Chinese Law in the Imperial Era (I)

Author: Zhang Jianguo
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: This book compiles the author's phased achievements in exploring the law of imperial China over the years, as well as some observations and reflections in other aspects. First, it discusses the nature and evolution of the Chinese legal and decree system, followed by studies on some crucial issues in the early legal activities and codification of the Chinese empire. The second part analyzes the problems in academic research on the concepts and connotations of ancient criminal terms, the system and types of punishments, and the reform and evaluation of the criminal system. The third part attempts to clarify the objectives of certain provisions in the specific implementation of law in history, the interpretation of wording and case details in some criminal and civil cases, and the of the actual form of early judicial procedures. Finally, it addresses several issues closely related to history or reality in the form of appendices.