Supreme Courts in Transition in China and the West : Adjudication at the Service of Public Goals /

This edited volume looks at supreme courts in China and the West. It examines the differences and similarities between the Supreme People s Court of Mainland China and those that follow Western models. It also offers a comparative study of a selection of supreme courts in Europe and Latin America. T...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: van Rhee, Cornelis Hendrik Remco; Fu, Yulin
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 59
Subjects:
Law
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52344-6
Summary: This edited volume looks at supreme courts in China and the West. It examines the differences and similarities between the Supreme People s Court of Mainland China and those that follow Western models. It also offers a comparative study of a selection of supreme courts in Europe and Latin America. The contributors argue that the Supreme Courts should give guidance to the development of the law and provide legal unity. For China, the Chinese author argues, that therefore there should be more emphasis on the procedure for reopening cases. The chapters on Western-style supreme courts argue that
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (VI, 245 pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9783319523446
Index Number: K7000
CLC: D997
Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction (Van Rhee/Fu) -- Chapter 2. The Supreme People s Court of Mainland China (Fu) -- Chapter 3. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Andrews) -- Chapter 4. Supreme Courts in the Nordic Countries (Oyrehagen Sunde) -- Chapter 5.The Supreme Cassation Court of the Netherlands (Verkerk/Van Rhe) -- Chapter 6.The Supreme Cassation Court of Spain (De Benito) -- Chapter 7. Supreme Courts in the German Speaking Countries (Domej) -- Chapter 8. The Supreme Cassation Court of Chile (Bravo Hurtado) -- Chapter 9. The Cour de cassation of France (Ferrand) -- Chapter 10. Supreme Court