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WAS TRADITIONAL CHINESE LAW A MERE “MODEL”? PART ONE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2004

Shigeo Nakamura
Shigeo Nakamura
Affiliation:
Kanazawa University
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Extract

A frequently discussed theory about the nature and function of traditional Chinese law claims that, in traditional China, law was no more than a model, with little practical applicability. This theory seems to be still dominant.

On a different occasion in the past, I presented some doubts about this theory of law as a “model”, based on impressions I received from reading through a body of judgments from Qing dynasty lawsuits.

Type
Law, State and Society in China [1]
Information
International Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 139 - 157
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© Cambridge University Press 2004

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