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• Title:China and the WTO : a long march towards the rule of law / Esther Lam.
  
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• Variant Title:China and the World Trade Organization
  
• Author/Creator:Lam, Esther.
  
• Published/Created:Austin : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business ; Alphen aan den Rijn : Kluwer Law International ; Frederick, MD : Sold and distributed in North, Central and South America by Aspen Publishers, ©2009.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KNQ3405 .L36 2009 (LC)
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:World Trade Organization--China.
  Foreign trade regulation--China.
  Law reform--China.
  International and municipal law--China.
  Rule of law--China.
  China--Commercial policy.
  
• Description:xxii, 239 p. ; 25 cm.
  
• Series:Global trade law series ; v. 23.
  
• Notes:"The focus of this book is ... concerned with ...the extent to which the WTO's requirements vis-à-vis China actually affect the Chinese legal system"--P. [4] of cover.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-233) and index.
  
• ISBN:9041131442 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  9789041131447 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Pt. I. Understanding the Chinese Legal Order
  Ch. 1. Burden or Assets? Chinese Legal History at a Glance
  Ch. 2. Pre-WTO Chinese Legal System after 1949
  Pt. II. China's Long March to the WTO: Motivations, Process and Challenges
  Ch. 3. Motivations
  Ch. 4. China's WTO Accession Process
  Ch. 5. Accession Commitments and Systemic Requests
  Pt. III. Impact of China's WTO Membership on the Chinese Legal System
  Ch. 6. Changing Relationship between Legal Authority and Political Power
  Ch. 7. Incorporating Major Rule of Law Principles into the Chinese Legal System
  Ch. 8. Challenges Ahead: Opportunities and Risks.