Bok Course: China's Business Law in a Global Context (Shen)
Faculty
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| Wei Shenshen16@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Satisfies Senior Writing RequirementNo
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can send you an email with instructions for accessing the recording for the class session(s) you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
MW 9:00AM - 10:20AM
Tanenbaum Hall 253
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
1.0
This course will study the development of business and investment law in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the past five decades, focusing on selected topics in commercial law generally, the law of corporate and unincorporated entities, the regulation of banks and non-bank financial institutions, corporate finance and M&A, and the law and regulation governing the PRC domestic capital markets and publicly listed companies accessing capital on both those domestic markets and global exchanges. In addition, the course will dedicate some time to understanding the still-separate legal and regulatory regime governing foreign investment generally, both direct (private) foreign investment, and foreign portfolio investment in PRC-domiciled firms raising capital on the Chinese and global public markets, and the impact of established and under-negotiation Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) between foreign nations and the PRC. The course may touch upon some trade law issues given the ongoing trade friction between the US and China.
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
International Corporate and Trade Law
Perspectives on the Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of how the law affects, and is affected by, the individual course topic; Perform legal analysis in the context of the individual course topic; Communicate effectively on the legal and other aspects of the individual course topic; Demonstrate the ability to use other disciplines to analyze legal issues relevant to the individual course topic, including economics, philosophy, and sociology, as appropriate.