Digital and social media are increasingly integrated into the dynamics of protest movements
around the world. They strengthen the mobilization power of movements, extend movement …

This article analyzes China's rule of law policy—that is," governing the country according to
the law"(yifa zhiguo) in terms of political reform. It addresses two issues: one is the formation …

Two basic hypotheses underpin the present study. Firstly, joining the World Trade
Organization (WTO) enables China to reform its legal order and to move towards a system …

Intellectual discourse on democracy has made important impacts on China's transformation
and the Chinese pursuit of democracy. There has been an intense divergence in …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to propose Bourdieu's theory of practice (TOP) as a
useful framework for conceptualizing agents' strategizing by considering players' …

In China, legislation exists which requires compulsory schooling for all students of school
age. This article examines the functions of and the constraints on using law to institutionalize …

China's economic reform and opening up process initiated in 1978 has supported a more
decentralized style of governing public affairs, including water resources management. With …

Introduction: the future law of armed conflict/Matthew C. Waxman--Future war, future law: a
historical approach/Sir Adam Roberts--The jus ad bellum anno 2040: an essay on possible …

In this article I analyze the “rule of law” policy, which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
adopted as a principle of government at the 15th Party Congress in 1997. I investigate the …

This article examines China's WTO obligation to provide an independent and impartial
judicial review. It starts with the analysis of the legal text and the existent jurisprudence in the …