This article assesses the usefulness of Fraenkel's concept of the dual state for
understanding the role of law under authoritarianism. The concept, reframed as legal …

Background and Objective: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a clinical and social problem
globally, especially in the Middle East. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of IPV …

Despite the increase of gender consciousness in Chinese society and a trove of legislation
to protect women, why are Chinese women still disadvantaged in divorce courts? Xin He …

It is commonly assumed that state agencies legitimize themselves via outputs. This paper
shows that in situations of organizational crisis, state agencies may adopt new policy areas …

Although domestic violence has long been identified as a serious social problem in China,
little is known about police officers' attitudinal and behavioral tendencies toward such …

This article presents a sociological perspective on understanding rights in China, examining
the interplay between multiple myths of rights, rights abuses, and the politics of rights within …

Objective This study examines the impact of the 2011 judicial interpretation to the Chinese
Marriage Law, which altered property rights, on the well‐being of husbands and wives …

Modernization accounts of cultural change hold that economic development drives
liberalization of social values, including gender beliefs. Some comparative gender …

A debate existing in feminist and criminological literature is the plausible macro-level
relationship between gender inequality and female-victim intimate partner homicide (FV …

While procedural justice has been regarded as a distinct and essential factor shaping
litigants' views on civil justice, few studies have focused on China, a country with a unique …