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Emergence of Chinese Law?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2022

Shucheng Wang
Affiliation:
School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
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This chapter discusses the background, thesis, significance and implications of researching the theme of the sources of Chinese law in both comparative and Chinese legal scholarship. It also identifies the significant components of positive law in China’s legislative system and provides a general overview of China’s legislative system, along with the theoretical claims and interdisciplinary analysis involved in the detailed discussion presented in the following chapters.

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Law as an Instrument
Sources of Chinese Law for Authoritarian Legality
, pp. 1 - 15
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Introduction
  • Shucheng Wang
  • Book: Law as an Instrument
  • Online publication: 07 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009152556.002
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  • Introduction
  • Shucheng Wang
  • Book: Law as an Instrument
  • Online publication: 07 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009152556.002
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  • Introduction
  • Shucheng Wang
  • Book: Law as an Instrument
  • Online publication: 07 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009152556.002
Available formats
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