Claims about a pursuit of justice weave through all periods of China's modern history. But what do authorities mean when they refer to 'justice' and do Chinese citizens interpret justice in the same way as their leaders? This book explores how certain ideas about justice have come to be dominant in Chinese polity and society, and how some conceptions of justice have been rendered more powerful and legitimate than others. This book's focus on 'how' justice works incorporates a concern about the processes that lead to the making, un-making and re-making of distinct conceptions of justice. Investigating the processes and frameworks through which certain ideas about justice have come to the political and social forefront in China today, this innovative work explains how these ideas are articulated through spoken performances and written expression by both the party-state and its citizenry.

A conceptual-based analysis of China's legal and justice systems, and their social and political impact in the twenty-first century.

About the Author
Flora Sapio is an associate at the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University, Canberra. Her research interests are diverse and include Chinese criminal justice, ideology, and contemporary Chinese legal philosophy, civil society organizations in China, among others. Her publications include Sovereign Power and the Law in China (2010). Susan Trevaskes is a member of the Griffith Criminology Institute at Griffith University, Queensland, and is an Adjunct Director of the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University, Canberra. Her sole-authored works include The Death Penalty in Contemporary China (2012). She has published widely in journals such as The British Journal of Criminology, The China Journal and The China Quarterly. Sarah Biddulph is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2014-18) and Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne Law School. Her recent publications include The Stability Imperative: Human Rights and Law in China (2015). Elisa Nesossi is an Australian Research Council Research Fellow at the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University, Canberra. She is the author of China's Pre-Trial Justice: Criminal Justice, Human Rights and Legal Reforms in Contemporary China (2012), and has co-edited two books with Susan Trevaskes, Sarah Biddulph and Flora Sapio, The Politics of Law and Stability in China (2014) and Legal Reforms and Deprivation of Liberty in Contemporary China (2016).


Book Information
ISBN 9781107190429
Author Flora Sapio
Format Hardback
Page Count 410
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 700g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 25mm