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The Limits of the Rule of Law in China

By Karen G. Turner , James V. Feinerman , R. Kent Guy

Book information

Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
2015
ISBN
0295994460, 9780295994468
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24752363 bytes)
Series
Asian Law Series
Pages
384\363
Time added
2016-08-29 14:49:34
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Description

In The Limits of the Rule of Law in China, fourteen authors from different academic disciplines reflect on questions that have troubled Chinese and Western scholars of jurisprudence since classical times. Using data from the early 19th century through the contemporary period, they analyze how tension between formal laws and discretionary judgment is discussed and manifested in the Chinese context.The contributions cover a wide range of topics, from interpreting the rationale for and legacy of Qing practices of collective punishment, confession at trial, and bureaucratic supervision to assessing the political and cultural forces that continue to limit the authority of formal legal institutions in the People's Republic of China.

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