History of Chinese constitutional theory / edited by Dayuan Han ; translated by Chiying Wang, Chenying Tan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Han, Dayuan, editor.

Wang, Chiying, translator.

Tan, Chenying, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--China.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (589 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : WIlliam S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2020.

Summary:

"This book discusses the historical process of constitutional science as a discipline that has established a foothold in China and is divided into two parts. The first part covers the evolution of the Chinese constitutional theory and introduces the history of centuries of development from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China to this day. The second part shows the evolution of the basic categories of Chinese constitutional theory and explores the introduction and development of some basic categories in the Constitution, such as 'human rights,' 'constitution,' 'constitutionalism,' 'local autonomy,' 'republic' and so on".

Contents:

Introduction: Contemporary mission of studies in a history of Chinese constitutional theory

A summary of the development of Chinese constitutional theory

Constitutional theory from late Qing Dynasty to Republic of China (ROC) era

Constitutional theory since the founding of new Chin a

Evolution of the concept of human rights

Evolution of the concept of fundamental rights

Evolution of the concept of fundamental obligations

Evolution of the concept of citizenship

Evolution of the concept of constitutional governance

Evolution of the concept of democracy

Evolution of the concept of "republic"

Evolution of the concept of local autonomy.

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