Essays on China's legal tradition / edited by Jerome Alan Cohen, R. Randle Edwards, and Fu-mei Chang Chen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Jerome Alan, editor.

Edwards, R. Randle, 1934- editor.

Chen, Fu-mei Chang, editor.

Series:

Studies in East Asian law.

Studies in East Asian Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--China--History.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Princeton Legacy Library edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]

Summary:

In this volume of essays a group of scholars from Europe, Japan, the Republic of China, and the United States examines China's legal tradition to determine its importance for the study of both pre-modern China and of contemporary affairs.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

I. Introduction / Cohen, Jerome Alan

II. Legal Institutions and Procedures During the Chou Dynasty / Creel, Herrlee Glessner

III. The Administration of Justice During the Sung Dynasty / Miyazaki, Ichisada

IV. Commercial Contract Law in Late Nineteenth-Century Taiwan / Brockman, Rosser H.

V. Age, Youth, and Infirmity in the Law of Ch'ing China / Bodde, Derk

VI. The Influence of Shen Chih-ch'i's Chi-chu Commentary upon Ch'ing Judicial Decisions / Chen, Fu-mei Chang

VII. Ch'ing Legal Jurisdiction over Foreigners / Edwards, R. Randle

VIII. Chinese Influences on Eighteenth-Century Tokugawa Codes / Henderson, Dan Fenno

IX. Traditional Korean Law and Its Relation to China / Shaw, William

X. Slavery at the End of the Ch'ing Dynasty / Meijer, Marinus J.

Works in Western Languages

Works in East Asian Languages

Glossary

Index

List of Studies in East Asian Law

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-691-65396-8

0-691-61550-0

OCLC:

1016599343