A Discussion on Tang Dynasty Civil Legal System

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 upper 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 rituals and the Rites of Zhou, prohibitions on marriage formation, the validity of marriage, divorce systems, remarriage issues, concubinage systems, extramarital sexual behavior and its social control, as well as property inheritance and disputes over property inheritance. The lower 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, borrowing contracts and their legal controls, and torts and legal liabilities in the Tang Dynasty. This book collects and utilizes a large amount of historical records, folk tales, and inscriptions from official histories, making its content rich and substantial. The book conducts an in-depth, meticulous, and realistic investigation, presenting novel and insightful perspectives.