Introduction to Commercial Law

The course is divided into eleven parts:
(1) General Principles of Commercial Law
Key Points:
 Concept and regulatory scope of Commercial Law
 Principles of Commercial Law
 Sources and system of Commercial Law
 Commercial disputes and their resolution mechanisms
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Distinction between Commercial Law, Civil Law, and Economic Law
 Emergence, evolution, and prospects of Commercial Law
 Approaches to resolving commercial disputes
(2) Business Entities
Key Points:
 Types of business entities and their commercial capacity
 Business names
 Business accounting books and commercial auditing
 Commercial registration system
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Understanding the characteristics and types of business entities
 Understanding the institutional significance of business names, accounting books, and registration
(3) Commercial Acts
Key Points:
 Commercial acts and business operations
 Chain operations and franchising
 E-commerce
 Commercial transportation
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Understanding the concept, characteristics, and classification of commercial acts
 Understanding the specific rules governing special commercial acts
(4) Company Law
Key Points:
 Concept and classification of companies
 Incorporation and legal personality of companies
 Company capital system
 Shares and equity
 Corporate organizational structure
 Company mergers and divisions
 Company dissolution and liquidation
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Understanding the corporate legal personality system
 Understanding the processes of establishing and operating a company
 Understanding corporate governance mechanisms
(5) Law on Non-corporate Business Entities
Key Points:
 Sole Proprietorship Enterprise Law
 Partnership Enterprise Law
 State-Owned Enterprise Law
 Foreign Investment Enterprise Law
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Mastering the differences and connections between non-corporate enterprises and corporate enterprises
 Understanding the characteristics and significance of different types of enterprises
(6) Insurance Law
Key Points:
 Concept of insurance and its legal attributes
 Fundamental principles of Insurance Law
 Insurance contracts
 Insurance Industry Law
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Understanding the fundamental principles of Insurance Law
 Understanding the interpretation and application of insurance contracts
(7) Commercial Banking and Payment Law
Key Points:
 Commercial Banking Law
 Commercial Payment Law
 Negotiable Instruments Law
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Understanding the basic operational logic of Commercial Banking Law
 Understanding the methods of commercial payment
 Familiarity with the legal system governing negotiable instruments
(8) Securities Law
Key Points:
 Legal system for securities market participants
 Legal system for securities issuance and underwriting
 Legal system for securities listing and trading
 Legal system for securities investor protection
 Securities regulatory authorities
 Legal liability for securities violations
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Familiarity with the systems for securities issuance, listing, and trading
 Understanding the securities investor protection system and its related legal liability framework
 Distinguishing between Securities Law from a commercial law perspective and an economic law perspective
(9) Futures Trading Law
Key Points:
 Futures trading participants
 Futures trading rules
 Futures market supervision
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Understanding the legal nature of futures trading and its rules
 Distinguishing between Futures Law from a commercial law perspective and an economic law perspective
(10) Law on Commercial Trusts and Investment Funds
Key Points:
 Establishment and effectiveness of commercial trusts
 Trust property and parties involved in commercial trusts
 Modification and termination of trusts
 Investment funds
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Understanding the concept, types, and regulation of commercial trusts
 Understanding the concept, characteristics, and types of investment funds
(11) Bankruptcy Law
Key Points:
 Overview of Bankruptcy Law
 Liquidation of bankruptcy estate
 Bankruptcy reorganization
 Bankruptcy composition
 Bankruptcy liquidation
Teaching Focus and Difficulties:
 Understanding the value and significance of the bankruptcy system
 Understanding the distinctions and significance among bankruptcy reorganization, composition, and liquidation systems
Familiarity with bankruptcy procedures