A question of intent : homicide law and criminal justice in Qing and republican China / By Jennifer M. Neighbors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neighbors, Jennifer M.

Series:

Social sciences of practice ; 5.

The social sciences of practice ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homicide--China--History.

Homicide.

Criminal justice, Administration of--China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminal justice, Administration of--China--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

In A Question of Intent: Homicide Law and Criminal Justice in Qing and Republican China , Jennifer M. Neighbors uses legal cases from the local, provincial and central levels to explore both the complexity with which Qing law addressed abstract concepts and the process of adoption, adaptation, and resistance as late imperial law gave way to criminal law of the Republican period. This study reveals a Chinese justice system, both before and after 1911, that defies assignment to binary categories of modern and pre-modern law that have influenced much of past scholarship.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

From Guoshi Killing to Killing at Play: The Low End of the Intent Continuum

The Marriage of Concept and Circumstance: Killing in an Affray and the Intent to Harm

Murder, Mercy, and Mens Rea: Intentional Homicide in the Qing Dynasty

Limited Options: Intentional Homicide in Republican China

Continuities in Court: The Recreation of Qing Rulings in Republican Courts

Damages: Changing Notions of Reparations and Harm in Homicide and Injury Law

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789004330160

900433016X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004330160 DOI