China's Long March toward Rule of Law

overview

contents

1 Introduction
2 The evolution of rule of law in China: the role of law in historical context
3 Post-Mao reforms: competing conceptions of rule of law
4 Rule of law and its critics
5 Retreat of the Party and the state
6 The legislative system: battling chaos
7 The judiciary: in search of independence, authority, and competence
8 The legal profession: the quest for independence and professionalism
9 The administrative law regime: reining in an unruly bureaucracy
10 Rule of law and economic development
11 Rule of law, democracy, and human rights
12 Conclusion: the future of legal reform