Law and Institutions of Modern China

In the past three decades, Chinese legal system has undergone a substantial transformation, reflecting the economic, social, culture, administrative and political changes taking place in China. Correspondingly, the study of Chinese law in English literature has grown into a rich body of books, articles and other forms of output over the years. This new Major Work selects the most representative pieces for a comprehensive set covering every aspect of current Chinese law, providing readers with a one-stop reference for the essential readings in the study of China’s legal, judicial and institutional changes in the past decades as well as current law and institutions in China.

In the past three decades, the Chinese legal system has undergone a substantial transformation, reflecting the economic, social, culture, administrative, and political changes taking place in China. Compared with the situation in the early 1950s when the newly established People’s Republic of China started to construct a socialist legal system and with the situation in the early 1980s when post-Cultural Revolution (1966–76) legal reform had just started, the current Chinese legal system has become a relatively comprehensive system, comparable to a certain degree with the jurisdictions in Western developed countries.

This new Major Work collection from Routledge brings together the most representative pieces for a comprehensive set covering every aspect of current Chinese law, providing readers with a one-stop reference resource on China’s legal, judicial, and institutional changes in the past decades, as well as current law and institutions in China.