The US-China Trade Negotiation: A Contract Theory Perspective
Philip K.H. Wong Centre for Chinese Law
黃乾亨中國法研究中心
Chinese Law and Society Talk Series Autumn 2024
Law & Political Economy in China's New Era
Date & Time: 19 September 2024 (Thursday) at 13:00-14:00
Venue: Room 824, 8/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker: Tamar Groswald Ozery is an Assistant Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Video Link: Please click HERE
Description:
The talk will discuss the role of formal law in governing markets during China's "Legalized Politicization Era" (2010–present), the current era of market development in China. In this present era, the authorities over governing markets are being reconfigured to handle the consequences of prior era state capitalism. Such reconfiguration of market governance is achieved through the mobilization of legal institutions in two main directions: intensifying the presence of the regulatory state in the market, and shifting substantial market governance powers directly to the CCP.
The talk is based on the book: Law & Political Economy in China: The Role of Law in Corporate Governance & Market Growth, Cambridge University Press (2023). The book analyzes four decades of market development in China [1978-2021], discussing the role of law as an internal party-state instrument for allocating political-economic power. A substantial part of the book is dedicated to observing how relations of political-economic power are legally configured through the (re)construction of corporate laws and legal institutions.
Dual Constitutional Order in China’s Party-state: Paradigms of Liberal vs Illiberal Constitutionalism
Date & Time: September 20, 2024 (Friday) at 10:00-11:00
Venue: Room 723, 7/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker: Dr. Ling Li teaches Chinese politics and law at the University of Vienna
Description:
This study conceptualizes key differences between liberal and illiberal constitutional practices. By contrasting the UK and US (representing liberal constitutionalism) with the PRC (an example of illiberal constitutionalism), it explores the roles of monist and dual constitutional orders. The monist structure of liberal constitutional practices comprises a single power seat, a singular sovereignty of people, and the rule of law. Conversely, China's Party-state upholds a dual constitutional order, with dual seats of power, dual sovereigns, and a dual ordering system. The dual structure sees power flow from both the top and bottom, with a state system based on law and a party system based on power. The study aims to illuminate the multi-faceted implications of China's dual constitutional order and enhance understanding of Chinese law and governance.
"齊家"與駐村幹部
時間：2024年11月8日 (星期五) 早上10:00 - 中午12:00
地點：香港大學鄭裕彤教學樓11樓 學術會議室
講者： 朱蘇力，北京大學博雅講席教授、北京大學法學院天元講席教授、教育部長江學者
步步深入：如何做好政法體制的田野
時間：2024年12月3日 (星期二) 12:00-13:30
地點：香港大學鄭裕彤教學樓7樓 723室
講者：侯猛，中國人民大學法學院教授、法律與社會跨學科研究中心主任、《法律和社會科學》主編、教育部青年長江學者，曾掛職、研修於最高人民法院研究室、政治部。
摘要：
深描中國法律的實施，需要理解中國的政法體制。在現有條件約束下，如何進入政法的田野，怎樣在田野中發現問題，如何將現實問題提煉成學術命題。這些是在中國做法律 經驗研究遇到的基本難題。區別於已有偏重宏大敘述的政法研究，基於田野調查基礎上的政法研究將聚焦於具體罪名、案由的討論。但是，在研究視角上是整體論觀察，追求以小見大和舉一反三，從而實現經驗法社會學（法社會科學）個案研究的一般化。