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Judicial Review in Greater China Activism and Deference of Four Apex Courts
By Shiling Xiao
Copyright 2025
260 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
260 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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. The development of modern judicial review is one of the key elements of the twentieth century’s legal heritage. By enforcing the... Read more
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.
Biography
Shiling Xiao is a lecturer in Public Law at the University of Manchester, UK.






