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Beyond Global Convergence: Conflicts of Legitimacy in a Chinese Lower Court – Sida Liu

From Law & Social Inquiry (link): Abstract: This article examines the localization of global legal institutions by the case study of a lower court in China’s Hebei Province. Using data on the changes in the formal organizational structure, the composition of personnel, the case docket, and case dispositions in this court between 1978 and 2000, […]

Innovation Through Intimidation: An Empirical Account of Defamation Litigation in China – Benjamin L. Liebman

From Harvard International Law Journal, via SSRN (link): Abstract: This article examines 223 recent defamation cases in China. Empirical analysis of claims and outcomes reveals that defamation litigation is developing on two tracks. Track-one cases are brought by public officials, government and Communist Party entities, and corporations to restrict and silence the increasingly autonomous Chinese […]

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