The Cambridge Handbook of China and International Law

"Provides a comprehensive road map to China's engagement with international law and a bridge between Chinese and Western approaches in times of turmoil. Written by a leading group of Chinese and Western specialists, it examines how China assimilates into, and how it intends to put its stamp on, the global legal order"--

Introduction: China and international law ¿ not a map but perhaps a compass Ignacio de la Rasilla and Congyan Cai; Part I. Taking Centre Stage In Global Governance and the International Legal Order: 1.China's reform and opening-up and its move to international institutions Yun Zhao; 2. The belt and road initiative and the international legal order: why it happened, what it does and how, and what it brings about Congyan Cai; 3. The Community of shared future for mankind and international law Ignacio de la Rasilla and Yayezi Hao; Part II. Interfaces between National and International Law: 4. The constitution of China and international law: from selective adaptation to normative consensus Chao Wang and Xin Xiang; 5. Chinese and Western perspectives on the rule of law and its international implications Karen J. Alter and Ji Li; 6. International law in Chinese courts Björn Ahl;Part III. Selected areas of Chinese state practice: 7. China's treaty practices: politicization of law or legalization of politics? Carrie Shang Shu and Wei Shen; 8. The solid state of state immunity in the People's Republic of China Timothy Webster; 9. The 'effect doctrine' and the extraterritorial application of Chinese national laws: it's easier said than done Yongping Xiao and Lei Zhu; Part IV. International Peace and Security: 10. The Chinese approach to the jus ad bellum in International law and cyber-warfare Zhixiong Huang and Yaohui Ying; 11. China and international terrorism law Congyan Cai and Yifei Wang; 12. China and international criminal law: a dual-identity dilemma Dan Zhu; Part V. Human-Centred International Law: 13. China and international human rights law Ruijun Dai; 14. China and global health law in the face of COVID-19 Qingjiang Kong and Shuai Guo; 15. China and international humanitarian law Binxin Zhang; Part VI. The Habitat And The Global Commons: 16. China and international environmental law: sageliness within and kingliness without? Nengye Liu; 17. China and global climate change law governance: a unison of top-down governance and multi-stakeholder engagement approach Tianbao Qin and Bingyu Liu; 18. China and the law of the sea Haiwen Zhang; 19. China and the non-weaponization of outer space: towards a relational normativity Matthias Vanhullebusch; Part VII. International Economic Law: 20. China and International trade law: rising from within the system or always an outlier? Jiangyu Wang; 21. China: an emerging rule-maker in international investment law? Freya Baetens and Sheng Zhang; 22. China and international intellectual property law: striving to become a respected player Jianqiang Nie; 23. Chinese Multilateralism in international financial law Bin Gu; Part VIII. International Dispute Settlement: 24. China and international dispute settlement by adjudicative and other means Ignacio de la Rasilla and Yayezi Hao; 25. China and the settlement of territorial disputes Xinjun Zhang and Xidi Chen.