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Chinese Citation


Simplified or Traditional Chinese 

When citing Chinese resources, always keep consistent with the Chinese language used in the sources throughout the paper. For example, if a case you want to cite is written in simplified Chinese, you should use Simplified Chinese (简体中文) in text and/or in citation. 

Cases and decisions (案例与裁判文书)

Case name (parties names) phase of proceedings / advisory opinion [year] Report series or publication name starting page
 

Reported/Gazetted cases and decisions (公报案例/裁判文书):
A reported case on Gazette of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China:

Bonneterie Cévenole S.A.R.L. v. Shanghai Meizheng Co. et al. for Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition (Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition)

博內特里公司訴上海梅蒸公司等商標侵權和不正當競爭糾紛案
 [2005] 12 中華人民共和國最高人民法院公報 29

A notice published on Gazette of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China:
Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Carrying out the Pilot Program of Reforming the National Supervision Mechanism in Beijing Municipality, Shanxi Province, and Zhejiang Province

《全國人民代表大會常務委員會關于在北京市、山西省、浙江省開展國家監察體制改革試點工作的決定
[2017] 3中華人民共和國最高人民檢察院公報 1

 

Cases/decisions found in online databases/websites
Pkulaw
(北大法宝):

李劲诉华润置地(重庆)有限公司环境污染责任纠纷案
[2018] CLI.C.93903784

CLI.C. number is the case number used in pkulaw

Court cases from Wenshu (中国裁判文书):
王铮、张小平民间借贷纠纷再审审查与审判监督民事裁定书
[2020] 最高法民申1094

东莞市巨星电池有限公司与广州市金不换电子有限公司侵害外观设计专利权纠纷一审民事判决书
[2016]73民初1363

China Legislation (法律法规)

Contract Law of the People's Republic of China 1999
中华人民共和国合同法
1999

Patent Law (Amendment) of the People's Republic of China 2008 Art 25
中华人民共和国专利法 (修正) 2008 第二十五条


International treaties/documents/agreements relevant to the People’s Republic of China:

These should be cited by name and date of implementation:

《中华人民共和国政府和美利坚合众国政府经济贸易协议》
(2020115)


UN Treaty:

Treaty name
  date  treaty series citation  page ref (Date of entry into force)

联合国打击跨国有组织犯罪公 20001115 A/RES/55/25 3 (2003929)

Secondary Source

Books:
Authors name (Surname and first name or Surname and initial), Book title (), (edition no if 2nd or later edition) place of publication (may not be included at lecturer’s preference), publisher, year of publication (these may be enclosed in parentheses). Details should be the same for printed or e-book versions if used. Note: if there are more than two authors, include the first only and then include ‘et al’ () indicating there are more authors not cited by name.

李楯
《环境公益诉讼观察报告 (2016年卷) 》, (第三版) ,北京: 法律出版社,2018

陳弘毅等
《香港法概論 》,香港 : 三聯書店(香港)有限公司 2015


Edited works:

法律出版社法规中心(主編)《刑法学生常用法律手册
》,(第七版) ,北京 : 法律出版社2014年。

刘剑文(主編)《知识经济与法律变革》,
 (第一版) 北京 : 法律出版社 2001年。


Chapters in edited works:

Author of chapter, Title of chapter (〈〉), author or editor of book, Book title (《》), place of publication (may not be included at lecturer's preference), publisher, year of publication (these may be enclosed in parentheses)

林予生
  (主編地震灾后热点法律问题解析)杨遂全(主編)《关于城镇居民房屋灾损政府救助的思考 》,(第一版) 成都 : 四川大学出版社 2008  


Journal Articles (法学期刊文章):

Authors name (Surname and first name or Surname and initial) title of article (〈〉),   volume/issue (year of journal), Title of Journal (《》), (may be abbreviated depending on lecturer’s preference)  page.

欧阳菲
〈我国发展低碳经济的若干思考〉,第5(2012) ,《致富时代:下半月》,頁11


Newspaper articles:

Author (Surname and first name or Surname and initial) News Title (〈〉),  Newspaper Name  (《》) , Place of publication, date,  page.

刘玉琴
〈实践三个代表重要思想 大力加强基层文化建设〉,《人民日报 北京 2002424日, 1 要闻 


Online news articles:

Author (Surname and first name or Surname and initial) News Title (〈〉)  Newspaper Name  (《》)  Date of access: URL

刘玉琴 实践三个代表重要思想 大力加强基层文化建设  人民日报2020520日瀏覽: http://data.people.com.cn/rmrb/20020424/1 


Theses:

Author (Surname and first name or Surname and initial), Title (〈〉), Level of Theses, Institution, year.

王琳琳
〈中国大陆与台湾地区环境教育法律制度比较研究 〉,(碩士論文),长安大学 2016年。


TV Programmes:

Broadcaster  Title of programme (〈〉) , Name of Program (《》),  Date.

中央电视台
  〈什么叫意定监护?〉,《法治深壹》,   2019127


News Reports:

Broadcaster  Presenter (if known),  Title of programme (〈〉),   Date.

鳳凰衛視
徐志勳 ,〈東盟10+3經貿部長會促維護多邊主義 〉, 2019910日。


Online databases:

Author(s) (Surname and first name or Surname and initial) Title (〈〉), volume/issue (year), Journal Title (《》), date of access: URL

北大法寶
刑法中行为论的新展开  2(2018)   中国法学   201973日瀏覽: https://www.pkulaw.com/qikan/44fde481e7aef45f3bd626190b564c8bdfb.html 


General/individual works on the Internet:

Author (Surname and first name or Surname and initial if a person) (year) Title of document(〈〉)  date of access: URL

尤杨
与赵之涵 (2017) 通道有风险,通道不免责 20171126日瀏覽: https://www.chinalawinsight.com/2017/11/articles/dispute-resolution/通道有风险,通道不免责

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