The Resource Tigers without teeth : the pursuit of justice in contemporary China, Scott Wilson
Tigers without teeth : the pursuit of justice in contemporary China, Scott Wilson
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- Summary
- "This compelling book analyzes the rise of civil society and legal contentiousness in contemporary China. Scott Wilson examines how Chinese AIDS carriers and pollution victims, relying on weak laws and judicial institutions, pursue justice and protection of their rights in Chinese courts and civil society. In exploring the "politics of justice" in China, the author contends that civil society and legal rights advance when their organizers have support from pockets of the Chinese Communist Party, resources from international groups, and the backing of protesters. Even lawsuits that fail in the courts can raise societal consciousness of social issues and can lead to revised state policies to address the substantive claims of disadvantaged citizens. Underlying the politics of justice is the regime's attempt to balance commitments to legal development and its interest in regime stability. Wilson argues that the Chinese state has looked more favorably upon pollution victims' civil-society organizations and lawsuits than those of AIDS carriers. Going beyond the standard overviews of China's legal system, Tigers without Teeth is unique in its close comparison of legal activism on two sensitive and politically relevant social issues. It provides important insights into the development of civil society, as well as highlighting limitations to the pursuit of justice as the system balances between the development of rule of law and regime stability"--Back cover
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Tigers without teeth : the pursuit of justice in contemporary China
- Title
- Tigers without teeth
- Title remainder
- the pursuit of justice in contemporary China
- Statement of responsibility
- Scott Wilson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This compelling book analyzes the rise of civil society and legal contentiousness in contemporary China. Scott Wilson examines how Chinese AIDS carriers and pollution victims, relying on weak laws and judicial institutions, pursue justice and protection of their rights in Chinese courts and civil society. In exploring the "politics of justice" in China, the author contends that civil society and legal rights advance when their organizers have support from pockets of the Chinese Communist Party, resources from international groups, and the backing of protesters. Even lawsuits that fail in the courts can raise societal consciousness of social issues and can lead to revised state policies to address the substantive claims of disadvantaged citizens. Underlying the politics of justice is the regime's attempt to balance commitments to legal development and its interest in regime stability. Wilson argues that the Chinese state has looked more favorably upon pollution victims' civil-society organizations and lawsuits than those of AIDS carriers. Going beyond the standard overviews of China's legal system, Tigers without Teeth is unique in its close comparison of legal activism on two sensitive and politically relevant social issues. It provides important insights into the development of civil society, as well as highlighting limitations to the pursuit of justice as the system balances between the development of rule of law and regime stability"--Back cover
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- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1964-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wilson, Scott
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- State and society in East Asia
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Civil rights
- Justice, Administration of
- Civil society
- Civil rights
- Civil society
- Justice
- China
- Label
- Tigers without teeth : the pursuit of justice in contemporary China, Scott Wilson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-254) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 261 pages
- Isbn
- 9781442236165
- Lccn
- 2014046132
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894625621
- Label
- Tigers without teeth : the pursuit of justice in contemporary China, Scott Wilson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-254) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 261 pages
- Isbn
- 9781442236165
- Lccn
- 2014046132
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894625621
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