| Civil Law in Qing and Republican China Contributor(s): Bernhardt, Kathryn (Author), Huang, Philip C. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804737797 ISBN-13: 9780804737791 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice |
| Dewey: 349.51 |
| LCCN: 94011687 |
| Series: Law, Society, and Culture in China (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.05" W x 8.9" (1.22 lbs) 356 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This pioneering volume shows that contrary to previous scholarly understanding, the courts in Qing (1644-1911) and Republican (1911-1949) China dealt extensively with civil matters such as land rights, debt, marriage, and inheritance; and, moreover, did so in a consistent and predictable way. Drawing on records of hundreds of cases from local archives in several parts of China, it considers such questions as the relation between codified law and legal practice, the role of legal and paralegal personnel, and the continuity in civil law between Qing and Republican China. |