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Instructors: Xueyan Wang
Event type:
Lecture
Displayed in timetable as:
Chinese Legal Histor
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
2,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 18
Registration group: englische FS-Veranstaltungen
Comments/contents:
The history of Chinese culture can date from 13th century BCE – depending on the way of calculation. The earliest archaeological records of law and administration of China date back to about 217 BCE. This quasi continuous law system prospers and spreads until late 19th century. Towards the end of the last imperial dynasty Qing in China, people have begun to adopt the civil law tradition from Europe and Japan. During thousands of years the traditional law in China had on the one side developed and progressed in form and matter, on the other side it was intertwined constantly with the social culture and morality at that time. Also, the Chinese culture, including its legal tradition, once had a strong influence on the East and Southeast Asia.
Although the ancient law is no longer to be effective, but the ideas and thoughts are still alive in the culture itself. This course intends to provide an overview of Chinese legal history, which may help to give an intellectual historical aspect to understand the contemporary society and law of China. Some relevant history of China as a necessary supplement will also be discussed in the course.
No Chinese language skill or knowledge of Chinese history is required.
The certificate may only be acquired, if absence does not exceed 20%.
Didactic concept:
Gliederung:
Introduction to Chinese history and ancient legal theories
The law in Dynasties Xia, Shang, Zhou and Qin (ca. 2070 – 207 BCE)
The Development after Qin dynasty from 207 BCE to 618 ACE
The law in Tang dynasty and the Tang Code (618 – 907)
The Song dynasty and the development of law (907 – 1279)
The law in Yuan dynasty (1271 – 1368)
The law in Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644)
The law in Qing dynasty (1636 – 1912)
The end of the traditional law system and reception of civil law system
Conclusion and a look into present and future
Literature:
Bodde, Derk and Morris, Clarence. Law in Imperial China: Exemplified by 190 Ch'ing Dynasty Cases (Translated from the Hsing-an hui-lan), With Historical, Social, and Juridical Commentaries, Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1967.
Eberl-Borges, Christina. Einführung in das chinesische Recht. 1. Auflage. Nomos, 2018.
Vogelsang, Kai. Geschichte Chinas. 7. Auflage. Reclam, 2021.
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