China's Legal System New Developments, New Challenges [Paperback]

Examines the legal ramifications of economic and social changes in China, mid 1990s to present.China has seen immense economic and social changes since the mid-1990s. This special issue of The China Quarterly examines the legal dimensions of these changes to assess how far the legal system has come and to identify what challenges still lie ahead.China has seen immense economic and social changes since the mid-1990s. This special issue of The China Quarterly examines the legal dimensions of these changes to assess how far the legal system has come and to identify what challenges still lie ahead.China has seen immense economic and social changes since the mid-1990s. Companies are raising huge amounts of money in domestic and overseas stock offerings; China has joined the World Trade Organization; citizens have unprecedented freedom in their private lives; courts are under increasing pressure to handle politically sensitive cases; and the government struggles to maintain order and authority in an increasingly fractious society. This special issue of the China Quarterly assembles both Western and Chinese scholars to examine the legal dimensions of these changes, showing both how far the legal system has come and the challenges that lie ahead.Editor's introduction: the Chinese legal system since 1995. Steady development and striking continuities Donald C. Clarke; 1. Legislating for a market economy in China Donald C. Clarke, Commentary by Zhang Xianchu; 2. New hope for corporate governance in China? James V. Feinerman, Commentary by Tang Xin; 3. China's courts: restricted reform Benjamin L. Liebman, Commentary by Shen Kui; 4. Principals and secret agents: Central vs. local control over policing and obstacles to 'Rule of Law' in China Murray Scot Tanner and Eric Green, Commentary by He Weifang; 5. Transforming family law in Post-Deng China: marriage, divorce and reproduction Michael Palmer, Commentary by Fu Hauling; 6. China and the international legal system: challenges lӢ