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Authored Books

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

Book Chapters

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 & New York: Routledge. (Routledge law in Asia, 6)

Palmer, Michael and Xi, Chao (2009) 'Globalisation of Class Actions: China.' In: 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: Clarke, David S., (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives. London: Sage Publications.

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

Palmer, Michael (2007) 'Mediation in China.' In: Clarke, 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, A., (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. and Latham, K. and Klein, J., (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, A. and Rwezaura, B., (eds.), The International Survey of Family Law. Jordan, pp. 173-201.

Journal Article

Foster, Nicholas HD and Palmer, Michael and Moscati, Frederica (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 & Contemporary Problems, 16 (1). pp. 165-187.

Palmer, Michael (2005) '"Patriarchy, Privacy and Protection: Slowly conceptualising domestic violence in Chinese Law".' Forging a Common Legal Destiny: Liber Amicorum in honour of Professor W.E Butler. pp. 786-812.

Book Reviews

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.