Event Title: "Property Law in China"
Series: School of Law Seminars
Speaker: Professor Alison Clarke (School of Law, University of Surrey)
Time and Venue: Wednesday 17th February, 2-3pm, Room 75, School of Management Building, Level 02

Seminar Information:
1st October 2007 was the 48th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It was also the date on which the Property Rights Law of the PRC came into force. The actual and symbolic effect on this 2007 Law on land use rights in China was, and remains, highly controversial. When the Law was enacted many outside commentators – and also many critics within the PRC – viewed it as a major step towards state recognition of private ownership of land, and the abandonment of socialist principles. The reality is, inevitably, more complex and less easy for an outsider to grasp. At the heart of the difficulties lies a fundamental question: can our concept of private property ever be compatible with the Chinese concept of the rule of law?