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New Developments In Law In The People's Republic Of China, Stanley B. Lubman
New Developments In Law In The People's Republic Of China, Stanley B. Lubman
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Recently, Chinese leaders have begun to promote the development of legal standards andformal legal institutions for China. In this article, Mr. Lubman explores the background and current status of the role of law in China and assesses its relationship to China's economic development, domestic politics, and international economic relations. Mr. Lubman suggests that students of Chinese law must create new theoreticalperspectives to study the new developments.
China's Changing Constitution , Jerome Alan Cohen
China's Changing Constitution , Jerome Alan Cohen
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
In 1978, the People's Republic of China promulgated its third constitution since the communist revolution. In many respects, the new constitution reflects the attitudes andpolicies of Peking's current leadershp. In this article, Professor Cohen analyzes the changes wrought by the new constitution in property relations, restraints on executive power, and the protection of individual liberties by comparing it with its predecessors.