This book analyzes China’s attitude to international law based on historical experiences and documents, and provides an explanation of China’s approaches to international legal issues. It also establishes several elements for a possible framework of Chinese theory on international law.

The book offers researchers, university students and practitioners valuable insights into how China views international law and why it does so in the way it does.

Chinese theory
Theory of international law
Rising powers and international law
Non-Western theory of international law
“Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence”+ “international law”
“Sovereignty” + “China”
National interest
Constitutionalization of international law
“Understanding of international law” + “China”

• Introduction

• Historical Foundations of Chinese International Law

• Philosophical Underpinnings: Confucianism and Legal Thought

• Traditional Chinese Views on Sovereignty and Statehood

• The Development of Modern Chinese International Law

• China’s Approach to Treaties and Agreements

• Concepts of Justice and Order in Chinese International Law

• China’s Role in Contemporary International Legal Systems

• Comparative Analysis with Western Theories

• Challenges and Future Directions

• Conclusion

• Research Center of Legal Theory, School of Law, Collaborative Innovation Center of Judicial Civilization, Jilin University, Changchun, China

  Zhipeng He

• Jilin Academy of Social Sciences, Changchun, China

  Lu Sun

Book Title
A Chinese Theory of International Law

Authors
Zhipeng He, Lu Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2882-8

eBook Packages
Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

Copyright Information
Law Press China and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

Hardcover ISBN
978-981-15-2881-1
Published: 15 March 2020

Softcover ISBN
978-981-15-2884-2
Published: 15 March 2021

eBook ISBN
978-981-15-2882-8
Published: 14 March 2020

Edition Number
1

Number of Pages
IX, 248

Number of Illustrations
3 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

Topics
Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law , Public International Law , Comparative Politics, International Relations