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The tradition and modern transition of Chinese law
- Title
- The tradition and modern transition of Chinese law / Jinfan Zhang ; chief translator, Zhang Lixin ; other translators, Yan Chen, Li Xing, Zhang Ye, Xu Hongfen.
- Author
- Zhang, Jinfan
- Publication
- Heidelberg : Springer, [2014]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | KNN122 .Z42913 2014 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 710 pages; 25 cm
- Uniform Title
- Zhongguo fa lü de chuan tong yu jin dai zhuan xing. English
- Alternative Title
- Zhongguo fa lü de chuan tong yu jin dai zhuan xing.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "Third revision"--Page x.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- To introduce "li" (rites) into law and to integrate "li" (rites) with law -- To regard human being as a standard, to promote morality and to inflict penalty with prudence -- Rights differentiated, duty as a standard -- Advocating impartiality, emphasizing criminal law and neglecting civil law -- Following "tian li" (heavenly principles) and enforcing laws according to the concrete situations of specific cases -- The law deriving from monarch, the monarchy power overtopping law -- Clan orientation and the ethical rule of law -- Regulating official by law, defining duties and obligations -- Historical comparison and timely adjustment of the legal system -- Unified interpretation of law and unparalleled flourishing of "lv xue" -- "Zhu fa bing cun" (the coexistence of various laws) and "min xing you fen" (the differentiation between civil and criminal laws) -- Revising laws by legislation and citing precedents by "bi fu" (legal analogy) -- Making convictions by law and making judgments by analogy -- Pursuing no litigation, and settling conflicts by mediation -- The contribution to Chinese legal system by all nationalities in China -- The introduction of Western legal culture -- The change of traditional legal concepts -- The thoughts and practices of legal reform in the transitional process -- The continuing progress of the modern legal transition during the period of the Republic of China -- The historical value of the modern transition of Chinese law and the experience for reference.
- ISBN
- 9783642232657
- 3642232655
- 9783642232664 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014931393
- OCLC
- ocn875136789
- 875136789
- SCSB-1791354
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library