Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law #: Sovereignty in China

- Titles in the Series -

Capitalism As Civilisation: A History of International Law
Detention by Non-State Armed Groups under International Law
International Human Rights Law Beyond State Territorial Control
International Investment Law and Legal Theory: Expropriation and the Fragmentation of Sources
International Law and History: Modern Interfaces
League of Nations and the Protection of the Environment, The
Legal Barbarians: Identity, Modern Comparative Law and the Global South
Marketing Global Justice: The Political Economy of International Criminal Law
Preclassical Conflict of Laws
Rebellions and Civil Wars: State Responsibility for the Conduct of Insurgents
Sovereignty in China: A Genealogy of a Concept since 1840
State Responsibility and Rebels: The History and Legacy of Protecting Investment Against Revolution
Three Ages of International Commercial Arbitration, The

- Reviews -

' The Confucian admonition that one needs to study the past to understand the present is especially apt when it comes to China and sovereignty. Fortunately, Dr Maria Adele Carrai' s new book provides a superb genealogy of Chinese approaches to sovereignty over time, from historic times to the present, that will be a key departure point on this important topic for years to come. ' William P. Alford, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of East Asian Legal Studies and Director of East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard University, Massachusetts ' Carrai' s innovative conceptual history of ' sovereignty' in China explores the changing meanings of international law and its structures of authority and legitimacy through three periods of dramatic Chinese political transition. This is a study not only of Chinese reception and adaptation. It provides a foundation for scrutiny of China' s active participation in shaping our present international legal order. ' Madeleine Zelin, Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies, Columbia University, New York ' This is a stimulating, learned, and readable analysis of the many uses the malleable concept of ' sovereignty' has served in China' s relations with the world for almost two centuries. It offers invaluable assistance for parsing the rhetoric of both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in the current East-West contest for domination. ' Jerome A. Cohen, Faculty Director of US-Asia Law Institute, New York University ' This study provides a much-needed concise history of the genealogy of sovereignty as a central concept of modern international law and politics in the context of Chinese transformation and Sino-foreign encounters since the mid nineteenth century. Its nuanced analysis of Chinese specificity and agency in shaping international legal and political history will be of great interest to scholars of China, comparative politics, and international history. ' Li Chen, University of Toronto ' Sovereignty occupies the conceptual heart of the Chinese Communist Party' s bid to claim for China its rightful place in the world and to justify its international policies. By showing how this concept emerged and what it means today, Carrai sets out the rhetorical terrain across which those who wish to enter into conversation with official China will have to make their way. ' Timothy Brook, Republic of China Chair, Department of History, University of British Columbia ' Overall, this book is no doubt an exciting work that fills a gap and connects the dots. It situates the history of international law in a global perspective, interrogating the widely held belief of international law as a universal order and explores the ways in which its history is closely anchored to European experience. Besides, the book demonstrates how encounters with non-European realities have influenced international law' s formation. Given that scholarly pursuit in clarifying international law concepts continues to be one of the dominant interests in legal studies and political science, the book serves as a useful reference for scholars, researchers, graduate students, and whoever might take an interest in these fields of study. Sovereignty in China will be a key departure point on this important topic for years to come. ' Zhuo Yang Sophie, Asia Pacific Law Review ' In Sovereignty in China, Maria Adele Carrai traces the history of China' s reception of the concept of sovereignty in international law since it was introduced into China more than 190 years ago. This well-researched and stylishly presented work charters the historical development and the changing meanings of a transplanted concept in a foreign soil far away from its birthplace. Carrai persuasively argues that the meaning and scope of a concept can grow independent of its origin and interact with the environment it finds itself in, thus acquiring a new life of its own. ' Xingzhong Yu, Pacific Affairs ' This well-researched and stylishly presented work charters the historical development and the changing meanings of a transplanted concept in a foreign soil far away from its birthplace. Carrai persuasively argues that the meaning and scope of a concept can grow independent of its origin and interact with the environment it finds itself in, thus acquiring a new life of its own . . . This book has contributed to our appreciation of China' s international community engagement and international law, not only of the historical transformations that have taken place, but also in terms of understanding the present-day Chinese mentality. ' Xingzhong Yu, Pacific Affairs

- Author Bio -

Maria Adele Carrai is currently a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a Fellow at Harvard University Asia Center. She completed a Ph. D. in Law at the University of Hong Kong in 2016, where she received the Award for Outstanding Postgraduate Research Student for 2015-16, the Hong Kong Ph. D. Fellowship and the Swire Scholarship. Since she completed her Ph. D. , she has been Princeton-Harvard China and the World Fellow (2017-18), New York University Global Hauser Fellow (2016-17), Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence (2015-17). Her research has appeared in various peer-review journals and she has spoken in a variety of fora.

- Full Details -

Status:	Active
ISBN-13:	9781108463942
Published:	11 Mar 2021
Published In:	United Kingdom
Imprint:	Cambridge University Press
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	Paperback
Weight:	405g
Pages:	299

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