The Politicisation of China's Law-Enforcement and Judicial Apparatus
Ce document sera publié en ligne en texte intégral le 1 juin 2011.
Résumé
The Chinese Communist Party has politicised the judicial and law-enforcement apparatus despite Beijing’s avowed commitment to global norms. This paper shows how, in the wake of the 4 June 1989 crackdown, the CCP leadership enhanced its control over the courts and procuratorates so as to boost its capacity to punish dissidents, separatists, and other destabilising elements. Despite President Hu Jintao’s slogan of “running the country according to law,” the prospect for rule of law and judicial independence remains illusory.
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Willy Wo-Lap Lam, « The Politicisation of China's Law-Enforcement and Judicial Apparatus », China perspectives, n°2009/2, 2009, [En ligne], mis en ligne le 1 juin 2011. URL : http://chinaperspectives.revues.org/document4805.html. Consulté le 07 novembre 2009.
Auteur
Willy Wo-Lap Lam
Professor of Chinese Studies, Akita International University, Japan and Adjunct Professor of History at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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