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The book herein reviewed – 'The Aims of Tort Law. Chinese and European Perspectives', edited by Helmut Koziol and published by Jan Sramek Verlag in 2017 – offers something that is much needed: a comparative study of tort law functions that, additionally, focuses on China. On the basis of that study, the paper sketches out some comparative lessons Europeans can learn by looking at Chinese tort law, and in particular at the Chinese approaches to the aims of tort law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper starts by describing a subjective view on a predicament of rural petition, followed by conclusion and comments on Dr. Tian Xiaohong's Governing Grass-root China. The first part gives a comparison on the National-Centered-Paradigm, employed by Dr. han in his work, and the Society-Centered-Paradigm, which is more commonly used in conventional study. A conclusion is made on the research scale and observation perspective of this book. The second part divides the logic chain of involution into three levels and throw light on three major features, including the omnipotence of government, the limitation of technical governing and the weakening of grass-root governance. The last part reviews the contribution of grass-root governance and suggests a combination of both society-centered and national-centered paradigm should be employed. The author calls for the contribution of representative democracy in rural region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When developing this argument, Keen Fan Lim acknowledges the impacts of globalization on China's institutional changes, but his analytical gaze is more endogenous than exogenous, choosing to expose the forces stemming from within China that have (re)shaped policy experimentation. Lim's challenge to the dichotomous treatment of China's socioeconomic transformation - from the Mao era to a decentralized and unevenly developed society in post-Mao China - is refreshing. [Extracted from the article]

¥59.00 (paperback), ISBN 978-7-5080-9581-3 Infant and young child observation in China, From infant and young child observation to working with parents and infants and children, edited by The Foreword is written by Tong Ba and Maranda Sze. [Extracted from the article]

Ting Zhang's book focuses on the printing and dissemination of the I Great Qing Code i , the primary source of penal law in the Qing. In the final analysis, Qing society was almost certainly more legally sophisticated and law-oriented than many traditional scholarly accounts give it credit for. I Circulating the Code i is a solid academic contribution that will have substantial impact on the study of Chinese legal history for many years to come. [Extracted from the article]

"Chinese Religious Funeral Paperwork Entombed with the Tomb Owner" by Jingchun Huang is a book that explores the historical development and cultural significance of religious funeral documents in China. The author uses a "triple evidence method" to investigate the Buddhist and Taoist characteristics of these documents, such as Maidiquan, Zhenmuwen, and Yiwushu. The book examines the timelines and spatial distribution of funeral documents, highlighting their evolution over more than 2000 years and their wide distribution across different regions of China. It also explores the relationship between Buddhism and funeral documents, showing how Buddhist doctrines influenced their content. The book provides valuable insights for the study of religion, folklore, linguistics, literature, and historical materials. [Extracted from the article]