The Voice from China

from China, by An Chen, offers a wide-ranging record of intensive scholarship on China's relationship to international economic law. It provides access to a rare and intriguing perspective from China by one of the country's most senior academics in the field. ... As a whole, Chen's writings offer a rich tapestry of generalist ideals and specific decisions to represent China's re-emergence and interaction with the legal architecture of the international economy." (Gus Van Harten, Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 22 (2), October, 2015)

Professor CHEN An is Senior Professor of Xiamen University School of Law, China; Chairman of the Chinese Society of International Economic Law from 1993 and Honorable Chairman of the same from 2012 to present; International Arbitrator, selected and designated by the Chinese government to the ICSID since 1993. Born in 1929, Professor CHEN began studying law in 1946 and resumed his research of international economic law in Harvard when China opened up to the world. Professor CHEN is one of the founders of international economic law in new China. Since the publication of The Voice from China, the book has attracted many top professors around the world to read and discuss. Some of them have given useful and relevant comments on the book which could be of great help for readers to get a deep understanding of the book. A collection of these comments could be found at: http://law.xmu.edu.cn/Detail/CollegeNews/128394 or http://www.csiel.org/newsinfo.aspx?newsID=1381&newsCateID=87&news_Id=87&CateId=87&ViewCateID=87 .

Preface.- Introduction.- Jurisprudence of Contemporary International Economic Law.- Great Debates on Contemporary Economic Sovereignty.- Chinas Strategic Position on Contemporary International Economic Order Issues.- Divergences on Contemporary Bilateral Investment Treaty.- Contemporary Chinas Legislation on Sino-Foreign Economic Issues.- Contemporary Chinese Practices on International Economic Disputes (Cases Analysis).- Annex.