Feng Lin

The political economy of China's environmental law reforms

Introduction: Law and Policy for Chinas Market Socialism John Garrick Part 1: Chinas Evolving Investment, Company and Business Law Environment 1. Chinas Outward Direct Investment in Context: From Open Door to Going Out Jianfu Chen 2. Company Law Reform in China Xianchu Zhang 3. Chinas Enterprise Bankruptcy Law: Implementation of the Corporate Reorganization Provisions Roman Tomasic and Zinian Zhang 4. Chinese Contract Law after the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods Yan Chang Bennett Part 2: Critical Issues for Chinas Law and Policy Reforms 5. Understanding Chinese Real Estate: The Property-Boom in Perspective Richard Hu 6. The Political Economy of Chinas Environmental Law Reforms Feng Lin, Andrew Chan and Wilson Cheung 7. Implementing Chinas Labor Law Reforms: Interests and Obligations at the Firm-Level William J. Hurst, Jonathan Kinkel and Alexandra Sowash 8. Chinese Outward Direct Investment: Case Studies of SOEs going Global Yingjie Guo, Shumei Hou, Graeme Smith and Selene Martinez-Pacheco 9. Chinas Taxation Law Reforms in the Context of Market Socialism John Garrick Part 3: Courts, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Anti-Corruption Measures in China 10. Economic and Social Rights: The Role of Courts in China Randall Peerenboom 11. Alternative Dispute Resolution in China Fan Yu 12. Organised Crime in China: The Chongqing Crackdown Norman P. Ho 13. Conclusion: Law and Policy for Opening Up [kaifang] and Going Out [zou chu qu], John Garrick

Legal Education at a Turning Point: A Case Study of Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region in China, and its common law system has been guaranteed by its Constitution, while China is primarily a civil law jurisdiction. Hong Kong is currently in the process of its second review of its legal education, and it is essential to examine the impact of internationalisation of legal education in Hong Kong at this critical moment. China’s internationalisation and its rising status as an important player in international economy has strengthened the importance and role of Hong Kong as a center in international finance, trading, shipping and aviation. Such core businesses have brought companies around the world to Hong Kong. Their businesses require internationalised legal services. This chapter examines various aspects of internationalisation of legal education in Hong Kong. It argues that Hong Kong’s unique international status determines that internationalisation of legal education is more important to Hong Kong than most other jurisdictions. That is the foundation for the provision of world-class legal service and the maintenance of Hong Kong’s international competitiveness. Particularly, Hong Kong should produce more lawyers who are qualified to practice in two different jurisdictions, especially those who are qualified to practice in both Hong Kong and mainland China.