Ji Li

University of California, Irvine School of Law

401 E. Peltason Dr.

Ste. 1000

Irvine, CA 92697-1000

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (26)

1.

State-Owned Enterprises in the Current Regime of Investor-State Arbitration

The Role of the State in Investor-State Arbitration (Martinus Nijhoff / BRILL, Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 31 Jul 2014
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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state-owned enterprises, sovereign wealth fund, investor-state arbitration, ICSID, investment arbitration, state capitalism, Chinese political economy, international arbitration

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Chinese and Western Perspectives on the Rule of Law and their International Implications

Forthcoming in the Cambridge Handbook on China and International Law, Ignacio de la Rasilla and Cai Congyan eds. 2024, iCourts Working Paper Series, no. 283, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 22-13
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2023
Karen J. Alter and Ji Li
Northwestern University - Department of Political Science and University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Rule of law, comparative politics, international law, international politics, discourses

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Dare You Sue the Tax Collector? An Empirical Study of Administrative Lawsuits Against Tax Agencies in China

Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, volume 23 no.1, January 2014
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 21 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2015
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 349 (180,592)
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tax administration, tax litigation, Chinese tax, administrative law, administrative litigation, Chinese law, trial selection theory, dispute resolution

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Suing the Leviathan — An Empirical Analysis of the Changing Rate of Administrative Litigation in China

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 10, Issue 4, pages 815–846, December 2013
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2015
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 325 (195,027)
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comparative law, Chinese law, litigation rate, administrative law, authoritarian state

Ralls and National Security Review of Foreign Investments

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Jun 2017
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Ralls and National Security Review of Foreign Investments

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Jun 2017
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Weak Law v. Strong Ties: An Empirical Study of Business Investment, Law and Political Connections in China

Review of Law & Economics, Vol 13, Issue 1, 2017
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 10 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2018
Wei Zhang and Ji Li
Singapore Management University and University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 300 (212,456)
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law, economic development, property rights protection, guanxi, political connections, Chinese courts, legal system

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Does Law Matter in China? An Empirical Study of a Limiting Case

George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 46, 2014, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Paper No. 143
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2016
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Chinese law, empirical study, criminal law, capital punishment, legislation, energy law, energy security, state capacity

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Superpower Legal Rivalry and the Global Compliance Dilemma

45 University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law 891 (2024), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2023-36
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Oct 2023
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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superpower legal rivalry, lawfare, geopolitics, sanctions, anti-sanctions, state capitalism, US-China relations, global compliance, multinational companies, state-owned enterprises, extraterritoriality

9.

The Power Logic of Justice in China

American Journal of Comparative Law, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2017
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 214 (297,625)
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Chinese Law, Judicial Politics, Law and Politics, Power Distribution, Comparative Law, Judicial Behavior, Dispute Resolution, Court Reform

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I Came, I Saw, I…Adapted -- An Empirical Study of Chinese Business Expansion in the U.S. and Its Legal and Policy Implications

36 Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business 143-205 (2016)
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 25 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2016
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Chinese foreign direct investment, chinese investment in US, CFIUS review, employment protection law, state capitalism, state-owned enterprise

11.

A Chinese Model for Tax Reforms in Developing Countries?

Beijing Consensus? How China Has Changed the Western Ideas of Law and Economic Development and Global Legal Practices, Chen. ed, Cambridge University Press, 2016
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 May 2015 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2016
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 193 (327,660)
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tax, Chinese tax system, tax and development

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In Pursuit of Fairness: How Chinese Multinational Companies React to U.S. Government Bias

Harvard International Law Journal, Vol. 62, No. 2, 2021, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2021-57
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 11 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2021
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 174 (359,805)
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multinational, political risk, Chinese foreign direct investment, investment arbitration, foreign lobby, emerging market FDI, US-China rivalry

13.

The Leviathan's Rule by Law

Forthcoming, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (December 2015)
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2015
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 167 (372,919)
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rule by law, rule of law, authoritarian legal system, chinese law and politics, capital punishment, energy safety, pipeline security, state capacity

14.

The Evolving Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics and Its Impacts on the International Legal Order

UC Irvine Journal of International, Transnational, and Comparative Law, Vol. 8, 2023, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2023-33
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 31 Aug 2023
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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international law, Chinese law, China and international legal order, rule of law

15.

Investing Near the National Security Black Hole

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2016
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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CFIUS, foreign direct investment, China, national security, SOE

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Interactions between Domestic Social Norms and International Law Over Trade Dispute Resolution

The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels: Contestations and Deference, Hart Publishing, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 31 Jul 2014
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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WTO, world trade organization, social norm, international trade, international dispute resolution, east asia, litigious, international relations, constructivism, international law, international economic law

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'Strangers in a Strange Land' — Chinese Companies in the American Tax System

Hastings Law Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2017
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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tax, foreign investment, multinational corporations, tax policy, tax administration, comparative tax, international tax, Chinese outbound investment, tax evasion, tax planning

18.

What Do Chinese Clients Want?

University of Pennsylvania Asian Law Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 86, 2019, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2020-03
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2020
Ji Li and Wei Zhang
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Singapore Management University
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legal profession, legal service market, Chinese FDI, state-owned enterprises, US-China relations, US law

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Superpower Rivalry and the 'Modernization' of Foreign Investment Risk Review

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2023, No. 2, 2023, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2023-18
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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foreign investment review, national security, CFIUS, US-China rivalry, institutional diffusion, international economic order

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Dispute Process Choices Among Chinese Companies in the United States: Some Preliminary Data and Analyses

Harvard Negotiation Law Review, Vol. 27, Issue 2, Spring 2022, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2023-01
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Jan 2023
University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Meeting Law’s Demand: Chinese Multinationals as Consumers of U.S. Legal Services

Yale Journal of International Law online special issue, 2021
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Jul 2021
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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multinational, Chinese foreign direct investment, legal profession, legal service market, emerging market FDI

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From 'See You in Court!' to 'See You in Geneva!': An Empirical Study of the Role of Social Norms in International Trade Dispute Resolution

Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 32, 2007
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 23 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2014
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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international law, dispute resolution, international relations, social norm, empirical study, WTO, trade

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Re-orienting Research on Lawmaking in China

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Dec 2021
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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legislation; law enforcement; compliance; Chinese law

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When are There More Laws? When do They Matter? Using Game Theory to Compare Laws, Power Distribution and Legal Environments in the United States and China

Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2007
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2014
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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‘Going Out’ and Going In-House Chinese Multinationals’ Internal Legal Capacity in the United States

Law and Social Inquiry, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 08 Jan 2021
Ji Li
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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in-house movement; legal profession; State-owned enterprises; Chinese foreign investment; US-China relations; legal risks

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Chinese Immigrant Legal Mobilization in the United States: The 2020 Executive Ban on WeChat and Civil Rights in a Digital Age

30 Asian American Law Journal 51 (2023), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2023-37
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 Oct 2023
Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Ji Li
University of California, Irvine - School of Humanities and University of California, Irvine School of Law
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civil rights, immigration, constitutional law, national security, first amendment, xenophobia, Asian Americans, geopolitics, and racial discrimination