Decodification of the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China

Igor Szpotakowski is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Intellectual Property Law at the School of Law of the University of Leeds. He served as the Principal Investigator for the project ‘Supply of Services Contracts in Private Law of the People’s Republic of China: Codification in the Era of Decodification’ (2020–2025) at Jagiellonian University funded by Polish Ministry of Science. Having studied in Poland, the United Kingdom, and China, his research focuses on comparative private law, Chinese law, and regulation of technology. His research draws on Roman law as a key conceptual framework.

• Introduction 1. In Search of the Conceptual Boundaries of Codification, Decodification and Recodification 2: Codification of Civil Law in the People's Republic of China 3: The Roman Contract Locatio Conductio as a Comparative Model for the Property Management Services Contracts 4: Ex ante Decodification of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China – The Legislator's Intent 5: Ex post Decodification of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China –The Role of Chinese Courts 6: Decodification of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China Caused by an External Factor – Hong Kong Law as an Indirect Source of Reception. Conclusions. Appendix 1 - Table of Cases. Appendix 2 – Roman Law Sources