The modern Chinese state: An academic view through the prism of politics and law

Abstract

The article analyzes the main provisions of the monograph “Modern Chinese State. Vol. 1: Basic Institutions of State Power and Administration”, published in 2022 by the Russian Academy of Sciences, in the context of the problematization of scholarly studies of Chinese law. The authors of the article give a brief description of the main issues disclosed in the monograph, such as: administrative divisions of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); population control and registration; the judicial system of the People’s Republic of China; the Public Prosecutor’s Office; control (supervisory) committees; and so on. At the same time, attention is focused on those provisions of the monograph that contribute to the search for solutions to problematic issues relevant to lawyers studying the law of the People’s Republic of China. This is, in particular, about the lawmaking of the state bodies of the PRC with the understanding of the role of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in this activity, on the Legal Status of the President of the People’s Republic of China, on the Nature of CPC Acts, as well as Joint Acts of the Central Party Organs and the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, on the role of judicial acts in the light of the system of sources of Chinese law. A number of areas of legal regulation have been identified, where the experience of the People’s Republic of China can be used in lawmaking and law enforcement in the Russian Federation. It is concluded that the monograph systematizes and increases knowledge about the state-legal reality of the PRC, allows to achieve a better understanding of the law of China.