SYLLABUS

Comparative Asian Contract Law

Bor-shan Lin

Spring 2006

1.SESSIONS
	The course meets on Tuesdays (G20) and Thursdays (G13) 4:00-5:50 pm from January 10 through February 24.
2.OFFICE HOURS
	I will be in my office, Room 524, all the time and I invite you to stop by at your convenience. Or, email me to arrange a scheduled time to talk. Also, I use email extensively, so I am also happy to answer questions by email.(borshan@faculty.pccu.edu.tw) Tel: 412-624-2185
3.SCHDULE (Subject to change)
Jan 10		Topic	Sources of contract law
		Contents	Sources of Contract Law in China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
			The foundation and development of modern civil and contractual codes in East Asia.
			Contractual Relationship and Obligation (torts unjust enrichment, management of affairs without mandate)
		Readings	Yin-Ching Chen, Civil Law Development: China and Taiwan, Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, Volume 2 (Spring 2002).
			Bing Ling, General introduction and Sources of Law (Chapter 1 and Section 2.1), contract law in china, pp.1-38.
			Spenser Y. Hor, Remedies for International Sellers of Goods in Taiwan, Published by Yorkhill Law Publishing, 1998.
			Sang Yong Kim, Amendment Works of the Korean Civil Code (Property Law.
		Supplements	The Cello Case.
		Slide Sow	The First Session.
Jan 12		Topic	Alteration of private rights and contract
		Contents	The System of Private Rights.
			Concept of Creditor’s Right (obligation-right).
			Alteration of Private Rights and Juridical Facts
			Juridical Act and Contract.
			Extinctive Prescription and Creditor’s Right
		Readings	Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-113~II1-118 .
		Slide Sow	The Second Session.
Jan 17		Topic	Category of contract
		Contents	Kinds of Contract and the Value for Differentiation
			Dispositive Juristic Act and Its Cause
			Contract Causa
			“Type Contract,” Non-type contract and Mixed-Type contract.
			Financial Lease
			Kinds of Contract and the Value for Differentiation
		Readings	Bing Ling, Form of Contract (Chapter 3.5), contract law in china, pp.95-105.
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-66~II1-83
		Slide Sow	The Third Session.
Jan 19		Topic	Formation of Contract
		Contents	Requisites to Form an Effective Contract
			Offer
		Readings	Bing Ling, Constituent Elements of Formation of Contract (3.1), Offer (3.2), contract law in china, pp.59-75.
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-22~II1-28
		Supplements	Wang Liming’s article and some questions If you have problem to find Wang’s article, please sent a mail to me.
		Slide Sow	The Fourth Session.
Jan 24		Topic	Formation of Contract
		Contents	Acceptance
			Conformity and Mutual Assent
			Precontractual Liability
			Form of Contract
		Readings	Bing Ling, Acceptance (Sec. 3.3), Precontractual Liability (Sec. 4.8), contract law in china, pp.76-86, 213-224.
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-28~II1-37; II1-168~II1-171
		Slide Sow	The Fifth Session.
Jan 26		Topic	Validity of Contract
		Contents	Categories of Effectiveness
			Illegality
			Mental Reservation
			Categories of Effectiveness
			Malicious Collusion / False Declaration of Intention Made under Collusion
		Readings	Bing Ling, Effectiveness of Contract (Sec 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.7, 4.4, 4.6.3), contract law in china, pp.115-118, 163-174, 200-201
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-38~II1-41; II1-102~II1-108
		Slide Sow	The Sixth Session.
Jan 31		Topic	Validity of contract
		Contents	Mistake,
			Fraud and duress
			Condition
		Readings	Bing Ling, Effectiveness of Contract (Sec 4.5, 4.7), contract law in china, pp.175-190, 201-211
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-37~II1-38; II1-105~II1-109
		Slide Sow	The Seventh Session.
Feb 2		Topic	Preservation of Contractual Rights
