Law and Politics of Religious Fraud Regulation

China, Taiwan and Hong Kong

埃尔加在法律和社会研究

Jianlin Chen, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne, Australia

In comparing the ways in which China, Taiwan and Hong Kong punish religious claims and practices considered by the state to be false or fraudulent, Jianlin Chen presents a seminal contribution to the interdisciplinary study of religious freedom. The book not only reveals how these legal tools sustain a hierarchy of religion, but also the political dynamic behind the design and utilization of these legal tools.

‘This book is a critical account, a comparative study and an insightful analysis of the relevant law and practice regarding “religious fraud” in the Greater China Region. It is an important, original and ground-breaking contribution to the study of how the balance between freedom of religion and protection of the public against fraud should be struck.’
– Albert H.Y. Chen, University of Hong Kong