In 1978, when the Open Door Policy and Economic Reform were proclaimed in the People’s Republic of China, there were no civil and criminal codes, no procedural laws, no contract, corporations and no trade laws. The 1978 State Constitution still echoed the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution [...]

In 1986, through Doi Moi (Renovation), Vietnam sought to haul itself out of economic chaos and political stagnation. The "Pearl of the Orient" set about recreating an institutional framework of laws to manage the transition from a state-controlled economy to a multi-sectoral economy.The new State [...]

Die wirtschaftliche Öffnung der Volksrepublik China und die tiefgreifenden wirtschaftlichen Reformen waren begleitet von der Etablierung eines komplexen und nur schwer durchschaubaren Rechtssystems. Faktoren wie konkurrierende Rechtsprechungen, formale Eigentümlichkeiten oder ein Nebeneinander von [...]