Human Rights in Eastern Civilisations: Some Reflections of a Former UN Special Rapporteur

Abstract

lished in recent years. It gives a clear picture of how the CCP has failed to institutionalize, and how reforms have caused the Party structure to atrophy. It will be of interest first and foremost to political scientists seeking to understand how power actually works in China, and how efforts to impose binding norms on the Party elite have largely failed. It will also be of interest to legal scholars seeking to understand why the Party has largely turned away from legal reform, and why a renewed emphasis on building up state legal institutions seems highly unlikely during Xi’s tenure.