Constitutional… Tax Legality in China: Constitutional Principle or Governance Technique? 29 Jul 202629 Oct 2026 Tax legality has increasingly been celebrated in Chinese legal scholarship as a constitutional principle under the 1982 Constitution, particularly following the 2015 amendment of Article 8(6) of the Legislation Law of…
Interwar Dialogue… Harold Laski, Travelling Concepts, and the Evolution of the Human Rights Idea in Republic China (1919-49), by Ting Xu 9 Jun 20232 Nov 2026 Introduction Harold Laski (1893-1950) was one of the most important twentieth century public intellectuals. He was Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics (LSE), a centre for…
Constitutional… Covid-19 and the Risks of Decentralisation:Crisis Management as Central-Local Risk Management in China 1 Jun 20202 Nov 2026 The threat posed by the coronavirus crisis is a holistic one – and so must be the response to it. Covid-19 prevention and control thus should be undertaken by all…
China… ‘THE WORLD WILL HEAR FROM ME AGAIN…’: ORIENTALISM IN THE CINEMA (AND IN LAW) – Geoffrey Samuel 11 Nov 201929 Oct 2026 In an earlier blog mention was made of 'orientalism'. This is a notion that will be familiar to comparative lawyers thanks to the work of Teemu Ruskola who has coined…
China… Chen, Deakin, Siems and Wang – Law, Trust and Institutional Change in China: Evidence from Qualitative Fieldwork 9 Mar 201729 Oct 2026 What has been the contribution of the legal system in general, and of contract, corporate and financial law in particular, to economic growth and development in China? The Chinese experience…
