How and when do opportunities for political participation through courts change under
authoritarianism? Although China is better known for tight political control than for political …

Sentencing disparity dominates in American scholarship and has been leading global
research in past decades, however, few studies have addressed sentencing equilibrium …

Scholars of law, economics, and political science argue that collegiality matters.
Considerable panel effects exist across jurisdictions, and judges compose panels …

Do active judicial reviews bring about better administrative performance? Most scholars
argue that active judicial review creates animosity between the judiciary and administration …

The Chief Officials' Appearance System (COAS), introduced in 2015, requires government
leaders to appear in court and explain their actions. Unlike other post-2014 legal reforms …

China's criminal proceedings have been recognized as being “investigation centred.” I
argue that the rise of the Plea Leniency System has led to “prosecution centredness.” …

This paper delves into the pivotal role that courts play in shaping public policy, particularly in
the context of burgeoning industries. It shifts the focus from Constitutional and Supreme …

Over the past decade, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has rapidly digitised and
automated its justice system. This development, called “judicial informatisation”(sifa xinxihua …

One of the most noteworthy recent trends in judicial reforms worldwide has been the
resurgence of lay participation. Several jurisdictions, including Russia, Spain and Japan …

This book explains the details and underlying thinking of many major reforms to Chinese law
and legal practice that have taken place since 2013. It draws widely on laws and …