Comparison of Chinese and Western Legal Cultures

Author: Cui Yongdong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is a monograph on specialized comparative research of Chinese and Western legal cultures. It conducts comparative studies of Chinese and Western legal cultures primarily from the aspects of governance strategies, criminal theories, criminal legal concepts, private property rights concepts, legal naturalism, the theory of the relationship between morality and law, views on freedom, concepts of justice, views on human nature, as well as legislation and adjudication. The purpose is to examine similarities and differences, identify strengths and weaknesses, and provide valuable references for the development of China's legal culture. This work also introduces the legal thoughts of some famous Western thinkers and compares them with those of Chinese thinkers, attempting to deepen the understanding of Chinese and Western legal cultures through case studies. Finally, the book dedicates a special chapter to reviewing the discussions of some Western scholars on traditional Chinese legal culture, observing the similarities and differences of Chinese and Western legal cultures from a Western cultural perspective, and providing a new coordinate for re-evaluating traditional Chinese legal culture.