Legal Reforms and Deprivation of Liberty in Contemporary China

Name: Legal Reforms and Deprivation of Liberty in Contemporary China
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Legal Reforms and Deprivation of Liberty in Contemporary ChinaAuthor(s): Elisa Nesossi, Sarah Biddulph, Flora Sapio, Susan Trevaskes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472479396, 978-1472479396\nSynopsis\nThe volume presents an extensive investigation into the process of reforms of detention powers in todays China and offers an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding the reformist attempts. The chapters in this collection demonstrate that legislative and institutional reforms in this area result from political opportunities - openings and tensions at the central institutional levels of political authority - and contingent social and political factors.\nThe book examines legal and institutional reforms to institutions of detention and imprisonment that have occurred since the 1990s, with a particular focus on the 21st century. Its content follows three particular lines of enquiry concerning the issue of depriva.