Chinese Law Research Guide: Westlaw

The TWO BEST SOURCES of Chinese legal information on Westlaw are:

1. International Materials
2. Practical Law

NOTE: You may get better search results by going to each of these sections of Westlaw instead of using the Westlaw global search box.

Go to the International Materials link to search or browse the best China law resources available in Westlaw.

International Materials > International Materials: Other > China 

• All China Treatises
  • Arbitration in China: A Practical Guide
  • China's Foreign Investment Law
  • Competition Law in China
  • Corporate Counsel's Guide to Doing Business in China
  • Energy Policy & Regulation in the People's Republic of China
  • Enforcement of Commercial Arbitral Awards in China
  • Intellectual Property Law in China
  • International Trade & Maritime Law in China
  • Mergers & Acquisitions in China
  • Trade Remedies: Law of Dumping, Subsidies & Safeguards in China
• Multi-National Treatises.  These multi-national treatises are a good resource for finding legal analysis on China.  Each multi-national compilation includes analysis arranged by country.  Examples include:
  • Comparative Environmental Law & Regulation - Chapter 15: China
  • International Civil Procedure
  • International Family Law Practice
  • Transnational Litigation: A Practitioner's Guide - Chapter 7: China
• International Materials > Hong Kong 
  • Cases
    • All Hong Kong Cases
    • Case Digests
    • Chinese Judgments
    • Court of Final Appeals
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Insurance
    • International Commercial Arbitration
    • Law Reports
    • Securities
    • Unreported / Alert Service
  • Legislation
    • Hong Kong Legislation
  • Treatises
    • Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide
  • Journals
    • All Hong Kong Journals
    • Hong Kong Law Journal
    • Journal of Chinese & Comparative Law
  • Hong Kong Current Awareness
    • Arbitration  /  Banking and Finance  /  Building and Construction  /  Civil Procedure and Evidence  /  Commercial Law  /  Company Law and Insolvency  /  Contract Law  / Criminal Law and Evidence  /  Employment law  /  Environmental Law  /  Family Law  /  Human Rights  /  Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law  /  Land Law  /  Legislation  /  Private International Law  /  Professions  /  Public Law  /  Taxation  /  Tort and Personal Injury  /  Trusts and Equity  /  Will, Probate and Succession

The Practical Law resources on Westlaw offer a rich collection of up-to-date in-depth content including Practice Notes, Standard Documents and Clauses, Checklists, Toolkits, Legal Updates, Country-by-Country Legal Research Guidance, Country Comparison Tools, and Subject Specific Practice Resources.

There are several ways to locate Chinese legal resources in Practical Law:

• Browse topics and resources at the Practical Law: China webpage
• Search the Global Guides
• Select the Country Q&A Comparison Tool
• Go to Doing Business in China
• Select Global Content > then select China

Here are some other ways to navigate Practical Law:

• Select Global Home > select China
• Select Global Home > select a Practice Area > then select a topic or China
• Select Global Home > then select Country Q&A Comparison Tool (Start Comparing)
• Select Global Guides and Cross-Border Topics > then select a Global Guide by subject > then apply filter to limit to China
• Select Global Guides and  Cross-Border Topics > then select Cross-Border Topics > then apply filter to limit to China
• Select Global Guides and  Cross-Border Topics > then select Country Q&A Comparison Tool
• Select Arbitration > then select countries > then select China