Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Rule of Law in China pp 13–17Cite as

Rule of Law in China

  • Chapter
  • First Online:

  • 1611 Accesses

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Law ((BRIEFSLAW))

Abstract

The concept of rule of law is comparatively new to China. It came into focus only at the beginning of the twentieth century when the imperial system of power collapsed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Notes

  1. 1.

    Wang (2010), 2 et seq.

  2. 2.

    “Zhao wei tian she lang, mu deng tian zi tang” (A common farmer in the morning can become an official beside the emperor in the evening). Translation by Pan (2006), 22. For the content of the civil service examination system and its shortcomings see in detail Mote (2003), 126 et seq.

  3. 3.

    In the Zhanguo period (453–221 BC), the nobility was already pushed aside by a new middle class (e.g., merchants). At that time, the meaning of “baixing” started its development from “hundred dynasties” (the nobility) to “hundred family names” (the people). Cf. Vogelsang (2012), 95, 97, 103.

  4. 4.

    For instance by successfully passing the civil service exams and taking high posts in the administration or by successfully merchandising. Cf. Pan (2006), 20 et seq.; Vogelsang (2012), 95, 97. Blasek (2012), 256 et seq. with further references.

  5. 5.

    See Heuser (2000), 417. Schmidt-Glintzer (2009), 119.

  6. 6.

    See Sect. 2.2.

  7. 7.

    See for the various opinions Mo (2010), 36.

  8. 8.

    See Lin (2000), 40 with further references.

  9. 9.

    Deng’s speech from 13 December 1978, Chap. 2 par. 9.

  10. 10.

    Jiang Zemin’s report at the 15th National Congress of the CPC on 12 Sept. 1997, Chap. 6.

  11. 11.

    See Sect. 2.2.

  12. 12.

    The rule of law began to appear in government policy and became an official term. Peerenboom, Long March (2002), 1.

  13. 13.

    Mo (2010), 37. For the Chinese journey from rule of man via rule by law to rule of law, see Wang (2010), 6 et seq.

  14. 14.

    Vogelsang (2012), 553 et seq., in detail see Becker (1998).

  15. 15.

    Vogelsang (2012), 566 et seq.

  16. 16.

    Wang (2010), 12 et seq.

  17. 17.

    See Sect. 4.2.3.

  18. 18.

    White Paper The State Council Information Office of PRC 2008, Conclusion.

  19. 19.

    See for ancient and modern Chinese stability thinking Blasek (2012), 246 et seq.

  20. 20.

    The paper changes in wording between “rule of law” and “governing the country by law” (rule by law?). Cf. Sect. 4.2.3.3.

References

  • Becker J (1998) The Chinese. John Murray, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Blasek K (2012) Investieren in der sozialistischen Marktwirtschaft. ZVglRWiss 111:154–190

    Google Scholar 

  • Deng Xiaoping (1978) Emancipate the mind, seek truth from facts and unite as one in looking to the future, speech from 13 Dec 1978. English available at http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/dengxp/vol2/text/b1260.html. Accessed 20 Sept 2014

  • Heuser R (2000) Chinesische Rechtskultur im Wandel: Auf dem Wege vom Recht der Modernisierung zur Modernisierung des Rechts. In: Herrmann-Pillath C, Lackner M (eds) Länderbericht China. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Bonn, pp 407–424

    Google Scholar 

  • Jiang Zemin (1997) Report at the 15th National Congress of the CPC on 12 Sept 1997, Chinese available at http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2002-10-22/1404777724.html. Accessed 20 Sept 2014 English available at http://www.fas.org/news/china/1997/970912-prc.htm. Accessed 20 Sept 2014

  • Lin Feng (2000) Constitutional law in China. Sweet & Maxwell Asia, Hong Kong

    Google Scholar 

  • Mo Zhang (2010) The socialist legal system with chinese characteristics: China’s discourse for the rule of law and a bitter experience. Temple Int Comp Law J 24(1):64; Electronic paper collection: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1839461. Accessed 20 Sept 2014

  • Mote FW (2003) Imperial China. Harvard University Press, Cambridge

    Google Scholar 

  • Pan Wei (2006) Towards a consultative rule of law regime in China. In: Zhao S (ed) Debating political reform in China. Armonk, New York, pp 3–40

    Google Scholar 

  • Peerenboom R (2002) Let one hundred flowers bloom, one hundred schools contend: debating legal reform in China. Mich J Int Law 23:1–64. Available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=316962. Accessed 20 Sept 2014

  • Schmidt-Glintzer H (2009) Chinas Angst vor der Freiheit—Der lange Weg in die Moderne. Beck, München

    Google Scholar 

  • The State Council Information Office of PRC (2008) China’s efforts and achievements in promoting the rule of law (28 Feb 2008). Available at http://www.china.org.cn/government/news/2008-02/28/content_11025486.htm. Accessed 20 Sept 2014

  • Vogelsang K (2012) Geschichte Chinas (China’s history). Reclam, Stuttgart

    Google Scholar 

  • Wang Chenguang (2010) From the rule of man to the rule of law. In: Cai Dingjian, Wang Chenguang (eds) China’s journey towards the rule of law—legal reform 1978–2008. Brill, Leiden, pp 1–49

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Technical University of Wildau, Wildau, Germany

    Katrin Blasek

Authors
  1. Katrin Blasek
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Katrin Blasek .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2015 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Blasek, K. (2015). Rule of Law in China. In: Rule of Law in China. SpringerBriefs in Law. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44622-5_3

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation