Judicial Review in Greater China - Activism and Deference of Four Apex Courts

This book examines the judicial review systems in the four areas of Greater China - China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau - and uncovers judicial review activities of the apex courts of each region. It provides a comparative assessment of judicial activism and deference.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Judicial Review Competences of Courts in Greater China 3. Judicial Review of Primary Legislation 4. Judicial Review of Administrative Rules 5. Judicial Review of Concrete Executive Acts 6. Convergence, Divergence, and Reasons Behind 7. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

Shiling Xiao is a lecturer in Public Law at the University of Manchester, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Shiling Xiao
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032767895
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276789-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Globalization: Law and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; China, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, LAW / Courts, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, LAW / Comparative, International Law, Politics & government, Politics and government, comparative law, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general