This volume starts with a symposium on the criminal law, which iscomposed of four works. Zhao Guoling's Crime in China, 1949——2008not only presents the data on crimes in China for the past 60 years, butalso provides a more extensive documentation on the nature and scope ofsuch crimes than what has previously been available. It also analyzes thetrends, patterns, types of offenders, the causes of crime, and the effortsof the Chinese government on crime control and prevention.

Symposium

 Crime in China, 1949-2008

 On China's Death Penalty System

 Study on China's Criminal Law Response to Anti-Money Laundering in Light of International Evaluation

 Rethinking the Purpose of Criminal Punishment

Articles

 On the Method of Searching for Guiding Cases: on the Basis of Trial Experience

 The Legislative Models and Practicing Experiences of the Business

 Mergers and Acquisitions Act in Taiwan, China

 How We Regulate Executive Stock Options: The Interaction of Law and Accounting

 Self-Regulation of Business Associations and Companies

 Freedom of Contract under Heavy Regulation as Reflected in Real Estate Transactions in Mainland China: ,Judicial Relaxation of Real Estate Transaction Regulation

 The Competitive Edges of China's Resource-for-Infrastructure Investment Contracts in Africa