China Analysing the protests in Hong Kong November 7, 2019 1 Image Credit: DSC02550 by Studio Incendo/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Nicole Wu. Hong Kong has endured nearly five months of escalating protests since…
China Lawfare by proxy: Huawei touts “independent” legal advice by a CCP member February 14, 2019 0 This article was originally published by Sinopsis and is available here. Written by Sinopsis and Jichang Lulu. The series of warnings against Chinese technology company…
Law and Justice After the 19th: Anti-Corruption, Clean Government and the Rule of Law November 27, 2017 0 Written by Xiaoming Zhong and Jiangnan Zhu. The 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) demonstrated President Xi Jinping’s political achievements and firm leadership…
Cambodia Why Has the Rule of Law Languished in Cambodia? August 10, 2017 0 Written by Peter J. Hammer. The fact that Cambodia struggles to implement anything approximating the rule of law is not news. In the 2016 World…
Politics Contesting Visions of Hong Kong’s Rule of Law May 31, 2017 0 Written by M Y Karen Lee. The last British governor, Chris Patten, when praising the 'Hong Kong way of life', averred: 'It is the Rule…
Politics Introduction to special issue on Hong Kong Politics May 29, 2017 0 Written by Richard Selwyn. The 1st of July will mark twenty years since the handover of Hong Kong. Economically, politically, and diplomatically, a lot has…
China China: The Politics of the National People’s Congress March 31, 2017 0 Written by Rod Wye. In what is the equivalent of an election year for China, particular scrutiny has been lavished on the “two sessions” N–…
Taiwan Implementing a Criminal Jury Trial System in Taiwan January 4, 2016 1 Written by M. Bob Kao. Taiwan is governed by civil law, with a legal system based on that of Continental Europe. It uses professional judges…
China Creating a civil justice system with Chinese characteristics December 16, 2015 0 Written by Kristie Thomas. Recent amendments to China’s civil procedure law (CPL) have highlighted key tensions in the wider legal system. Detailed analysis of these…
China Defending the rule of law against … lawyers July 17, 2015 0 Written by Jackie Sheehan. After 2014 was declared the “worst year ever” for lawyers in China, Xi Jinping hasn’t rested on his laurels: since 10 July, an…
