England and wales is a common law system, meaning that many of our most fundamental legal rules and principles have been established by judges deciding individual cases, rather than these rules being laid down by parliament. The bodleian law librarys collection of printed books on pcr law have shelf marks starting china. Macau civil code english translation available at 717 the latest version is dated 16 oct 2008 jorge godinho, macau business law and legal system, lexisnexis, hong kong, 2007 pages 7588 5462. Mar 12, 2006 this book intends to bring together, in a concise manner, certain chosen areas of the legal system of macau relating to business activities. As a special administrative region, macaus system of government is legally separate from that of mainland china. The apex of the legal system is the basic law of the macau sar, approved by peoples congress in 1993. International business law university of macau, macau macao, china. Ecommerce law updates deemed necessary macau business. Product liability laws and regulations covers common issues in product liability laws and regulations including liability systems, product recall, causation, defences and estoppel, procedure, time limits, remedies, marketshare liability and costsfunding in 22 jurisdictions.
The colony remained under portuguese sovereignty until 1999, when it was transferred back to china. Macau law firm and lawyer rankings from the legal 500 asia. Jul 03, 2018 following the public consultation conducted between the 27th september and 26th october of 2017, macau sar government elaborated a proposal to revise law no. The legal ip regime in macau is governed by the industrial property act, embodied in decree law 9799m december 1999. Caselaw precedent cases plays only a minor and restricted role as a source of law, and that is in direct con. International business law master and postgraduate programs, offered by the faculty of law, university of macau. Culturally and commercially, hong kong has had a strong influence on macau. He has held legal advisory posts with the government of macau from 1991 to 1998 and taught business law and other subjects at the university of macau since 1993. Any designation of the law or legal system of a given state or territory shall be construed, unless otherwise expressed, as directly referring to the substantive law of that state or territory and not to its conflict of laws rules. Jerry ih hsiao faculty of law 1 security of obligations 2 3 materials.
English is the main common language used in the business community. Jun 28, 2017 according to the government, the aml law amendments further aim to protect the macau special administrative regions msar sustainable growth, its economic sectors safety and stability, and to position this sar as an attractive platform for local and foreign investment. Company filings and compliance of your business in macau requires proper representation. He has a long list of multilingual publications on the law, and is the translator from portuguese to english of the macau commercial code 1999.
All the current collection is shelved on level 1 one floor below the entrance level. By contrast, in a common law system, such as hong kong, cases are the primary source of law, while statutes are seen as incursions into the common law and thus interpreted narrowly. You can easily search, bookmark, highlight, and underline the text material. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This book intends to bring together, in a concise manner, certain chosen areas of the legal system of macau relating to business activities.
International business law master and postgraduate programs, offered by the faculty of law. The act superseded the industrial property code 1995, which was a portuguese law that had been applicable in macau until the new act entered into force. What is the legal system in the macau special administrative. These court actions may assist in better defining the constitutional contours of our legal system and the rule of law, and therefore we should all take it seriously, he noted additionally, thanking people for the support he has received for a cause, which he stated is ultimately aimed at enhancing the common good of macaus. Our lawyers have earned international acclaim for providing cuttingedge legal solutions to us and foreignbased companies doing business in or with china. The discussion begins with the outline of the history of the macanese bilingualism. It also includes a general introduction covering fundamental legal concepts, as understood in macau in the tradition of civil law legal systems, and provides concise references to most branches of law, including macau s constitutional framework.
Macau business law and legal system book, 2007 worldcat. Macau law is broadly based on portuguese law, and therefore part of the civil law tradition of continental european legal systems. Law in macau dla piper global data protection laws of the world. Dec 12, 2015 its committee for the basic law of the macao special administrative region and the government of the region. This law set out the legal regime of management, namely the constitution, exercise, modification, transmission and extinction of the right of use and development of the lands located in the macau sar.
Macau offshore zones offshore and international law gsl. Mar 02, 20 our deep knowledge of chinas legal system, culture, and business climate make our china practice one of the most sophisticated in the us. Pdf macau contract law international encyclopaedia of law. It also includes a general introduction covering fundamental legal concepts, as.
Wynn resorts ltd wynn 10k annual report pursuantlo section and 15d fiied on 03012010. In particular, the macau company must inform data subjects of the personal data processing purpose and. Business law an introduction the business professor. However, the legal system of each country is shaped by its unique history and so incorporates individual variations.
This pdf document allows you to expand the table of contents on the lefthand side of the page. Business intelligence, macau business an international trade law expert says the msar should update its legislation regulating ecommerce and international commerce supervision in accordance with the united nations commission on international trade law legal frameworks. Macau is also a special administrative region of china that shares many structural similarities with its close neighbor hong kong, yet offers u. The author then examines the crucial distinction between the language in the law and the law in the language. Most of the commentary in print is in english, or includes a translation into a western european language. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Like hong kong in 1997, macau became a special administrative region sar of the peoples republic of china prc on 20 december 1999, under a joint declaration signed between portugal and the prc in 1987.
In accordance with article 31 of the constitution of the peoples republic of china, macau has special administrative region status, which provides constitutional guarantees for implementing the policy of one country, two systems and the constitutional basis for enacting the basic law of the macau special administrative region. International international law international law jobs. International business law university of macau home. An introduction 4 overview access to text all of this material in this text is available in desktop and mobile browser or pdf format at. Full legal advice should be taken from a qualified professional when dealing with specific situations. The book focuses on a number of branches of private law. Laws and conventions rpmacau intellectual property services. Product liability 2019 laws and regulations macau iclg. Wynn resorts ltd wynn pennsylvania gaming control board. These statutes replace and revoke all previous legislation on industrial property matters as well as removing the jurisdiction of the portuguese institute of industrial property. Asialaw find macaus best law firms and recommended lawyers.
This guide to law online macau contains a selection of chinese legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. Jul 19, 2017 the macau special administrative region macau is a former dependent territory under portuguese administration. International legal business solutions global legal insights. A glance at the real masters of the law salvatore casabona abstract this article discusses the biligualistic legal system in macau. Macau business law14 macau business law by dr jerry ih. He speaks portuguese, english, spanish, french and italian. The contemporary legal systems of the world are generally based on one of four basic systems. One of the many challenges facing construction companies operating in macau is the need for sound and commercial legal advice. For example, a macau company that collects personal data from macau residents through its website eg, through cookies must fulfil all obligations under the law imposed on data processors.
Within macau, the basic law has constitutional rank. The legal system of macau is based on civil law, and the foundations of the system are largely similar to portuguese law. So, for example, most of the law relating to the formation of binding contracts is to. The german system for safety and health at the workplace has a dual structure. Other highly relevant areas relating to business matters such as tax law or labor law are not. There are separate sections for hong kong and taiwan. This material is intended to give an indication of legal issues upon which you may need advice. Laws listed in attachment iii to this law shall be confined to those relating to defence and foreign affairs as well as other matters outside the limits of the autonomy of the region as specified by this law.
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