Title: Legislating general principles of commercial law in China

Authors: Qiao Liu; Xiang Ren; Zhenxing Zhang

Addresses: Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Law, No. 28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China ' Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Law, No. 28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China ' Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Law, No. 28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China

Abstract: This paper outlines and evaluates the current debate on the propriety and feasibility of enacting a national law in the People's Republic of China enunciating a body of general principles overarching various commercial legislations. By way of a critical and comparative appraisal of three most pertinent and promising pieces of materials in this regard - the Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Commercial Matters and two scholarly recommendation drafts - it advocates the enactment of such general principles and suggests the salient features and the essential structure of the future code.

Keywords: commercial law; China; regulations; Shenzhen; Special Economic Zones; commercial codes; legal certainty; commercial legislation; legal principles; national laws; private law.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPL.2013.053015

International Journal of Private Law, 2013 Vol.6 No.2, pp.206 - 214

Published online: 29 Nov 2013 *

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