Internationalization and Localization: The Formation of China's Modern Legal System

Author: Cao Quanlai
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: After the Opium War, the introduction of Western dominant legal culture led to the gradual decline of traditional Chinese legal culture. Through over a century of confrontation and integration between Chinese and Western legal cultures, a new modernized legal system—"the Six-Law System"—was gradually formed. The Six-Law System underwent three historical stages: the late Qing Dynasty, the Beijing government of the Republic of China, and the Nanjing government of the Republic of China. It closely followed the trends of the new world legal landscape, striving to preserve China's inherent legal culture while embodying the dual goals of internationalization and localization. During the modern transformation of the Chinese legal system, Chinese modern legal scholars such as Shen Jiabao, Liang Qichao, Sun Yat-sen, and Wang Chonghui laid the foundation and innovated, bridging Chinese and Western traditions, and made indelible contributions to the establishment of the second unique and comprehensive legal system in the history of Chinese legal civilization—the Six-Law System. This book focuses on reviewing the formation process of the Six-Law System and elaborates on its significance in the history of legal culture and legal thought. The book is well-documented, extensively referenced, and offers a fresh perspective on history. Its unique viewpoint and lofty purpose are filled with profound insights, making it a remarkable work in recent years on the study of modern Chinese legal reform in China.