1. Introduction -- 2. What the Chinese said about law -- 3. Fazhi as rule of/by law -- 4. 'Ought to' as a legal performative -- 5. Right talk in Chinese -- 6. Chinese law and imprecise language -- 7. Doing things with words in the constitution -- 8. Lawmaking as a communicative act -- 9. Translating law over space and time -- 10. Last words ..
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"First published 2004 by Ashgate Publishing."--Title page verso
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Text chiefly in English; with Chinese table of contents and appendix