The constitutional and legal development of the Chinese presidency: the emperors' new clothes?
The constitutional and legal development of the Chinese presidency: the emperors' new clothes?
Law of Asia (South, Southeast, East) Countries A-J > Law of China (People's Republic, 1949- ) > China (People's Republic, 1949- ) > General; General
Edition Details
- Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Runhua Zhang
- Language: English
- Jurisdiction(s): Maryland
- Publication Information: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
- Type: Book
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Short Description
XIV, 229 pages ; 25 cm
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, The constitutional and legal development of the Chinese presidency: the emperors' new clothes? is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Responsable Person: Zhang Runhua.
- Publication Date: 2015
- Country/State: Maryland
- Number of Editions: 6 editions
- First edition Date: 2014
- Last edition Date: 2015
- General Notes: Based on the author's thesis (doctoral – Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010) issued under title: The dynamic presidency and the evolution of constitutional law in China.
- Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KNQ2540
- Dewey Code: 342.51062
- ISBN: 9780739189894 0739189891
- OCLC: 881208649
Main Contents
Introduction to the Chinese presidency
Chinese president and chairman before 1949
“Chairman Mao” of the China Soviet Republic
Chairman Mao of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1954
Constitutional making of the chairmanship in 1954
Chairman Mao Zedong from 1954 to 1959
Chairman Liu Shaoqi from 1959 to 1966
Constitutional making of the presidency in 1982
President Li Xiannian and Yang Shangkun from 1983 to 1993
President Jiang Zemin from 1993 to 2003
President Hu Jintao from 2003 to 2013
Law and politics surrounding the presidency.
Summary Note
Weaving together the study of both Chinese law and politics, this book investigates the evolution of the Chinese presidency and examines how presidential nomination, succession, and power have been determined by an ever-changing mixture of legal and political rules and traditions. '''