practitioners and scholars from China and other countries to create a unique work of compilation, analysis and assessment of the current state of Chinese business law. With a focus on traditionally important subjects for international business professionals, this updated edition breaks ground with its inclusion of extensive material on the legal aspects of managing a business in China.

It is organized and presented to correspond with business people's actual experience in dealing with legal issues involving China. Throughout the work, legal issues are placed in their business contexts, creating a basis for common understanding among lawyers and their business clients.

Tables and illustrations help to clarify complex institutional organizations and legal processes.

Business Law in China is available in English, and as an eBook only. We offer the eBook for purchase in whole or in themed sections, and at three price points, as follows:

Ÿ The Complete version including all thirty chapters: 275 Euros
Ÿ Chapters 1 – 4 Introduction to the Legal Environment for doing Business: 75 Euros
Ÿ Chapters 5 – 12 International Trade and Marketing: 95 Euros
Ÿ Chapters 13 – 19 Operating a Business: 95 Euros
Ÿ Chapters 20 – 26 Finance: 95 Euros
Ÿ Chapters 27 – 30 Dispute Settlement: 75 Euros

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Table of Contents 

CHAPTER 1 The History of Economic Law in China
CHAPTER 2 Constitutional and Administrative Law
CHAPTER 3 Civil Law
CHAPTER 4 Criminal Law
CHAPTER 5 International Trade
CHAPTER 6 Shipping
CHAPTER 7 Industrial Property
CHAPTER 8 Trademarks
CHAPTER 9 Copyright
CHAPTER 10 Internet-related IP
CHAPTER 11 Marketing
CHAPTER 12 Trade Finance
CHAPTER 13 Foreign Direct Investment
CHAPTER 14 Business Organisations
CHAPTER 15 Real Estate
CHAPTER 16 Labour
CHAPTER 17 Environmental Law
CHAPTER 18 Insurance
CHAPTER 19 Project Management
CHAPTER 20 Financial Institutions
CHAPTER 21 Capital Markets
CHAPTER 22 International Capital Flows
CHAPTER 23 Taxation of Business Income
CHAPTER 24 Indirect Taxation
CHAPTER 25 Taxation of Real Property
CHAPTER 26 Taxation of Personal Income
CHAPTER 27 Conciliation
CHAPTER 28 Administrative Remedies
CHAPTER 29 Litigation
CHAPTER 30 Arbitration