The Chinese Legal System: Globalization and Local Legal Culture / Edition 1

by Pitman B. Potter

Overview

The legal system of the People's Republic of China has seen significant changes since legal reforms began in 1978. At the end of the second decade of legal reform, law-making and institution-building have reached impressive levels. Understanding the operation and possible futures of law in the People's Republic of China requires an appreciation of the normative influences on the system, as well as an examination of how these norms have worked in practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415236744
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/26/2001
Series:	Routledge Studies on China in Transition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Influences on the Legal System: Norms and Context
2. Legal Institutions
3. Contract Law
4. Property
5. Human Rights: Social Welfare and Social Control
6. Foreign Economic Relations
Conclusion: Prospects for China's Legal Reform Project
Appendix A: Table of Laws, Regulations and Treaties

Editorial Reviews

'Will help the reader keep a cool head in the face of the political and legal changes China may undergo, ... and to evaluate what this developing country - even as an active and well-intentioned member of the WTO - can and cannot achieve where legal reform is concerned.' - China Perspectives

'Highly recommended to those interested in the Chinese legal system, comparative law, and Chinese politics'

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