Principles of Securities Law

Name: Principles of Securities Law
ISBN: 9787301290743

董安生Peking University Press · ChinaAug 2025

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Word count: 190K words
Chapters: 32
ISBN: 9787301290743

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Summary

Based on the author's years of lecture notes and grounded in China's securities laws and regulations, this textbook systematically sets out the fundamental principles of securities law, covering the issuance and trading of securities, information disclosure, takeovers of listed companies, securities regulation, and legal liability for securities violations. The author stresses in particular that the special civil and commercial law nature of securities law should be emphasized over its administrative-legislative character, so as to meet the inherent requirements of China's market economy and promote the sound development of China's securities law regime. Concise in style, refined in content, and well structured, the book is closely attuned to classroom teaching. It is a highly practical textbook for undergraduate securities law courses and can also be used in graduate-level securities law courses.

Editor's review

Written on the basis of the author's years of lecture notes, this book is distinguished above all by its clear position that securities law should return to its nature as a special civil and commercial law rather than being dominated by an administrative-legislative character. This stance runs throughout the book, giving unified analytical thread to the treatment of issuance, trading, information disclosure, takeovers of listed companies, regulation, and legal liability, rather than a scattered listing of statutory provisions. Concise in style and compact in structure, the book is closely attuned to classroom teaching and well suited for use as a main course textbook. For beginners, it helps build a systematic framework of securities law; for readers with some foundation, the discussion of the essential positioning of securities law merits careful reading and can prompt further reflection on the orientation of institutional design. Readers are advised to consult current securities laws and regulations alongside the text and to note how the author links principles with norms.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Undergraduate law students taking securities law courses who need a systematic textbook
Graduate students specializing in securities law who wish to organize the institutional framework
Practitioners engaged in securities business who need to understand the fundamental principles of securities law
Exam candidates preparing for securities law-related examinations who need a concise knowledge framework

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking extensive real cases and judicial precedent analysis
Ordinary investors looking for securities investment methods and market analysis techniques
Scholars with a deep research foundation in securities law who expect in-depth discussion of cutting-edge topics

Reading tips

First read the table of contents and chapter introductions to grasp the book's structural logic, organized around the thread of special civil and commercial law.
While reading each chapter, consult the current provisions of securities laws and regulations to understand principles and norms in correspondence.
Take notes on key chapters such as issuance, trading, and takeovers, and map out the connections between institutions.
Use it as a course textbook alongside classroom instruction, reviewing chapter by chapter after class and organizing the conceptual system.

About the publisher

Peking University Press China · Founded in 1979

Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.

版权信息
主编简介
前言
第一章证券法基本原理
第一节证券
第二节证券市场
第三节证券法概述
第二章证券发行制度
第一节证券发行的原理
第二节股票发行制度的基本内容
第三节债券发行制度的基本内容
第三章国际股票发行与上市
第一节国际股票融资概述
第二节境外股票发行与上市中的问题
第四章证券交易制度
第一节证券交易原理
第二节证券上市规则
第三节证券现货交易规则
第四节证券衍生品交易制度
第五章证券信息披露制度
第一节信息披露制度概述
第二节证券发行信息披露制度
第三节持续性信息披露制度
第六章上市公司收购制度
第一节上市公司收购概述
第二节要约收购制度
第三节协议收购法律制度
第七章证券违法行为之责任
第一节证券违法行为之概述
第二节证券发行中的虚假陈述
第三节操纵市场行为
第四节内幕交易行为

FAQ

Is this book suitable for readers with no background to self-study securities law?

The book is clearly structured and concise, making it suitable as an introductory textbook; however, securities law itself is concept-dense, so readers with no background would do best to first acquire basic knowledge of civil and commercial law, such as the general principles of company law and contract law, and then study alongside classroom instruction or a systematic course for better results.

Does the book contain extensive cases and judicial precedent analysis?

Judging from its content, the book focuses on explaining the fundamental principles and institutions of securities law; based on lecture notes, it is concise and closely attuned to teaching, and is not primarily a casebook or collection of case commentary. If case training is needed, a casebook or practical materials can be used alongside it.

What does the author mean by emphasizing the special civil and commercial law nature?

The author maintains that securities law should be regarded as a special law of civil and commercial law, emphasizing its character as regulating securities issuance and trading relations between equal parties rather than understanding it mainly from an administrative-legislative perspective. This stance shapes the book's analytical orientation toward each institution and is the key thread for understanding the book.

Is this book suitable for use in graduate courses?

According to the introduction, the book can be used in graduate securities law courses. Its exposition of principles and systematic structure help graduate students organize the institutional framework, but for seminar discussions they may supplement it with papers and case materials to deepen analysis of specific issues.

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About the author

董安生 Author

Dong Ansheng is an author about whom limited public information is available; the verifiable information mainly centers on one work, Principles of Securities Law. The book is classified under exam preparation, suggesting that its content may relate to the study, test preparation, or teaching of securities law knowledge and is aimed at readers who need to systematically grasp the basic principles of securities law. Judging from the title, the work focuses on organizing the fundamental institutions and theoretical framework of securities law rather than being a scattered collection of cases or a practical manual. Such an approach usually requires the author to have an overall command of the securities law system and to present it in a clear and well-organized manner. Because there are no reliable records of the author's life, professional background, or academic experience, it is not possible to further introduce his identity or research direction. Based on the available material, Dong Ansheng's writing style tends toward knowledge organization and explanation of principles, and the work serves the function of conveying basic knowledge among exam-preparation books. Readers seeking an introduction to securities law may use it as one reference, but should consult other sources as well.