Tafero's Lesson Plans of Day - Chinese Microeconomics - Contract Law and Intellectual Property - Nine

Lesson 8 - Problems of Contract and Law

A. The Qin Dynasty (Legalism)
B. Confucianist interpretation of Law and Contracts
C. Taoist impact on Law and Contracts
D. Tradition vs Law
E. Contracts and Law today in China
F. Future Scenarios
A. The Qin Dynasty
1. The development of Legalism
2. Changes from earlier dynastic tradition
3. Fall of the Qin
B. Confucianist Impact on Law and Contracts
1. The Qin and Confucianism
2. Continuing Confucianist influence
3. Confucian influence today
C. Taoist Impact On Law and Contracts
1. Taoism during Qin Law
2. Taoism after Qin law under Confucianism
3. Taoism influence today
D. Tradition vs Law
1. Tradition before law (Qin)
2. Tradition after law
3. Tradition and law today
E. Contracts and Law in China Today
1. Political favoritism
2. Nepotism
3. Emerging Systems
F. Future Scenarios
1. Continued Improvement for Contracts and Law
2. Accelerated Improvement for Contracts and Law
3. Regression
Critical Questions
1. Why was the Qin dynasty pivotal to Chinese Contracts and Law?
2. How did Confucianists impact on Contracts and Law?
3. How did the Taoists impact on Contracts and Law?
4. How does tradition impact on Contracts and Law?
5. What is the state of Contract and Law in China today?
6. What are some possible future scenarios for Chinese Contracts and Law?
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
A. How does nepotism affect Contracts and Law?
B. How does communism affect Contracts and Law?

Additional Internet Research Links For This Lesson:
Chinese Contracts
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/52237.html
Chinese Law
http://www.qis.net/chinalaw/

Lesson 9 - Intellectual Rights (Copyrights)

A. History of Intellectual Rights in China
B. Post-Dynastic Development of Intellectual Rights
C. Intellectual Rights In China Today
D. Strategies To Maintain Intellectual Rights.
E. Intellectual Rights In China Today.
F. Futures of Intellectual Rights In China.
A. History of Intellectual Rights
1. Repression of Rights Under Dynastic Rule
2. Use of Tradition to Maintain Some Rights
3. Methods Used To Keep Intellectual Rights
B. Post-Dynastic Development of Intellectual Rights
1. Intellectual Rights Under the Republic
2. Intellectual Rights Under Communism
3. Intellectual Rights Under Current Technological Conditions
C. Intellectual Rights Under Communism
1. 1949
2. Cultural Revolution
3. Current Communist Policy
D. Strategies To Maintain Intellectual Rights
1. Product Sophistication
2. Use of Tradition
3. Communist Cooperation
E. Intellectual Works In China Today
1. Infringements on Copyrights
2. Infringement on Technology
3. Copyright Protection in China Now
F. Futures of Intellectual Property
1. Fewer Infringement Policy
2. Greater Infringement Policy
3. Status Quo
Critical Questions
1. How does the history of intellectual rights affect current policy?
2. How did intellectual rights change after the dynastic periods?
3. How did intellectual rights change during communism?
4. How can companies maintain their intellectual rights?
5. What is the state of intellectual rights in China today?
6. What do you think will be the future of intellectual rights in China?
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
A. Should knowledge be legally protected?
B. With the internet how is it possible to legally protect knowledge?

Additional Internet Research Links For This Lesson:
Chinese Intellectual Rights
http://www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English/gftx_e/zscqbhbps_e/default.htm
Infringement Policies of China
http://www.apeccp.org.tw/doc/China.html