1 A Century of Turmoil: An Overview of China's Constitutional Reform and Revolutions
I. Introduction: The Dawn of a Constitutional Moment
II. Constitutional Elements in the Ancient Regime and Their Limitations
III. The First Republic: The Nationalist Revolution of 1911
IV. Why Revolutions Fail to Bring about Constitutionalism
Further Reading
2 The New Constitutional Order of the People's Republic
I. The Second Republic: The Communist Revolution of 1949
II. The 1982 Constitution
III. Constitutional Amendments
IV. Constitutional Transformations
Further Reading
3 Governing the Goliath: China's Central and Local Relations
I. Introduction: The Sun Zhigang Tragedy
II. The Constitutional Landscape
III. Keeping Laws in Order
IV. Bottom-Up or Top-Down? Rule of the Party Reinforced
V. Pluralism within a Unitary System
Further Reading
4 Democracy with Chinese Characteristics? The Role of the People's Congresses
I. Introduction: Supremacy by Rubber Stamp?
II. The National People's Congress (NPC)
III. The NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC)
IV. Local People's Congresses (LPCs)
V. How to Make Democracy Work
Further Reading
5 Administration of the State According to Law
I. The Central Government
II. Local Government
III. Toward Administrative Rule of Law?
Further Reading
6 De-politicising the Judiciary
I. Introduction: Establishing Judicial Review?
II. Judicial Structure and Functions
III. Judicial Reform: Necessities, Possibilities, Limits
Further Reading
7 The Contemporary Rights Revolution: Life, Liberty, Property and Equality
I. Introduction: Back to the Sun Zhigang Model
II. Equality
III Liberty
IV. Property
Further Reading
8 Still Dormant: Political and Religious Rights
I. Introduction: What the Sun Zhigang Model Cannot Do
II. Freedom of Speech
III. Freedom of Religion
IV The Right to Election
Further Reading
9 Conclusion: The Future of China's Constitutionalism
I. Back to 1911? The On-going Saga of China's Constitutional Journey
II. Toward the Third Republic? The Future of China's Constitutionalism
Further Reading