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China Summer Program - Curriculum

U.S.-China Trade Issues under the World Trade Organization

(1 credit), taught by Ambassador C. Donald Johnson, Director, Dean Rusk Center, University of Georgia School of Law.

This course examines legal issues surrounding the bilateral trade relationship between the United States and China within the framework of their mutual obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Among the topics to be covered are i) an overview of the WTO legal system and the principle agreements governing the U.S.-China trade relationship; ii) a brief history of the development of U.S.-China trade and China's entry into the WTO; iii) a review of the obligations and commitments of each country under the WTO; iv) a review of the monitoring and enforcement actions since China's WTO accession; and v) a review of U.S. and Chinese domestic trade law remedies. Will include several guest speakers from Tsinghua University School of Law, the U.S. Embassy and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. There will be fourteen 50-minute class meetings (five per week, with a 90-minute exam).

Introduction to the Chinese Legal System

(1 credit), taught by Professor Wang Chenguang of Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing, China.

This course examines the basic legal framework and institutions of the Chinese legal system. The topics will be divided into four subject areas: i) an introduction to Chinese legal history, hierarchy of laws, and legal institutions; ii) Chinese constitutional law, including implementation, governmental bodies, administrative law, litigation and cases; iii) Chinese procedural law and; iv) Chinese practice of international law. There will be field trips to the Higher People's Court and/or the Intermediate People's Court and to top ranked law firms in Beijing. There will be fourteen 50-minute class meetings (five per week, with a 90-minute exam).

Introduction to Chinese Commercial Law

(1 credit), taught by Professor Tang Xin of Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing, China; and Professors Lu Zhian, Chen Li, Gong Baihua, and Wang Jun of Fudan University School of Law, Shanghai, China.

This course provides an introduction and overview of the Chinese commercial legal system. The topics will be divided into seven subject areas: i) company law, including corporations, bankruptcy, and antitrust; ii) civil law, including contracts, torts, and property; iii) tax law as it pertains to foreign trade; iv) intellectual property law; v) foreign investment law; vi) arbitration and; vii) banking and finance. There will be field trips to an arbitration center, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and to top ranked law firms in Shanghai. There will be fourteen 50-minute class meetings (five per week, with a 90-minute exam

International Law and Commercial Responsibility

(1 credit), taught by Professor Diane Marie Amann, Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law, University of Georgia School of Law

As commerce crosses national frontiers, its processes and effects may give rise to questions under international law. This course will explore the intersection of international law and global commerce in an array of legal regimes, many of which count China and/or the United States as members. Cases to be studied may concern, for example, the World Trade Organization, the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea, the Ruggie Principles, the International Labour Organization, the International Criminal Court, and U.S. litigation under the Alien Tort Statute. There will be fourteen 50-minute class meetings (five per week, with a 90-minute exam).