The Private Attorney-General in China: Potential and Pitfalls

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This Essay looks only (in Part II) at the PAG-relevant aspects of Chinese civil procedure, finding that while the system is on the whole unfriendly to PAG-type litigation, surprising exceptions exist. Part III concludes with some summarizing remarks and thoughts on Chinese political-legal culture.

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Citizen suits (Civil procedure), Locus standi, Attorneys general, Civil procedure, Government investigations, China

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Donald C. Clarke (University of Washington School of Law)

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