tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post3908821540702615081..comments2023-10-02T03:24:41.555-07:00Comments on Xiamen Adventure: Divorce and the one child policymalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post-73876793122158366272007-05-15T05:45:00.000-07:002007-05-15T05:45:00.000-07:00LOL! You have a lot of faith in lawyers and law s...LOL! You have a lot of faith in lawyers and law students, Stephie! Lawyers rarely know all the laws that are on the books -- we just like to think we can figure out what general area of law applies to a problem and then look up the law. And law students won't know unless they've studied that area of the law. <BR/><BR/>And law might not be all that specific, and it requires interpretation. Suppose the law says something like "A family can only have one child." Well, is a new marriage a new family? Who decides? In China, it's likely that the law is interpreted differently by each family planning office in each province. So that's how there can be uncertainty.malindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post-32318779857266021042007-05-12T19:06:00.000-07:002007-05-12T19:06:00.000-07:00Out of curiousity, have you ever really "seen" the...Out of curiousity, have you ever really "seen" the one child law? If no one really knows what it is, I wonder if it really exists on paper! Do you know why your students in your class seem to have different outlooks on the law? One very confused girl here. Your post today just made me wonder how something so demanding as a 1 child policy could be interpretted in so many ways.<BR/><BR/>Also, not to change the subject (ok I did, sorry), but have you ever found out what that bug was on your baclcony back in April? Maybe the students know....I am still totally curious about that, too :)Stephiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626290057974085050noreply@blogger.com