Legal Reform in the Contemporary Socialist World
Synopsis
Legal Reform in the Contemporary Socialist World explores four decades of legal reform in the socialist countries of China, Vietnam, Laos, North Korea, and Cuba from a comparative perspective. Spanning the late 1970s to the present, it examines various projects, methods, strategies, contents, driving forces, and limitations of legislative reform, administrative reform, judicial reform, and reform of the legal profession. Legal reform in these countries is the project of the political elite to improve the legal system while retaining its core socialist principles. It is carried out through legislative enactments, amendments, and replacements, which the political elite adopt using incremental strategies to reform the legal system sporadically or systematically.Socialist legal reform is animated by the political aspiration to create the rule of law, the impact of social-economic change, and the influence of transnational and comparative law. Despite significant reforms, the socialist principles of the legal systems in these countries largely remain intact. This legal reform, however, varies considerably by country.
Legal Reform in the Contemporary Socialist World offers a holistic view of understudied jurisdictions in comparative law, essential for anyone studying or working in these areas in law, politics, or policy.
Book details
- Author:
- Ngoc Son Bui
- ISBN:
- 9780192671585
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780192671578, 9780192857255
- Publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2024-08-26
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2024
- Copyright by:
- Ngoc Son Bui
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction