Title:   China and Economic Law: Current Practice, Problems, and Prospects

Speaker:    James V. Feinerman (Georgetown University)

Topic/Issues:  

1. Structure and responsibilities of the National People's Congress
2. Structure and responsibilities of the People's Procurate
3. Structure and responsibilities of the Supreme People's Courts
4. "Strike hard" campaigns and the death penalty
5. Legal basis of China's regulatory framework
6. Legal issues involved with foreign firms doing business in China

Resources:

1. Constitutional Law; Death Penalty
2. Economic Law
3. Chen, Albert H.Y. An Introduction to the Legal System of the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong: LexisNexis, 4th ed. 2011)

Readings:

1. China's 2013 Report on the U.S. Human Rights Record (2013年美国的人权纪录)

Goals:

1. [tbd]