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Local Courts in Western China: The Quest for Independence and Dignity

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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 best practices and their applicability to China; provide new theoretical perspectives and empirical studies; and discuss civil, criminal, and administrative cases in urban and rural courts. This volume contributes to several fields, including law and development and the promotion of rule of law and good governance, globalization studies, neo-institutionalism and studies of the judiciary, the emerging literature on judicial reforms in authoritarian regimes, Asian legal studies, and comparative law more generally.
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hal-03393960 , version 1 (22-10-2021)

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Stéphanie Balme. Local Courts in Western China: The Quest for Independence and Dignity. Randall Peerenboom. Judicial Independence in China. Lessons for Global Rule of Law Promotion, Cambridge University Press, pp.154 - 179, 2009, 9780521137348. ⟨hal-03393960⟩
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