The Citizen and the Chinese State

Abstract

Contents: Introduction Were Chinese rulers above the law? Toward a theory of the rule of law in China from early times to 1949 CE, Qiang Fang and Roger Des Forges Constitutionalism with Chinese characteristics? Constitutional development and civil litigation in China, Thomas E. Kellogg The politics of constitutional reform in China: rule of law as a condition or as a substitute for democracy?, Richard Balme and Yang Lihua China's legislation law and the making of a more orderly and representative legislative system, Laura Paler Political parties in China's judiciary, Zhu Suli China's courts: restricted reform, Benjamin L. Liebman Who will find the defendant if he stays with his sheep? Justice in rural China, Frank K. Upham The production of legal norms: a case study of administrative detention in China, Sarah Biddulph Using law for a righteous purpose: the Sun Zhigang incident and evolving forms of citizen action in the People's Republic of China, Keith J. Hand Shuanggui and extralegal detention in China, Flora Sapio When lawyers are prosecuteda |: the struggle of a profession in transition, Fu Hualing Weiquan (rights protection) lawyering in an authoritarian state: building a culture of public-interest lawyering, Hualing Fu and Richard Cullen Riots and cover-ups: counterproductive control of local agents in China, Carl F. Minzner Justice from above or below? Popular strategies for resolving grievances in rural China, Ethan Michelson Public opinion supervision: a case study of media freedom in China, Anne S.Y. Cheung Name Index.