Socialist Law in Socialist East Asia

Hualing Fu is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean at The University of Hong Kong. John Gillespie is a Professor of Law in the Monash Business School at Monash University, Victoria. Pip Nicholson is Professor of Law and Dean at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia. William Partlett is an Associate Professor at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia.

• Part I. Socialism and Legality: 1. Socialist law in socialist East Asia Hualing Fu, John Gillespie, Pip Nicholson and William Edmund Partlett; 2. What is not 'socialist' about socialist law Michael Dowdle; Part II. Socialism and Legacies: 3. The historical roots of socialist law William Partlett; 4. Socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics: a new genealogy Glenn Tiffert; 5. The Soviet legacy and its impact on contemporary Vietnam Pham Duy Nhia; Part III. Constitutions: 6. Diverging trends in the socialist constitutionalism of the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hualing Fu and Jason Buhi; 7. Constitutional dualism: socialism and constitutionalism in contemporary Vietnam Bui Ngoc Son; Part IV. Justice and Democratic Centralism: 8. Democratic centralism and administration in China Sarah Biddulph; 9. Roots and routes: adapting the Soviet-inspired Vietnamese court and procuracy system Pip Nicholson and Pham Lan Phuong; Part V. Labour: 10. What is socialist about labour law in China? Aaron Halegua and Cynthia Estlund; 11. Strike settlement in transitional Vietnam and the persistence of socialist and Marxist-Leninist influences Do Hai Ha; Part VI. Regulatory Approaches: 12. Is Vietnam transitioning out of socialism or transforming socialism? Searching for answers in commercial regulation John Gillespie; 13. The influence of socialist principles on the legal regulation of markets in China Wendy Ng; Part VII. Land: 14. The evolution of the property system in China: between the socialist heritage and liberal market Chen Li; 15. From revolution to evolution: the changing meanings of socialist land in Vietnam John Gillespie and Toan Le.

'Socialism is dead – long live socialist law! This important volume examines the genealogy, influence and continued relevance of socialist law in contemporary East Asia. Relying on a mix of conceptual, historical and analytic contributions, the authors collectively shed light on this understudied tradition, and in doing so advance our understanding of several important countries.' Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, University of Chicago Law School