20th Century Chinese Social Sciences - Law Volume

Author: Shen Guoming, Wang Lidu (editors)
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Publishing 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 main achievements of various modern legal disciplines such as legal theory, 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 associations during the late Qing Dynasty, the Republican era, the early years 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 20th-century Chinese law.