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By focusing on legal reforms this special issue of the China Quarterly draws attention to a group of institutions whose fate is crucial for China's future. In this introductory article S. Lubman attempts to weave together some of the salient insights of the other (eight) articles in this issue, emphasizing possible trends in future developments. All the articles reflect marked progress in a realm that for decades was neglected by China's rulers. (DÜI-Sen)

"The Ricci Dictionary of Chinese Law includes approximately 24,000 Chinese terms used by Chinese and foreign lawyers in continental China, which are presented in simplified character forms, transcribed into pinyin and translated into English and French. It has been prepared under the guidance of the Association Ricci du grand dictionnaire de la langue chinois, which was established in 1987 in Paris to ensure the promotion and development of the Grand Ricci."--Introduction

China crammed a great deal of political activity into the 20th Century. In the year 1900 the Q'ing Dynasty still ruled the remnants of an ancient empire. The Q'ing conspired with rebels in the Boxer Rebellion in the hopes of expelling all foreigners from Chinese soil and returning to splendid isolation. In the year 2000 China is a superpower balancing communist theory and a capitalist market that is about to join the World Trade Organization. The intervening years saw warlords, democrats, fascists, Marxists and all stripes of communists leading the world's largest nation. As China enters the new millennium of the Western calendar, it behooves us to reflect on how we perceive China as participant in the world trading community. In part this will call for an assessment of China as a legal entity. What can we expect from this nation that has proven so volatile in recent decades? Are the fireworks over, or are we just at a pausing point? This essay will approach these questions by looking at the roots of Chinese legality.

AbstractLegal systems which triage protection to cultural relics based on a relic grading system have been adopted by several countries. This article examines the implementation of such a relic grading framework by the People's Republic of China. The current state of the law is summarized, and a recent criminal trial is described to illustrate the role the grading system plays within the law. The factors involved in defining the grades of cultural relics are then discussed in context of a cultural relic structural framework, with emphasis to both the state values that they serve and their ability to promote the objective of cultural property protection. The analysis highlights the problems and general considerations with the use of relic grading systems as a means to protect a large number of relics with finite resources.