A Discussion on Tang Dynasty Civil Legal System - Academic Writings of Nankai University Law School

Author: Yue Chunzhi
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book employs a rigorous historical methodology to conduct a comprehensive examination of major issues in Tang Dynasty civil law. The book is divided into two parts. The first part consists of eleven chapters, comprehensively exploring the issues of marriage and inheritance in the Tang Dynasty, including statutory marriageable age, parental authority versus children's will in marriage, matchmakers and the formation of marriage, marriage ceremonies and the Rites of Zhou, prohibitive conditions for marriage formation, the validity of marriage, divorce systems, remarriage issues, concubinage systems, extramarital sexual behavior and its social control, property inheritance and property inheritance disputes. The second part consists of five chapters, discussing the contract law of the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties periods, including sales contracts and their legal controls, sales activities and their legal controls, loan contracts and their legal controls, and Tang Dynasty torts and legal liabilities. This book collects and utilizes a large amount of historical records, folk tales, official historical inscriptions, and other materials, making its content rich and substantial. The book conducts an in-depth, meticulous, and realistic investigation, presenting novel perspectives.