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About this Book -- Law Teaching as an Art or a Science? -- The Goals of Law Teaching -- Law Teaching and Research -- Law Teaching and Skills Training -- Law Teaching and Practical Legal Work -- What Makes a Good Law Teacher? -- Law Teaching and Fitness -- Preparing for Class -- The In-class Teaching Experience -- Assessment -- Teaching Evaluations -- Designing New Courses, Programmes and Curricula -- The Teacher-Student Relationship -- The Teacher-Teacher Relationship -- Teaching Administration -- Final Remark: Game Over for Law Teaching?.

In the context of company law, the term "ultra vires" is normally used to describe acts that are beyond the scope of the powers of a corporation. Rules concerning ultra vires acts of companies have changed in recent years in mainland China, Taiwan and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("Hong Kong"). It appears that in all of these parts of Greater China, the legal frameworks are now rather similar to each other and seem to resemble the rules that are applied in the Macau Special Administrative Region ("Macau"). This, of course, provokes questions: what are the reasons for these seemingly synchronized legislative developments, given the different political, economic and legal systems of these areas in Greater China? In particular, can any conclusion be drawn in regard to attempts to harmonize lawmaking in the region, or do the reasons for the aforementioned changes follow a global trend? The ultra vires doctrine was originally developed in the common law world but has ceased to be popular in many of these jurisdictions. Consequently, it is further interesting to inquire if (1) the reasons for abandoning the doctrine are the same in the West and in the Far East, and (2) if this means anything for the significance of the ultra vires doctrine. This article is divided as follows. Part II will briefly introduce the historical development and function of the ultra vires doctrine in the Western world. Part III is devoted to the discussion of the development and current status of the legal framework governing ultra vires acts of corporations in the different parts of Greater China. Part IV will carry out an analytical comparison of the legislative approaches taken towards ultra vires acts of companies in Greater China and the West. Part V will address final remarks.

Ulrich Manthe, der seit mehr als 30 Jahren an der Universität Passau als Professor für Bürgerliches Recht und Römisches Recht wirkt und 2017 seinen 70. Geburtstag feiert, wird mit dieser, von seinen Schülern verfassten Festschrift geehrt. Diese trägt den Titel "Itineraria iuris", denn Wegbeschreibungen des Rechts waren es, die Ulrich Manthe in seinen unvergessenen Vorlesungen bot. Seine beiden großen Interessensgebiete, das römische und das chinesische Recht, deren wissenschaftliche Durchdringung er entscheidend geprägt hat, spiegeln sich in den Beiträgen der Festschrift wider. Ulrich Manthe hat nicht nur eine Vielzahl von Veröffentlichungen zum römischen Recht vorzuweisen, genannt seien nur seine allseits bekannten Studien zu den Institutionen des Gaius, sondern auch zahlreiche Publikationen zum chinesischen Recht und zur chinesischen Sprache und Kultur. Die Bandbreite der Festschriftbeiträge reicht vom römischen Erbrecht über den gutgläubigen Erwerb nach chinesischem Recht bis hin zur Insolvenzanfechtung nach der InsO. / "Itineraria iuris – From Rome to China. Essays in honour of Ulrich Manthe on the occasion of his seventieth birthday" -- This Festschrift honours Ulrich Manthe, who celebrates his 70th birthday in 2017. Both of his great areas of interest, i.e. Roman law and the law of China, which he has decisively shaped through a large number of publications and through his highly respected teachings, are mirrored by the contributions to the Festschrift. The breadth of the Festschrift chapters reaches from legal history to sino-legal topics and aspects of current German law