China's Civil Justice System: Legal Reforms in the Global Economy
Handbook on China’s Governance and Domestic Politics, Christopher Ogden, ed., Routledge, 2012
Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 136-2013
Posted: 26 Apr 2013
Date Written: December 6, 2012
Abstract
This chapter provides background facts about the Chinese legal system, including the different sources of law and legal institutions in China. Importantly, the chapter analyzes how citizens are using the law in China by following one particular dispute as it winds its way through the layers of informal and formal institutions. To understand the Chinese legal system, one must understand not only how it is structured “on the books,” but also how it works “at the ground level.”
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