The Citizen and the Chinese State Hardback
Edited by Perry Keller
Part of the The Library of Essays on Chinese Law series
Hardback
Description
This volume addresses several core questions regarding the nature of law in China and its future development.
In particular, these articles shed light on whether the rule of law ideal is commensurable with government based on the Chinese Communist Party.
Beginning virtually from scratch, China has established a comprehensive legal system that boasts a constitution, primary and secondary legislation and plentiful regulations covering most areas of public and private life.
Yet, as these articles discuss, its courts are enmeshed in Party and state hierarchies and are not empowered to directly apply constitutional principles or rights, ensuring that the law is subordinate to national public policy goals.
Legal and extra-legal methods for punishing wrongdoing and resolving disputes also raise questions of due process of law.
Ultimately, the question is therefore whether China's legal system, if eschewing formalised human rights, is developing a capacity to protect fundamental human dignity.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:548 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:03/01/2012
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- ISBN:9780754628637
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:548 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:03/01/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780754628637