The fourth volume in the annual series Yearbook Law & Legal Practice in East Asia addresses a broad scope of topics related to the legal systems of the East Asian region. The overall focus of the series is on the legal aspects of doing business in East Asia, although legal issues of a more general nature may also be included where these are relevant for a better understanding of the particular legal culture concerned. This fourth volume includes a wide variety of subjects, from constitutional developments in China to company law in Hong Kong.
The fourth volume in the annual series "Yearbook Law & Legal Practice in East Asia addresses a broad scope of topics related to the legal systems of the East Asian region. The overall focus of the series is on the legal aspects of doing business in East Asia, although legal issues of a more general nature may also be included where these are relevant for a better understanding of the particular legal culture concerned. This fourth volume includes a wide variety of subjects, from constitutional developments in China to company law in Hong Kong.
This is the second volume in the series "Yearbook Law & Legal Practice" "in East Asia," which addresses the legal systems of this important region and provides an insight into some of the most topical issues in East Asian law and practice. The overall focus of the series is on the legal aspects of doing business in East Asia, although legal issues of a more general nature may also be included where these are relevant for a better understanding of the particular legal culture concerned. The majority of the contributions to this major work comes from legal practitioners and scholars specialising in East Asian business law.
This is the second volume in the series Yearbook Law & Legal Practice in East Asia, which addresses the legal systems of this important region and provides an insight into some of the most topical issues in East Asian law and practice. The overall focus of the series is on the legal aspects of doing business in East Asia, although legal issues of a more general nature may also be included where these are relevant for a better understanding of the particular legal culture concerned. The majority of the contributions to this major work comes from legal practitioners and scholars specialising in East Asian business law.
This is the third volume in the series Yearbook Law & Legal Practice in East Asia, which addresses the legal systems of this important region and provides an insight into some of the most topical issues in East Asian law and practice. The overall focus of the series is on the legal aspects of doing business in East Asia, although legal issues of a more general nature may also be included where these are relevant for a better understanding of the particular legal culture concerned. The majority of the contributions to this major work comes from legal practitioners and scholars specialising in East Asian business law.
China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) has had a tremendous impact on the development and reform of China's legal system. This book focuses on the developments of China's legal system as well as its reform in the context of globalization. It covers various topics, including constitutional changes, law-based administration, and more.
In the spring of 1992, Deng Xiaoping made a historical tour of south China, popularly known as the Nanxun (OCOsouthern tourOCO). During the tour, he boldly called for more radical economic reform and further opening up of China. The Nanxun has become a political landmark in the history of the People''s Republic of China, much like great events such as the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Deng Xiaoping has left his own legacy for the country. The Nanxun belongs to Deng, just as the 1911 revolution belongs to Sun Yat-sen and the communist revolution to Mao Zedong. In this collection of articles, leading China scholars and experts analyze how the Nanxun has sparked off dynamic economic growth in China and drastically changed the political and social landscape of the country. Contents: Economic Growth and Transformation; Social Dynamism and Consequences of Economic Transition; Ideological Decline, Party Decay, and Return to Control?; Legal Reforms and the Search for More Efficient Governance. Readership: General readers."
The Asia-Pacific region with its rapid urbanization has generated an immediate need for both land use control and compulsory purchase by national and local governments. This book takes a comparative look at land use laws in ten Asia-Pacific countries (Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand) as well as in the United States. A land use scholar from each country describes and analyzes compulsory land acquisition and the means through which property owners can seek compensation when government regulations or policies become so burdensome that they approach the effect of compulsory purchase. The book's major themes are land use control and eminent domain (compulsory purchase). Contributors examine land use control by focusing on land ownership, statutory framework, land use plans and planning, zoning, building regulations, courts and common law, and regulatory taking among the eleven countries. Sections on eminent domain cover the right of government to take or reclaim private property. General topics discussed include the source of authority (often a country's constitution), the public purpose and the extent of power, compensation, due process, the importance of plans, the effect of a "colonial" legal system, and the accommodation of indigenous peoples' land rights. With the publication of this volume, legal scholars and practicing land use lawyers will be able to analyze and compare for the first time the individual legal approaches of developed and developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Contributors: David L. Callies, Li-Fu Chen, Anton Cooray, Glenys Godlovitch, Tsuyoshi Kotaka, Murray J. Raff, William J. M. Ricquier, Eathipol Srisawaluck, Won Woo Suh, Grace Xavier, Zhen Xian Bin.
Contrary to the expectations of many people, China's recent economic growth has not led to the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party. In fact, the Party has recently carried out a peaceful and orderly transition to the so-called fourth generation of leadership, has revitalised itself, and created a new, younger and better trained cadre corps. Despite this successful transformation, there continue to be many problems that the Party will need to overcome if it is to remain in power, including pressures for democratization in both urban and rural areas, widespread corruption, the emergence of new social groups, and increasing dissatisfaction among workers who seem to be losing out in the present transition process. The Chinese Communist Party in Reform explores the current state of the Chinese Communist Party and the many challenges that it faces. It considers the dynamics of development in China, the Party organization, recruitment and management, and the Party's role in society more widely. It concludes by examining the prospects for the future of the Party, including whether it will continue to be able to accommodate socio-economic changes within China and pressures from abroad, and the likely nature of its evolution. Overall, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the internal dynamics of the Chinese Communist Party and its role in Chinese society.
