Gong Xiantian
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Gong Xiantian is a professor of jurisprudence at Beijing University Law School. In 2005, he openly challenged the constitutionality of the draft of the Property Law
.
His challenge was considered a reason for delaying the submission of the draft to the National People's Congress
. The chairman of the NPC, Wu Bangguo
nevertheless promised that the Property Law would be passed in the 2007 sitting, following a 6th reading of the draft. In late 2006, Gong again led a circular letter campaign to protest passage of the Law.
, Shandong
in 1944. He received his LLB degree from Beijing College of Political Science and Law in 1967, LLM degree from Beijing University Law School in 1981, and PhD degree from University of Sarajevo
in 1987.
Property law
Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division between movable and immovable property...
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His challenge was considered a reason for delaying the submission of the draft to the National People's Congress
National People's Congress
The National People's Congress , abbreviated NPC , is the highest state body and the only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. The National People's Congress is held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China; with 2,987 members, it is the...
. The chairman of the NPC, Wu Bangguo
Wu Bangguo
Wu Bangguo is a high-ranking politician in the People's Republic of China. He is currently Chairman and Party secretary of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, a position that makes him China's chief legislator...
nevertheless promised that the Property Law would be passed in the 2007 sitting, following a 6th reading of the draft. In late 2006, Gong again led a circular letter campaign to protest passage of the Law.
Biography
Gong was born in Huantai, ZiboZibo
Zibo is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the west, Laiwu and Tai'an to the southwest, Linyi to the south, Weifang to the east, Dongying to the northeast, and Binzhou the north.Located in the middle part...
, Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
in 1944. He received his LLB degree from Beijing College of Political Science and Law in 1967, LLM degree from Beijing University Law School in 1981, and PhD degree from University of Sarajevo
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo is the first university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was originally established in 1531 as a Madrasah or Islamic Law college, with a modern university being established and expanded on top of that in 1949. Today, with 23 faculties and around 55,000 enrolled students, it...
in 1987.