Contemporary Reflections on Chinese Legal Civilization - Tsinghua Rule of Law Review (Part 8) (Issue 8)

Author: Gao Hongjun
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is the second volume of the special issue titled "Contemporary Reflections on the Chinese Legal Civilization." The special issue aims to reveal the experiences and destinies of traditional Chinese legal culture in the context of the continuity between ancient and modern times and the encounter between Eastern and Western civilizations over the past century in modern China. It also sorts out, reflects on, analyzes, and explores the main areas and levels of issues involved in this topic, encompassing both macroscopic studies and microscopic arguments; it includes reflections and warnings, as well as profound insights. This volume primarily focuses on issues such as the rule of law and constitutionalism, legal modernization, filial piety, and ritual governance in modern China. The authors include renowned legal scholars in academia and emerging young talents, who, with a broad perspective spanning both Eastern and Western civilizations and navigating through the past and present, present their arguments in a straightforward and composed manner, making the articles highly readable. This book is suitable for legal researchers and law students, as well as legal practitioners such as judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and government legal officers, and is also of great value to others who are concerned with the development of the rule of law and legal studies.