Chinese contemporary perspectives on international law : : history, culture and international law / / Xue Hanqin.

• Superior document: A collection of law lectures in pocketbook form
• Author: Xue, Hanqin, 1955-
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Notes: Full text of the lecture published in June 2012 in the Recueil des cours, vol. 355 (2011).

Built on the theme “history, culture and international law”, this special course gives a comprehensive review of China’s contemporary perspective and practice of international law in the past 60 years, with its focus on the recent 30 years when China is gradually integrated into international legal system through its opening up and economic reform process. After an in-depth revisit of China’s position on sovereignty and non-interference from a historical and cultural perspective, the author further explores a few areas of importance where China’s viewpoints often invite general interest: human rights, sustainable development, and multilateralism and regional cooperation.

Table of Contents

General introduction : 60 years in retrospect -- Basic issues revisited : sovereignty, communal interests and international obligations -- Human rights as a cause and a process -- Pursuing sustainable development -- Multilateralism and regional co-operation -- Conclusion.