Recentering the World - China and the Transformation of International Law

This book provides valuable new information to those interested in Chinese history, international legal history, and international relations. Its new explorations of archives and other primary sources are helpful for researchers in these fields. It also appeals to general readers eager to learn more about China's role in world affairs.

List of contents

Introduction: 'In the Nineteenth Century, There was No International Law'; Part I. Preserving Stateliness, 1850-1894: 1. Universal Prosperity; 2. Synarchy; 3. Vast Imperium; Part II. Asserting Sovereignty, 1895-1921: 4. The Public Law of Planet Earth; 5. The Problem of Equality; 6. Reconstituted Hierarchies; Part III. Internationalisms, 1922-2001: 7. Changing Circumstances; 8. New Orders; 9. Perpetual Peace; Conclusion: From Object to Subject? - China in a World of Institutions; Glossary of Chinese and Japanese Names; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Ryan Martínez Mitchell is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. in Law from Yale University. His scholarship on China and international law has appeared in a number of leading scholarly journals.

Summary

This book provides valuable new information to those interested in Chinese history, international legal history, and international relations. Its new explorations of archives and other primary sources are helpful for researchers in these fields. It also appeals to general readers eager to learn more about China's role in world affairs.

Foreword

A comprehensive new account of China's entry into the global legal order and its role in helping to reshape it.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan Martínez Mitchell, Ryan Martinez (The Chinese University of Mitchell, Ryan Martinez (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Mitchell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781108498968
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49896-8
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Law in Context
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; China, Political Parties, LAW / International, Chinese, Political science & theory, Public International Law, Political Geography, Asian History, Political science and theory, Political parties and party platforms, history of international law; Chinese law and politics