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Clean Air, Clean Processes? The Struggle Over Air Pollution Law In The People's Republic Of China, William P. Alford, Benjamin L. Liebman
Clean Air, Clean Processes? The Struggle Over Air Pollution Law In The People's Republic Of China, William P. Alford, Benjamin L. Liebman
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This Article commences in Part I by introducing law-making in China before reconstructing the drafting process and attendant political battles leading up to the revision of China's principal air pollution law in 1995 – which, as Ackerman and Hassler observed with reference to the United States, can be every bit as messy as the soiled air such efforts are intended to address. Part II then examines the institutional factors that ultimately are critical to an understanding of why the 1995 APPCL, as promulgated, fell well short of its original authors' objectives but set in motion a process that over time …
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
Hong Yen Chang Center for Chinese Legal Studies
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 relationsho 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.
On Understanding Chinese Law And Legal Institutions, Stanley B. Lubman
On Understanding Chinese Law And Legal Institutions, Stanley B. Lubman
Hong Yen Chang Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Our unfamiliarity with Chinese legal institutions and policies toward law causes misunderstanding of the role of law in the People's Republic of China. The present unimportance of the formal legal system has deep historical reasons. As China's economy becomes more complex, regularity should increase, although it will remain controversial. In commercial contracts with the West, custom performs the role of law.
Trade Between The United States And The People's Republic Of China: Practice, Policy And Law, Stanley B. Lubman
Trade Between The United States And The People's Republic Of China: Practice, Policy And Law, Stanley B. Lubman
Hong Yen Chang Center for Chinese Legal Studies
The author examines trade with the People's Republic of China, stressing Chinese commercial practice. He analyzes in detail aspects of negotiations, contracts and dispute-settlement which may be important to potential U.S. purchasers and sellers. The Article concludes with a survey of current problems of law and policy in Sino-U.S. trade.