KSCB705 Constitutions and constitutionalism in China

Filozofická fakulta
jaro 2025
Rozsah
1/1/0. 5 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučováno kontaktně
Vyučující
Mariia Guleva (přednášející), Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Seminář čínských studií – Centrum asijských studií – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Seminář čínských studií – Centrum asijských studií – Filozofická fakulta
Rozvrh
každé sudé pondělí 14:00–17:40 C32
Předpoklady
TYP_STUDIA(N)
The course includes reading Chinese constitutions in Chinese.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course concentrates on the history of constitutionalism from the late Qing into republican China and on the constitutional changes in the People’s Republic of China. The classes therefore cover such aspects as the emergence of constitution-related debates in late 19th century China, the attempts to transform Qing into a constitutional monarchy, the place of constitution-writing in political shifts of the early Republic of China, the problems of political tutelage and constitutional rule under Guomindang government, constitution-writing in Communist-controlled areas, and the place of constitution in post-1949 transformations. The course pays special attention to the political and ideological importance of constitution under different political systems governing China over the last hundred years. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the evolution of constitutionalism in China, to ensure their knowledge of relevant terminology in Chinese and English, and to deepen their understanding of related debates, both political and academic. The classes also provide an opportunity to read and discuss the texts of constitutions adopted in China over the 20th century.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of the course the student will:
a) obtain the skills to read constitutions in Chinese
b) be familiar with the contents of the most influential constitutions in Chinese modern and contemporary history
c) be able to analyse the circumstances of adoption of those constitutions
d) understand the political, economic and social contexts of the amendments to the current PRC constitution.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction: understanding constitutionalism as framework of governance, key concepts and documents in Western praxis; 2. Constitutional projects of the late Qing: constitutional monarchists, Outline of Constitution by Imperial Decree (Qinding Xianfa Dagang 欽定憲法大綱)—ideas and problems; 3. Early Republic: constitutions of the 1910s, place of constitution in Sun Yat-sen’s theories, parliamentary debates and failure of constitutionalism under Yuan Shikai, Constitutional Protection Movement; 4. Constitutional transformations of Guomindang government: Provisional Constitution of the Political Tutelage Period of 1931; 5. Adoption of the 1947 RoC Constitution: debates; final text; obstructed implementation. Constitutional changes in Taiwan: end of martial law and amendments to 1947 Constitution; 6. Constitutional grounds of the early PRC: The Common Program of The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (1949) and the 1954 Constitution, their adoption, contents, and implementation; 7. 1982 Constitution: basic contents (prior to amendments) and place in constitutional transformations of the PRC; 8. Amendments to 1982 Constitution: stages and contents, discussion over the most recent changes; 9. Balance of power: government, party, and society in constitution and in practice; 10. Human rights: regulation in constitution and debates over violations.
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • Tom Ginsburg and Alberto Simpser, eds. 2013. Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes. Cambridge University Press.
  • William L. Tung. 1964. The Political Institutions of Modern China. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.
  • Stéphanie Balme and Michael W. Dowdle, eds. 2009. Building Constitutionalism in China: Based on an International Conference on ‘Constitutionalism and Judicial Power in China’ at Sciences Po (CERI) in Paris in December 2005. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmill
  • Yan Lin. 2015. “Constitutional Evolution through Legislation: The Quiet Transformation of China’s Constitution”. International Journal of Constitutional Law, 13(1), 61–89.
  • Julia C. Strauss. 2020. State Formation in China and Taiwan: Bureaucracy, Campaign, and Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Philip C.C. Huang. 2001. Code, Custom, and Legal Practice in China: The Qing and the Republic Compared. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
  • Neil J. Diamant. 2021. Useful Bullshit: Constitutions in Chinese Politics and Society. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
  • Jennifer Altehenger. 2021. Legal Lessons: Popularizing Laws in the People’s Republic of China, 1949–1989. Cambridge (Mass.): Harvard University Asia Center.
  • Samson Yuen. 2013. “Debating Constitutionalism in China: Dreaming of a Liberal Turn?” China Perspectives, 2013/4. Available at: http://journals.openedition.org/chinaperspectives/6325.
  • Philip C.C. Huang. 2001. Code, Custom, and Legal Practice in China: The Qing and the Republic Compared. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
  • Ngoc Son Bui, Stuart Hargreaves, and Ryan Mitchell, eds. 2023. Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law in Greater China. London: Routledge.
  • Kam C. Wong. 2006. “Human Rights and Limitation of State Power: The Discovery of Constitutionalism in the People’s Republic of China”. Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 1, 1–37.
Výukové metody
Lectures and seminar work
Metody hodnocení
class participation: one 200 min. absence allowed; essay (between 1300 and 1500 words including bibliography, topic to be confirmed with the lecturer), presentation of essay in group at the end of semester.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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