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China’s Legal Awakening: Legal Theory and Criminal Justice in Deng’s Era

Carlos Wing-hung Lo

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Sat Jul 01 1995 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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书籍简介

Humanities & Social Science > Law > Introduction to Law

History > Chinese History

After decades of nihilistic rule under Mao Zedong, can legal order be restored in China? How successful is Deng Xiaoping’s initiative in developing a socialist legal system? Where is China on its road to the ‘rule of law’? This book illustrates – through the analysis of more than two hundred criminal cases selected from Minzhu yu fazhi (Democracy and the Legal System) in the period 1979-89 – that the establishment of a formal criminal justice system and the development of an embryonic socialist theory of law in China reflect a genuine and widespread legal awakening. A rudimentary legal culture has taken hold among Party leaders, cadres, judicial personnel, intellectuals and the general public. Nevertheless, the contradiction between legal order and Party supremacy remains, as demonstrated by the June Fourth incident in Beijing and the ensuing trials of the 1989 dissidents.

作者简介

Carlos Wing-hung Lo

Carlos Wing-hung Lo is an associate professor of the Department of Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is currently researching on administrative law and environmental management in China and Hong Kong, and the alternative delivery systems of public services in Hong Kong.

出版社简介

Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.