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Authored Books

Palmer, Michael and Roberts, Simon (2005) Dispute Processes: ADR and the Primary Forms of Decision-Making. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Edited Book or Journal Volume

Foster, Nicholas HD, Moscati, Maria and Palmer, Michael, eds. (2016) Interdisciplinary Study and Comparative Law. London: Wildy, Simmonds and Hill. (JCL Studies in Comparative Law; 15)

Book Chapters

Onyema, Emilia (2020) 'Shifts in Dispute Resolution Processes of West African States.' In: Moscati, Maria, Roberts, Marian and Palmer, Michael, (eds.), Comparative Dispute Resolution Handbook. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 519-531. (Research handbooks in comparative law)

Jiang, Jue (2017) 'Buying "Leniency," Selling "justice"? -- A Critical Discussion of “Criminal Reconciliation” (xingshi hejie) Under China’s Revised Criminal Procedural Law.' In: Fu, Hualing and Palmer, Michael, (eds.), Mediation in Contemporary China: Continuity and Change. London: Wildy, Simmonds and Hill. (Law in East Asia series)

Foster, Nicholas HD, Moscati, Maria and Palmer, Michael (2016) 'Introduction.' In: Foster, Nicholas HD, Moscati, Maria and Palmer, Michael, (eds.), Interdisciplinary Study and Comparative Law. London: Wildy, Simmonds and Hill, pp. 1-21. (JCL Studies in Comparative Law; 15)

Palmer, Michael (2009) 'Adoption in Chinese Law.' In: Katz, Stanley N., (ed.), The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History. New York: Oxford University Press.

Palmer, Michael (2009) 'The Development of the Legal System of the People’s Republic of China.' In: Katz, Stanley N., (ed.), The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History. New York: Oxford University Press.

Palmer, Michael (2009) 'Compromising Courts and Harmonizing Ideologies: Mediation in the administrative chambers of the people’s courts in the People’s Republic of China.' In: Harding, Andrew and Nicholson, Penelope, (eds.), New Courts in Asia. London: Routledge. (Routledge law in Asia, 6)

Palmer, Michael and Xi, Chao (2009) 'Globalisation of Class Actions: China.' In: Hensler, Deborah, Hodges, Christopher and Tulibacka, Magdalena, (eds.), The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science; 622. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, pp. 270-279.

Palmer, Michael and Roberts, Simon (2007) 'ADR.' In: Clark, David S., (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives. London: Sage Publications.

Palmer, Michael (2007) 'Ma Xiwu.' In: Clark, David S., (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives. London: Sage Publications.

Palmer, Michael (2007) 'Mediation in China.' In: Clark, David S., (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives. Leiden: Sage Publications.

Palmer, Michael (2007) 'Towards a Greener China? Accessing Environmental Justice in the People's Republic of China.' In: Harding, Andrew, (ed.), Access to Environmental Justice: A Comparative Study. Leiden: Brill, pp. 205-235.

Palmer, Michael (2006) 'The Emergence of Consumer Rights: Consumer Protection Law in the People’ Republic of China.' In: Thompson, N.S., Latham, Kevin and Klein, Jakob A., (eds.), Consuming China: approaches to cultural change in contemporary China. London: Routledge, pp. 56-81.

Palmer, Michael (2005) 'Marriage Reform and Population Control: Changing Family Law in Contemporary China.' In: Bainham, Andrew and Rwezaura, B., (eds.), The International Survey of Family Law. Bristol: Jordan, pp. 173-201.

Palmer, Michael (2005) 'Patriarchy, Privacy and Protection: Slowly conceptualising domestic violence in Chinese Law.' In: Erpyleva, Natalia Iu., Kolodkin, A. L. and Butler, William E., (eds.), "Forging a common legal destiny" : liber amicorum in honour of William E. Butler. London: Wildy, Simmonds and Hill, pp. 786-812.

Journal Article

Foster, Nicholas HD, Palmer, Michael and Moscati, Maria (2014) 'Introduction.' Journal of Comparative Law, 7 (2). p. 1.

Palmer, Michael (2009) 'Changing Policing in the PRC.' Taiwan in Comparative Perspective, 3. pp. 48-80.

Palmer, Michael (2008) '灰色地带：反腐败法律的文化分析 [Unclear Boundaries: Cultural Analysis and Anti-Corruption Law].' Modern Law Science = Xiandai Faxue: 现代法学 (5). pp. 59-68.

Palmer, Michael (2007) 'The Transformation of Family Law in Post-Deng China: Marriage, Divorce and Reproduction.' The China Quarterly, 191. pp. 675-695.

Palmer, Michael (2007) 'On China’s Slow Boat to Women’s rights: Revisions to the Women’s Protection Law , 2005.' International Journal of Human Rights on Equality in the Asia Pacific, 11 (1-2). pp. 151-177.

Palmer, Michael (2006) 'Controlling the State?: Mediation in Administrative Litigation in the People's Republic of China.' Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, 16 (1). pp. 165-187.

Book Reviews

Palmer, Michael (2023) 'Review of: Violent Intimacy: Family Harmony, State Stability, and Intimate Partner Violence in Post-Socialist China, written by Tiantian Zheng.' Nan Nü, 25 (2). pp. 352-356.

Palmer, Michael (2006) 'On Galloping Horses and Picking Flowers. A review of H. Patrick Glenn, 'Legal Traditions of the World: Sustainable Diversity in Law'.' Journal of Comparative Law, 1 (1). pp. 165-170.