FAQs on International Civil Litigation in China

Q: What is the Jurisdiction of the Chinese People’s Courts in International Civil Litigation?

A: 1. General Territorial Jurisdiction—Defendant Domicile

2. Specific Territorial Jurisdiction—Conduct and Property

3. Consensual Jurisdiction—Parties’ Choice or Consent

4. Exclusive Jurisdiction in the Chinese Courts

Q: What are the basic choice-of-law rules that the people’s courts currently apply?

A: 1. Choice of Law in Contract—Party Autonomy

2. Applicable Law in Torts—Lex Delicti

3. Law Governing Real Property—Lex loci rei sitae

4. Law Determining Civil Capacity—Lex Personalis

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