The Limits of the Rule of Law in China

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The Limits of the Rule of Law in China is written by Karen G. Turner and published by University of Washington Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0295803894 (ISBN 10) and 9780295803890 (ISBN 13).

In The Limits of the Rule of Law in China, fourteen authors from different academic disciplines reflect on questions that have troubled Chinese and Western scholars of jurisprudence since classical times. Using data from the early 19th century through the contemporary period, they analyze how tension between formal laws and discretionary judgment is discussed and manifested in the Chinese context. The contributions cover a wide range of topics, from interpreting the rationale for and legacy of Qing practices of collective punishment, confession at trial, and bureaucratic supervision to assessing the political and cultural forces that continue to limit the authority of formal legal institutions in the People’s Republic of China.