LLAW3035
Law in East Asia (6 credits)
This course will be the first opportunity for students in this Faculty to learn about the legal systems of the East Asian countries. The course will be taught thematically and comparatively from among the following topics: An introduction to the historical foundations of the modern legal systems of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan; Legal institutions: structure of state, courts, legal professions; Codification of law, especially the institutions of private law; Civil and commercial law; Civil process and mediation; Rights of the accused person; Human rights and the legal status of women; Framework for foreign trade and investment. These topics will be examined from a comparative perspective with reference to the law in Hong Kong. The law will be analysed in the context of its history as well as its economic, political and cultural foundations.