Sovereign power and the law in China
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Word Count
91,000 words, Guess
Page Count
364 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-109004182454
- ISBN-139789004182455
- Library of Congress Control Number2010019416
- OCLC Control Number614989055
- Better World Books9789004182455
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24494308M
Classifications
- DDC364.951
- LCCHV9960.C53 S68 2010
- LCCKNQ1572
and 1 more
- LCCHV9960.C53 S36 2010
Description
In China the coexistence of arbitrary detention and a transition towards a rule of law is either seen as an oxymoron, or as an aberration. This book analyses under-researched institutions and practices in China’s criminal justice system, arguing that derogations from the rule of law constitute an organic component of the legal order. Hidden behind the law, there lies sovereign power, a power premised on the choice to handle certain issues through procedures that derogate from rights. This theoretically sophisticated study overcomes the current impasses in analyses of China’s criminal justice. The result is an highly innovative reading of law and legality in the PRC, useful to scholars of contemporary China, mainstream political theorists, philosophers of law and policy makers.
Description
This volume analyses under-researched institutions and practices in China's criminal justice system, arguing that derogations from the rule of law constitute an organic component of the legal order.
Subjects
Series Statement
- China studies -- v. 18
- China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) -- v. 18.
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- Sovereign power and the law in China
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