| Description |
vi, 426 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Trying to understand the current Chinese legal system / William C. Jones -- Exporting "the pursuit of happiness" / William P. Alford -- Puzzling observations in Chinese law / Donald C. Clarke -- Grave matters / Susan Roosevelt Weld -- The role of case precedent in the Qing judicial process as reflected in appellate rulings / R. Randle Edwards -- The comparative law school of China / Alison W. Conner -- Law in China's economic development / Natalie G. Lichtenstein -- A legal perspective on the development of electoral democracy in China / Jamie P. Horsley -- The concept of "one country, two systems" and its application to Hong Kong / Albert H. Chen -- The rule of law in Taiwan / Tsung-Fu Chen |
| Summary |
Employing a variety of perspectives and materials, these writings tackle important issues that range from ancient Chinese legal history to aspects of the contemporary legal process in the People's Republic of China |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Law -- China.
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Law -- China -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Festschriften.
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History.
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| Author |
Cohen, Jerome Alan.
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Hsu, C. Stephen.
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| LC no. |
2002014117 |
| ISBN |
0814742548 cloth alkaline paper |
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0814742556 paper alkaline paper |
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081473653X cloth alkaline paper |
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