International Law in China's Foreign Policy: Culture, Power and Globalisation

The aim of the project is to write a book which examines the role of international law in Chinese foreign policy in the post-1978 modernisation ear, thus filling a gap in the current literature. It will analyse China's international legal culture and traditional diplomacy and its role in the creation of international legal norms. It will contextualise China's position on major international legal principles and treaties against the background of its foreign policy and international environment and interpret its decisions through the prism of culture, power and globalisation. Related research includes my current work on China and global regulatory organisations.