One of the main causes of land disputes is due to the actions of the land mafia. The purpose
of this research is to analyze and formulate policies on the prevention and eradication of the …

As China and India urbanize, land acquisition by state and private actors has become highly
contentious in both countries. This article compares two large-scale anti-land acquisition …

Using a detailed case study of house eviction in peri-urban China as well as original data
from an online survey experiment, this article explores the opportunistic bargaining …

Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with judges, this article
demonstrates the significant role of concern for social stability in China's divorce law practice …

This research is about an enhancing community legal awareness of land right disputes
through the use of legal aid institutions. This is a qualitative research design which was …

East, South and Southeast Asia are home to two-thirds of the world's hungry people, but they
produce more than three-quarters of the world's fish and nearly half of other foods. Through …

China's 2008 national regulation on open government information (OGI) triggered a new
wave of administrative litigation against governments calling for their release of classified …

China's rapid urbanization and industrialization have continually placed massive pressure
on the country's natural resources. The fragmented departmental administration of natural …

Recent debates about the moral climate in China have focused on its citizens' purported loss
of traditional values and interest in the public good. Chinese society, particularly in the …

Few studies have responded to the calls by sociolegal scholars to explore how disputes
evolve. This article takes up the challenge by examining how intermediaries in socialist Asia …