Outline physical and chemical concepts needed to understand the Earth System. Water plays such a fundamental role in the functioning of the Earth that this course is designed to help and prepare students to better understand courses related to ecology, environment and natural resources. Geared for Junior-Level students in ESPM, Geography, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Design, Earth Sciences and similar programs. This course explores how law promotes development in China. The focus will be on economic development, as opposed to social or political development, in part because that is what the post-Mao leadership has emphasized.
China is a unique case for studying law and development.
By the end of the Cultural Revolution, most legal institutions were closed or eliminated, and nearly all legislation nullified. During the past two decades, China's rulers have repeatedly and expressly stated that law is an instrument by which to modernize the country and develop the economy. Law schools and courts have been re-opened, and much legislation has been enacted at all levels of government. In exploring how law has promoted the development of China, this course will first examine what law and development means. Second, to better understand the legal culture of China, we will investigate briefly the legal and political legacies of China in an effort to ascertain the norms, attitudes and behavior of society that shape the current legal culture.