Social Transformation and Legal Changes in Modern East Asia - Academic Library of Traditional and Modern Law

Author: Zhao Lixin
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book systematically discusses the processes of social change and legal reform in modern East Asia (China, Japan, and South Korea): it narrates China's social transformation from the Opium War to the Republican period and the gradual improvement of its legal system; clarifies Japan's imitation and innovation in law; and analyzes the evolution of legal reform in Korea and South Korea from passive to conscious change. The book is well-organized, rich in materials, and represents an important achievement in the study of modern East Asian legal history. It also holds certain reference value for China's legal development. Legal civilization is an essential part of human civilization's development. Although the backgrounds and paths of legal civilization in Eastern and Western countries differ, the experiences and values they have created are all valuable treasures of human civilization. Exploring the significance of the legal modernization of East Asian countries lies in this very aspect.