Mark Jia
markjia.bsky.social
Mark Jia
@markjia.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Georgetown Law; comparative law, Chinese law, constitutional law
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/mark-jia/
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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
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March 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
From @jeromeacohen’s fabulous and long awaited memoirs, a funny anecdote concerning his decision at 30 to study Chinese law
March 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
March 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Thank you for the profile!
As 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
What I’m Working On: Professor Mark Jia, Comparative Law Scholar
As a comparative and transnational law scholar focused on the United States and China, Professor Mark Jia is guided by two questions: What is the relationship between the law and authoritarianism, and...
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January 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Here is my latest, High Theory in Chinese Law, just published in the Texas Law Review
December 9, 2024 at 4:58 PM
This is really good. In breadth, depth, and rigor, LPE Blog is one of the best legal blogs out there today
Today, 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.

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Economic Coercion in a Multipolar World
Once the near-exclusive prerogative of the United States, unilateral economic sanctions are increasingly a multipolar phenomenon. As Aslı Bâli has recently argued, this current conjuncture may offer...
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October 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM
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...
October 16, 2023 at 11:15 PM
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.
How 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.
Law in the New Global Conflict
International conflicts have transformed American law. Is U.S.-China rivalry poised to do the same? 
www.lawfaremedia.org
September 26, 2023 at 2:57 PM
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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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September 21, 2023 at 2:08 PM
I kind of like it here
September 20, 2023 at 1:45 PM