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This New Look At Chinese Law And Society Reflects The Triple Anniversary That 2009 Will Mark For Chinese Law Reform. In 1979, The People's Republic Of China Embarked On A Dramatic New Phase Of Legal Transformation; Thirty Years Before That, In 1949, Mao Announced The Creation Of The Prc Itself, Another Moment Of Legal Reorientation; And Thirty Years Before That, In 1919, The May Fourth Movement Also Had Legal Reform At Its Core, As Thousands Of Protesters In Beijing Erupted At The Refusal Western Powers To Acknowledge That China's Legal System Was No Longer Inadequate And Uncivilized. This Claim - That China's Legal System Is Inadequate And Uncivilized In - Remains In Play Today, Particularly In Respect Of How China Approaches The Rule Of Law And Human Rights. Professor Head's New Book (following His Earlier Work, Law Codes In Dynastic China) Examines These Issues By Focusing On Modern China's Legal Soul - By Which He Means The Set Of Fundamental And Animating Legal Principles Or Values That Give A Society Its Unique Spirit And Character. His Lively And Insightful Comparison Of Contemporary Chinese Law With Dynastic Chinese Law - Readily Accessible By (and Written For) Non-speciali

Author

John W. Head

Publisher

CAROLINA ACADEMIC PRESS

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594606366

Subjects

Law, History, Philosophy