Bøger af Pitman B. Potter

Exporting Virtue? critically explores the ways in which China is attempting to change international human rights standards to accommodate its interests.

This volume examines the normative and operational dimensions of China's legal performance related to international standards on trade and human rights.

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.

This is the first full-length study in English of Peng Zhen (1902-1997), a revolutionary comrade of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, and an influential legal policymaker in China during both men's regimes.

Examines the Chinese government's policies and practices for relations with the Inner Periphery areas of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, and the Outer Periphery areas of Hong Kong and Taiwan focusing on themes of political authority, socio-cultural relations, and economic development.

This volume explores various aspects of the law in transition in post-Mao China. Among the topics covered are the separation of the Communist Party from day-to-day legislative affairs; the implementation of the general principles of civil law; the political issues of press reform and other matters.

This book analyses the major features of the Chinese legal system, on the eve of its accession to the World Trade Organisation and will be essential reading for students and academics in the field of Chinese law.