China’s Legal System.

✍ Scribed by Potter, Pitman

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 285
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

China's struggle for the rule of law is at a critical juncture. As a key element of governance in the PRC today, China's legal system affects not only domestic affairs but also China's engagement with the world. But can a credible legal system emerge which protects the rights of citizens and international partners without undermining the power of the Party State? And is the Chinese Communist Party willing to embark on judicial reforms that may jeopardize its very survival? Understanding the PRC legal system is increasingly important as China rises to prominence in the world. In thi.  Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Map
Tables and Figures
Chronology
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Introduction
1: Development of the Socialist Legal System
I. Historical Foundations for PRC Law
II. Transition to Law in the PRC
III. Law and Political Conflict
IV. Post-Mao Legal Reform Under Deng Xiaoping
V. Local and Global Contexts for China's Socialist Legal System
Summary
2: Political Stability
I. The Centrality of Party Leadership
II. Constitutional Arrangements
III. Legal Institutions
IV. Protecting Stability: Law and Social Control
Summary. 3: Economic ProsperityI. Local Conditions and Practices
II. Approaches to Law and Development
III. Support for Development: Contract and Property Law
IV. Managing Development: Taxation and Regional Development
Summary
4: Social Development
I. Traditional Party/State Priorities
II. Emerging Priorities in Social Development
Summary
5: International Engagement
I. Changing Perspectives on International Law
II. Foreign Business Relations
III. Participation in International Governance Regimes
Summary
Conclusion
References
Index.

✦ Subjects

Justice, Administration of -- China;Law -- China;Law