Hong Kong’s National Security Law: a first look

It’s not the substantive crimes and their definitions that count; it’s the institutions that will investigate, prosecute, and judge them…

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Literal lawlessness in HK for PRC officials

Sometimes people misuse the word “literally”. Not me, at least not here. Article 48 of the new Law of the…

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A critique of Taiwan’s “humanitarian assistance action plan for Hong Kong citizens”

Yesterday the Taiwan government finally released the much-anticipated “humanitarian assistance action plan for Hong Kong citizens.” Here are the details…

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China- and Taiwan-related fellowships and grants

Here are two items that may be of interest to readers. I have directly quoted from the wording I received,…

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Translation of Torts section of new Chinese Civil Code

George Conk of Fordham Law School has translated the section on torts of the new Civil Code. Here’s the link:…

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China IP position at the US Department of Commerce

I’m just passing on a job announcement posted at Mark Cohen’s China IPR blog; you can see the details there.

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“Rule of law” versus “law and order”

“If the rule of law aims to minimize arbitrariness, then law and order has as its primary concern non-restlessness. Its…

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Inspection of auditors of Chinese firms listed in the US: more developments

President Trump has issued a Presidential Memorandum directing his Working Group on Financial Markets to discuss, and issue within 60…

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Who exactly is “the state” in China?

One of the interesting issues that has cropped up in the various lawsuits filed in US courts against “China” (broadly…

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Great tool for analyzing changes in the Civil Code

The Beida Fabao website has posted an excellent tool for analyzing the recently promulgated Civil Code, showing the history of,…

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