Judicial Independence in China

by Randall Peerenboom

Book Overview

This volume challenges the conventional wisdom about judicial independence in China and its relationship to economic growth, rule of law, human rights protection, and democracy. The volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach that places China's judicial reforms and the struggle to enhance the professionalism, authority, and independence of the judiciary within a broader comparative and developmental framework. Contributors debate the merits of international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521137349
• ISBN13: 9780521137348
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"