writing-law

Guides Chinese legal paper writing with citation formats, argumentation structures, and research methods.

Updated Jul 5, 2026
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SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Writing Chinese law papers requires strict adherence to legal citation standards, normative argumentation structures, and precise legal terminology that differ significantly from general academic writing. This Skill provides the conventions and checklists needed to produce compliant legal scholarship. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Legal Citation Formats: Provides citation templates based on the 2020 Legal Citation Manual for statutes, judicial cases, judicial interpretations, monographs, journal articles, and foreign-language sources. - Paper Structure Templates: Supplies proven outlines for problem-oriented, normative analysis, case study, and comparative law papers. - Writing Standards & Checklists: Enforces objective, precise legal language with before/after examples and a full review checklist covering structure, citations, and academic norms. - Use Case: When drafting a paper analyzing a Civil Code provision, use this Skill to structure the argument via textual, systematic, purposive, and historical interpretation, then format all statute and case citations correctly. ## Quick Start Help me write a Chinese law paper analyzing Article 1165 of the Civil Code using the normative analysis structure with proper legal citations.

Frequently Asked Questions about writing-law

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How do I structure a Chinese law paper?

Chinese law papers typically follow a problem-oriented structure: problem statement, analysis of current law and its deficiencies, comparative reference to foreign law, improvement proposals, and conclusion. Alternative structures exist for normative analysis, case studies, and comparative law research.

How to cite Chinese legal statutes and court cases in academic papers?

Cite statutes by full name and article number, such as the Civil Code Article 1165. Cite cases with party names, court, and docket number, following the 2020 Legal Citation Manual. Judicial interpretations require the interpretation number in parentheses.

What citation format do Chinese law journals require?

Chinese law journals follow the Legal Citation Manual (2020 edition). Monographs cite author, title, publisher, year, and page; journal articles cite author, title, journal name, year, issue, and page. Foreign sources use their original conventions.

What research methods are used in legal academic writing?

Legal scholarship primarily uses normative analysis (textual, systematic, purposive, and historical interpretation) and case analysis (facts, disputed issues, judicial reasoning, scholarly critique, and institutional reflection). Comparative and empirical methods supplement these approaches.

What language style is required for Chinese legal writing?

Legal writing demands precise, objective, and normative language. Avoid subjective or colloquial phrasing like saying a judgment is wrong; instead state that the ruling has debatable points in legal application. Use standard legal terminology consistently.