Tsinghua Rule of Law Review (Issue 8)

Author: Gao Hongjun
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is the lower volume of the special issue titled "Contemporary Reflections on the Chinese Legal Civilization." The special issue aims to reveal the experiences and fate of traditional Chinese legal culture in the context of the continuity between ancient and modern times and the encounter between China and the West over the past century in modern China. It also sorts out, reflects on, analyzes, and explores the main areas and levels involved in this issue, encompassing both macroscopic studies and microscopic arguments; it includes reflections and warnings, as well as genuine insights. This volume primarily focuses on issues such as modern Chinese rule of law and constitutionalism, legal modernization, filial piety, and rule by ritual. The authors include renowned legal scholars and emerging academic talents, who, with a broad perspective on both China and the West and a journey through time and history, 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.