Lawyer's Tea House (Volume 7)

Author: Miyamoto Ken
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The current academic and writing styles in the field of law deserve reflection: we may read the adversarial nature of law from Western systems but fail to notice the Chinese cultural emphasis on moderation; we understand the paradigms of academic papers but remain trapped in rigid language. Such an atmosphere inevitably confines people's thoughts within narrow boxes. The emergence of The Scholar's Tea House breaks this mold. The Tea House advocates using everyday language to discuss the concerns of ordinary people, addressing issues they care about, and exploring the principles of law in their daily lives. It is refreshingly unconventional, free from condescension or forced application, offering only equal exchanges and intellectual collisions. It seeks to bring law out of its lofty "ivory tower" and into the homes of ordinary people—this is the consistent pursuit of The Scholar's Tea House. In this issue, Mr. Xu Chongde recalls with deep emotion a few small anecdotes from his interactions with Comrade Deng Xiaoping during the drafting of the Basic Law of the Special Administrative Region. Professor He Jiahong delves into the new Traffic Law, proposing the idea of "colliding into white lights under the name of law." Professor Hao Tiechuan's What Is the Life of a Legal Scholar? leaves readers deeply contemplative. Professor Hu Jinhua's questioning of the title "People's Satisfied Good Judge" is both amusing and thought-provoking. Over 30 articles, each like a cup of fragrant tea, infuses the charm of law into every page. Let law step out of its lofty "ivory tower" and into the homes of ordinary people. This is the pursuit of The Scholar's Tea House.