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OverviewHow can the law be employed pragmatically to facilitate development and underpin illiberal principles? The case of contemporary China shows that the law plays an increasingly important role in the country's illiberal approach to both domestic and China-related global affairs, which has posed intellectual challenges in understanding it with reference to conventional, Western legal concepts and theories. This book provides a systematic exploration of the sources of Chinese law as pragmatically reconfigured in context, aiming to fill the gap between written and practised law. In combination with fieldwork investigations, it conceptualises various formal and informal laws, including the Constitution, congressional statutes, supreme court interpretations, judicial documents, guiding cases and judicial precedents. Moreover, it engages a theoretical analysis of legal instrumentalism, illuminating how and why the law works as an instrument for authoritarian legality in China, with international reflections on other comparable regimes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shucheng WangPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9781009152563ISBN 10: 1009152564 Pages: 310 Publication Date: 21 July 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'… an excellent addition to the existing scholarship in transitional justice, authoritarian legality, and Chinese law … Recommended.' Z. Ni, Choice '… the book makes a significant contribution to the field of Chinese law. Apart from addressing scholars of Chinese and comparative law, the book makes excellent reading for students of law or Chinese studies taking an introductory course in Chinese law.' Björn Ahl, China Quarterly Author InformationShucheng Wang is an Associate Professor at the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. He was a Fulbright Scholar (Emory University) and a Clarendon Scholar (Oxford University). He has authored three books and over fifty articles. He is also an affiliated researcher of the Law and Religion in the Asia Pacific Region program at The University of Queensland, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |