China as Law-Ruled State: From Top-Down Rhetoric to Bottom-Up Expectations

Kloeden, A. (2012). China as law-ruled state: From top-down rhetoric to bottom-up expectations. Political Reflection, 3(1), 16-19.

Posted: 6 May 2019

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Anna High

University of Otago - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2012

Abstract

This article considers the role of law in maintaining spaces of order in modern Chinese society. The author examines Jiang Zemin’s 1996 official policy ruling and the effect this has had on the trajectory of China’s legal system, and the nature of rule and order in modern Chinese society.

Keywords: Chinese Law, Legal Systems, Jiang Zemin

JEL Classification: K00, K33

Suggested Citation

High, Anna, China as Law-Ruled State: From Top-Down Rhetoric to Bottom-Up Expectations (2012). Kloeden, A. (2012). China as law-ruled state: From top-down rhetoric to bottom-up expectations. Political Reflection, 3(1), 16-19. , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3367283

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