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- Title
How has China formed its conception of the rule of law? A contextual analysis of legal instrumentalism in ROC and PRC law-making.
- Authors
Wu, Qianlan
- Abstract
The rule of law as a globally recognised concept is multi-faceted (Chesterman, 2008). In the common-law tradition, it is conceived through a formal and substantive framework. In essence, it centres on the supremacy of the law over the arbitrary exercise of power and the formal legality of the law (Tamanaha, 2004, p. 115; Cotterrell, 1992, p. 157). The rule-of-law concept has been criticised as being of unique European origin, where plural social organisation and universal natural law constitute its two preconditions (Unger, 1977, pp. 80–110). It has, however, been advocated around the world as one essential principle leading to modernity, where the legitimacy of the law based on the formal and substantive rule of law serves as a strong symbol for a modern society (Deflem, 1996, p. 5).
- Subjects
CHINA; COMMON law; MODERN society; RULE of law; MODERNITY
- Publication
International Journal of Law in Context, 2017, Vol 13, Issue 3, p277
- ISSN
1744-5523
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1744552317000039