20th Century Chinese Social Sciences: Law Volume

Author: Shen Guoming
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The book provides an overview of the transformation and development of traditional Chinese law into modern law over the course of the 20th century. It introduces the major achievements in various disciplines of modern law, such as jurisprudence, constitutional law, administrative law, commercial law, economic law, criminal law, procedural law, legal history, and international law. It also analyzes significant debated issues like "equality before the law" and the "principle of." The book reviews the evolution of legal education, research institutions, and academic societies from the late Qing Dynasty, the Republican era, the founding of the People's Republic of China, and especially since the implementation of the socialist market economy system. It is an academic work that covers the main disciplines of Chinese law in the 20th century.