Mark Jia
@markjia.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Georgetown Law https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/mark-jia/
My article, "The Possibilities of Constitutional Education," was published today in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. The paper develops a theory of what constitutional education can teach us about constitutional order, focusing on China and the United States. Link in comments!
#Law Power The Article demonstrates the potential of law power as a lens for analyzing geopolitics, highlighting where rising powers are building law power. Author: Mark Jia Read More: spkl.io/633247BbAE @markjia.bsky.social
Sharing here a forthcoming paper of mine entitled, "Law Power." It proposes a theory of national legal power similar to existing theories of military and economic power. Link here and abstract below. Comments highly welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Sharing here a few working papers! First, "The Possibilities of Constitutional Education," an account of what constitutional education can teach us about constitutional order papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Possibilities of Constitutional Education
Constitutional scholarship has traditionally focused on formal constitutional actors: courts, legislatures, and executives. These actors are often regarded as p
papers.ssrn.com
From @jeromeacohen’s fabulous and long awaited memoirs, a funny anecdote concerning his decision at 30 to study Chinese law
Sharing here a few working papers! First, "The Possibilities of Constitutional Education," an account of what constitutional education can teach us about constitutional order papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Possibilities of Constitutional Education
Constitutional scholarship has traditionally focused on formal constitutional actors: courts, legislatures, and executives. These actors are often regarded as p
papers.ssrn.com
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
This talk of how a Ukraine peace deal will usher in a new Sino-Russian split, the counter-argument that the actual split is now between the US and the EU, and so on, is mostly just evidence that geopolitical dynamics in a new age of multipolarity are more complex than last
Thank you for the profile!
Georgetown Law@georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 2y agoAs a comparative and transnational law scholar focused on the United States and China, Professor Mark Jia @markjia.bsky.social is guided by two questions: What is the relationship between the law and authoritarianism, and what is the relationship between the law and geopolitics? bit.ly/4ganCMD
Here is my latest, High Theory in Chinese Law, just published in the Texas Law Review
This is really good. In breadth, depth, and rigor, LPE Blog is one of the best legal blogs out there today
LPE Blog@lpeblog.bsky.social · 3y agoToday, Ryan Martínez Mitchell argues that while the relative decline of dollar power may blunt the edge of some of today’s sanctions, it is also possible that cruder forms of pressure could see a resurgence within the “great spaces” claimed by regional hegemons. lpeproject.org/blog/economi...
Thank you to @chinafile.bsky.social for publishing my interview with Samm Sacks about my forthcoming article on China's turn to privacy law. I was glad to have a chance to talk more about the paper. www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
My first article for @lawfare.bsky.social on how U.S.-China conflict is changing American law. I document familiar patterns involving civil rights, civil liberties, and constitutional structure.
Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 3y agoHow will the emerging U.S.-China global conflict impact American law? @markjia.bsky.social examines how international conflict has previously transformed domestic law, current legislation being passed due to this conflict, and the impact on civil liberties.
In the first of a 3-part series, @saraphin.bsky.social looks at the erosion of judicial independence and democratic values in Modi’s India. The first piece out today explains the judicial system and when it started to lose its independence: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/indi...
India’s Justice System Is No Longer Independent: Part I
Part I outlines the constitutional framework of India’s justice system and how the Modi government has sought to exploit the system’s weaknesses.
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