China's journey toward the rule of law: legal reform ; 1978 - 2008

Preliminary Material /D. Cai and C. Wang -- Chapter One. From The Rule Of Man To The Rule Of Law /Wang Chenguang -- Chapter Two. Social Transformation And The Development Of Constitutionalism /Cai Dingjian -- Chapter Three. Towards Governance By Rule Of Law /Zhu Weijiu -- Chapter Four. The Pursuit Of Criminal Justice /Dai Yuzhong -- Chapter Five. Judicial Reform /Jiang Huiling -- Chapter Six. Legal Education And The Transformation Of The Legal Profession /Huo Xiandan -- Chapter Seven. The Rise Of Rights And Protections For The Disadvantaged /Lin Lihong -- Chapter Eight. The Market Economy And Regulatory Change /Long Weiqiu -- Chapter Nine. Stepping Towards Fair Competition—Law Protecting Foreign Investments /Du Xingli -- Chapter Ten. Intellectual Property Law As China Moves Toward An Innovation-Oriented Society /Wu Handong -- Chapter Eleven. The Rapid Development Of Environmental Protection Law /Wang Canfa -- Index /D. Cai and C. Wang.

Preliminary Material /D. Cai and C. Wang -- Chapter One. From The Rule Of Man To The Rule Of Law /Wang Chenguang -- Chapter Two. Social Transformation And The Development Of Constitutionalism /Cai Dingjian -- Chapter Three. Towards Governance By Rule Of Law /Zhu Weijiu -- Chapter Four. The Pursuit Of Criminal Justice /Dai Yuzhong -- Chapter Five. Judicial Reform /Jiang Huiling -- Chapter Six. Legal Education And The Transformation Of The Legal Profession /Huo Xiandan -- Chapter Seven. The Rise Of Rights And Protections For The Disadvantaged /Lin Lihong -- Chapter Eight. The Market Economy And Regulatory Change /Long Weiqiu -- Chapter Nine. Stepping Towards Fair Competition—Law Protecting Foreign Investments /Du Xingli -- Chapter Ten. Intellectual Property Law As China Moves Toward An Innovation-Oriented Society /Wu Handong -- Chapter Eleven. The Rapid Development Of Environmental Protection Law /Wang Canfa -- Index /D. Cai and C. Wang.

The thirty years since China's reform and opening have been very eventful for the country's legal reforms, and this volume presents a multidisciplinary look at the current scholarship going on in China on the subject. The articles have been translated into English to assist scholars worldwide in understanding China's recent legal history and also to help familiarize them with the currents of contemporary Chinese scholarship. Individual subjects include commercial law, the evolving relationship between the Chinese government and its citizens, administrative law, and criminal justice ...