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Chinese justice : civil dispute resolution in contemporary China /

"This volume analyzes whether China's thirty years of legal reform have taken root in Chinese society by examining how ordinary citizens are using the legal system in contemporary China. It is an interdisciplinary look at law in action and at legal institutions from the bottom up, that is,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Woo, Margaret Y. K., Gallagher, Mary Elizabeth, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This volume analyzes whether China's thirty years of legal reform have taken root in Chinese society by examining how ordinary citizens are using the legal system in contemporary China. It is an interdisciplinary look at law in action and at legal institutions from the bottom up, that is, beginning with those at the ground level that are using and working in the legal system. It explores the emergent Chinese conception of justice - one that seeks to balance Chinese tradition, socialist legacies, and the needs of the global market. Given the political dimension of dispute resolution in creating, settling, and changing social norms, this volume contributes to a greater understanding of political and social change in China today and of the process of legal reform generally"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 407 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781139078726
1139078720