In the name of justice
Subtitle: striving for the rule of law in China
By: He Weifang
Series: Thornton Center Chinese thinkers series
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780815722908
Subjects: Rule of law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The ongoing quest for judicial independence in contemporary China; title: Mencius on the rule of law; title: China's first steps toward constitutionalism; title: Constitutionalism as a global trend and its impact on china; title: Remarks given at the new western hills symposium; title: China's legal profession : the emergence and growing pains of a professionalized legal class; title: Foreign models and chinese practice in legal education during the reform era; title: Freedom of the press : a necessary condition for social stability in China; title: An open letter to the CCP Politburo standing committee regarding media censorship; title: Challenging the death penalty: why we should abolish this barbaric punishment; title: A plea for genuine political progress in china.