		Contents	The Right to Annul (or Revoke) a Juristic Act Prejudicial to the Creditor’s Right
			The Right of Subrogation
			Guaranty of Contractual Rights
			Secured Transaction
		Readings	Bing Ling, Effectiveness of Contract (Sec 5.4), contract law in china, pp.276-290. Supreme Court of Korea, Decision 2001Da59071 delivered on March 15, 2002 .
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-41~II1-42
			Financial Leasing Case: No 1841(2001), Taiwan Supreme Court
		Slide Show	The Eighth Session
Feb 7		Topic	Assignment and Delegation
		Contents	The Freedom to Assign a Creditor’s Right and its Limitation
			The Delegation for Contractual Duty and Security Interest
		Readings	Bing Ling, Transfer of Contractual Obligations (Sec 6.2), contract law in china, pp.310-330
		Slide Show	The Ninth Session
Feb 9		Topic	Performance
		Contents	Delivery
			Place, Time, and Manner for performance
			The Justified Repudiation to Perform
		Readings	Bing Ling, Scope of Contractual Obligations (Sec5.1.4, Sec 5.2), contract law in china, pp.237-262
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-133~II1-141
		Slide Show	The Tenth Session
Feb 14		Topic	Nonperformance of Contractual Duty (Breach)
		Contents	Meaning and Requisites of Nonperformance
			Type of Nonperformance
			Effect of Nonperformance
			Impossibility
		Readings	Bing Ling, Liability for Breach of Contract (Sec 8.1), contract law in china, pp.379-417
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-147~II1-157; II1-159~II1-161; II1-172~II1-181
		Slide Show	The Eleventh Session
Feb 16		Topic	Nonperformance of contractual duty
		Contents	Imperfect Performance
			Contractual Liability and Torts
		Readings	Bing Ling, Liability for Breach of Contract (Sec 8.2), contract law in china, pp.418-431
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-161~II1-162; II1-102~II1-108
		Slide Show	The Twelfth Session
Feb 21		Topic	Warranties and Breach of Contractual Duty
		Contents	Warranties in Sale and Lease
			Difference between Breach of Warranty and Nonperformance
		Readings	Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-163~II1-168;
		Slide Show	The Thirteenth Session
Feb 23		Topic	Nonperformance of contractual duty
		Contents	Delay to Perform
			Anticipatory Repudiation
		Readings	Bing Ling, Liability for Breach of Contract (Sec 8.3, 8.4), contract law in china, pp.432-454
			Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, pp. II1-157~II1-159;
			Supreme Court of Korea, Decision 2000Da37296 delivered on May 10, 2002
		Slide Show	The Fourteenth Session
4.METHODS OF VALUATION
	Participation – 30%. Students are expected to attend class regularly, as required by school rules. The participation grade will be based on in-class discussion and attendance rates.
	Final Examination – The final exam will be in essay question format, open book and two hours long. The final exam will cover the entire course. It will count 70% towards a final course grade.
5. REQUIRED TEXT
	Bing Ling, Contract law in China, Hong Kong : Sweet & Maxwell Asia ( 2002).
	Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan Volume3, Matthew Bender (1989).
	Occasional handouts of short articles relevant to class topics.
6. REFERENCE WORKS
	Daniel C. K. Chow, The Legal System of the People¡¦s Republic of China in a Nutshell, West Law School (February 15, 2003).
	Carl E. Walter, Fraser J. T. Howie, Privatizing China : The Stock Markets and their Role in Corporate Reform, John Wiley & Sons (August 8, 2003).
	Randall Peerenboom, China's Long March toward Rule of Law, Cambridge University Press (September 26, 2002).
	Yukio Yanagida, Daniel H. Foote, Edward Stokes Johnson, Jr., J. Mark Ramseyer, Hugh T. Scogin, Jr., Law and Investment in Japan: Cases and Materials, Harvard University Press (2000).
	William C. Jones, Basic Principles of Civil Law in China, M. E. Sharp, Inc.(1989).