Liberalist Jurisprudence

Author: Wang Zhendong
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Whether it is Hegel's philosophy of law or Montesquieu's theory of the separation of powers, whether it is Rousseau's social contract theory or Pound's social control theory, all shine with the brilliant light of Western legal civilization. The Western legal schools and trends that have continuously emerged in the long history of the world are a vivid embodiment of this civilization. The "Western Legal Schools and Trends" series presents a panoramic view of the doctrines, origins, and developments of various Western legal schools and trends in China, providing readers with a brand-new perspective on understanding Western legal thought. — Zhang Wenxian (Vice President of the China Society of Law, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jilin University, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Law)
The process of modernization of the world's legal system has both historical diversity and stability. Understanding Western legal schools and trends is highly beneficial for grasping their theoretical essence and core principles. The "Western Legal Schools and Trends" series provides an excellent overview of legal schools and trends as part of Western legal civilization, outlining the clear contours of Western legal wisdom and thought over more than a thousand years. This series helps broaden horizons, absorb key insights, and promote the modernization of China's legal system. — Gong Wuxiang (President of the Jiangsu High People's Court, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Law)
In the long history of the development of human legal thought, the wisdom of countless legal scholars and the spirit of various legal schools and trends have been integrated. Each school and trend contains profound philosophical insights, representing different components of human civilization's progress. Where does the wisdom of legal scholars lie, and where can one find these thought-provoking philosophies? The "Western Legal Schools and Trends" series, with its systematic, concise, and clear writing, complemented by richly illustrated pages, provides preliminary answers. — He Qinhua (President of East China University of Political Science and Law, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Law)
Liberalist law is an important legal school in contemporary Western society. It emphasizes individual freedom and personal choice, a core value of liberalism, and centers on the concept of rights to systematically elaborate on the definition and historical development of freedom, the legal perspective of liberalism, the relationship between freedom and rules, freedom and order, freedom and the rule of law, freedom and democracy, freedom and equality, and freedom and legal coercion. Liberalist law includes classical liberalist law and new liberalist law. Classical liberalist law, which emerged in 17th- and 18th-century Europe, reflects the classical liberalist thought of Western society in the field of law. New liberalist law, which arose in the 1930s, is a continuation and development of classical liberalist law and represents the new liberalist thought of contemporary Western society in law.