The “rule of law” and the concept of an “essentially contested concept”

Recently in the course of some writing I’ve had to address the problem of “essentially contested concepts.” But because the…

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He Haibo’s defense of attorney Li Jinxing

Rights lawyer Li Jinxing (李金星) has been disbarred — for the usual absurd reasons. Here’s the statement made in his…

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National People’s Congress delegate/tycoon has foreign citizenship

It seems that Sun Xiang, a delegate to the Hebei Provincial People’s Congress and all-around rich guy (worth around $1.1…

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Courts and the “absolute leadership” of the Party

Over at the Supreme People’s Court Monitor blog, Susan Finder has an excellent post on a recent speech by Liu…

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Posted in: Law

Important new article on the Xinjiang detentions

Adrian Zenz, perhaps the one person more responsible than any other for bringing the Xinjiang detentions to the attention of…

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More on the legal aspects of the Xinjiang detentions

Last October, I posted a piece on the Lawfare blog about legal aspects—under Chinese domestic law—of the Xinjiang detentions. Earlier…

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Chinese law in 55 minutes: a podcast

I had an enjoyable chat about Chinese law the other day with Jordan Schneider, host of the ChinaEconTalk podcast. Here’s…

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On Nazi comparisons

On a China-related internet discussion group of which I’m a member, there was recently an exchange about the appropriateness of…

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Huawei’s ownership: Huawei’s statement and my response

A paper on Huawei’s ownership structure recently posted by Christopher Balding and me has elicited a response from Huawei and…

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Dagong bond rating agency taken over after licenses suspended

The Financial Times reports that the Dagong bond rating agency has been taken over by a state-owned investment company after…

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