The law of the Chinese Empire

Author: (USA) D. Buodi
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: D. Buodi is a renowned scholar in the field of Sinology in the United States. His book The Legal System of the Chinese Empire (co-authored with legal scholar C. Morris) is one of the most important works in the field of Chinese studies among Western sinologists to date. The author selects 190 cases from the Qing Dynasty case compilation Collected Cases of Criminal Law for analysis and commentary, which constitutes more than half of the book. This American-style case analysis research method is also one of the distinctive features of this book. Reading this book not only allows for a relatively comprehensive understanding of the Qing Dynasty's legal system but also provides an intimate insight into the legal traditions of ancient China.