Law in Imperial China

Derk Bodde; Clarence Morris

Published by Harvard University Press 1967

Law in Imperial China

Exemplified by 190 Ch’ing Dynasty Cases (Translated from the Hsing-an hui-lan), with Historical, Social, and Juridical Commentaries

Derk Bodde and Clarence Morris

Volume 1 in the series Harvard Studies in East Asian Law

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674733213

Contents

Frontmatter Accessible Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	v
CONTENTS Accessible Download PDF	xi
ILLUSTRATIONS Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	xiv
Part One. PRELIMINARY ESSAY ON CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES
I. BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHINESE LAW Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	3
II. THE CH’ING CODE AND ITS PEDIGREE Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	52
III. THE PENAL SYSTEM Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	76
IV. THE JUDICIARY Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	113
V. THE HSING-AN HUI-LAN OR CONSPECTUS OF PENAL CASES Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	144
VI. CHINESE SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT AS SEEN IN THE CONSPECTUS Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	160
Part Two. 190 CASES FROM THE HSING-AN HUI-LAN
TABLE OF CASES Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	203
Explanation of Headings Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	211
Note on the Translations Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	212
TRANSLATION S OF CASES Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	214
Part Three. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION EXEMPLIFIED IN THE CASES
APPENDICES. BIBLIOGRAPHY. GLOSSARY. INDEX Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	543
Appendix A. LIST OF CITED STATUTES AND SUB-STATUTES Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	545
Appendix Β. LIST OF CITED PUNISHMENTS AND RELATED DATA Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	550
Appendix C. CHRONOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CASES Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	554
Appendix D. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CASES Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	556
Appendix E. SOURCES OF CASES Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	558
Appendix F. ΚAO YAO AND EARLY CHINESE LAW Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	559
Appendix G. COSMIC HARMONY IN THE CH’ING DYNASTY Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	561
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	563
GLOSSARY Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	577
INDEX Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	595

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1967
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 615
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
- Other: 2 illustrations
Keywords: Law -- China -- History.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674733213

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1967
ISBN: 9780674733190