At the time of the incident (The Complete Guide to Case Handling by the Grand Judge of the Great Song Dynasty)

Author: Guo Jian
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Case of Ziyuan, a minister of the Zheng State during the Spring and Autumn Period, hearing cries to judge a case; Gu Kaizhi judging a case of a wife dissecting her husband's body; Wu Zetian mistakenly judging a prince's rebellion; the famous courtesan Sai Jinhua forcing a death; watch The Judge and His Executioner, read The Handbook of Post-Mortem Examination, discuss historical mystery cases, uncover the secrets of judicial geniuses, and enter real social life. This book revolves around The Handbook of Post-Mortem Examination, a world-famous classic, analyzing the corpse examination systems and methods recorded in it to show the readers the legal and cultural forms of ancient China regarding post-mortem injury examinations. Each chapter begins with a relevant plot from the TV series The Judge and His Executioner, interspersed with the telling of ancient strange cases, related laws throughout history, and certain customs and "shoddy rules" in actual operations, and concludes with relevant original texts from The Handbook of Post-Mortem Examination (not strictly in their original order). It roughly forms four parts: "Case Scene at the Time," "Judicial Treasure," "Unveiling Mystery Cases," and "Appendix of Original Texts." At the end of the book, there is also an article A True Account of Song Ci, the Judge and His Executioner introducing the real historical figure Song Ci and his judicial treasure The Handbook of Post-Mortem Examination.