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The Citizen and the Chinese State
This volume addresses several core questions regarding the nature of law in China and its future development. Articles shed light on whether the rule of law is commensurable with government based on the Chinese Communist Party and whether China's legal system, if eschewing formalised human rights, is developing a capacity to protect fundamental human dignity.
| Author(s) | Edited by Perry Keller. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 548 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 3 Jan 2012 |
| Availability | Available |
This volume addresses several core questions regarding the nature of law in China and its future development. Articles shed light on whether the rule of law is commensurable with government based on the Chinese Communist Party and whether China's legal system, if eschewing formalised human rights, is developing a capacity to protect fundamental human dignity.
Contents: Introduction; Were Chinese rulers above the law? Toward a theory of the rule of law in China from early times to 1949 CE, Qiang Fang and Roger Des Forges; Constitutionalism with Chinese characteristics? Constitutional development and civil litig
Perry Keller is Senior Lecturer in Law at King's College London, UK.
