Explanation of Headings

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS xi
4. ILLUSTRATIONS xiv
5. Part One. PRELIMINARY ESSAY ON CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES
6. I. BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHINESE LAW 3
7. II. THE CH’ING CODE AND ITS PEDIGREE 52
8. III. THE PENAL SYSTEM 76
9. IV. THE JUDICIARY 113
10. V. THE HSING-AN HUI-LAN OR CONSPECTUS OF PENAL CASES 144
11. VI. CHINESE SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT AS SEEN IN THE CONSPECTUS 160
12. Part Two. 190 CASES FROM THE HSING-AN HUI-LAN
13. TABLE OF CASES 203
14. Explanation of Headings 211
15. Note on the Translations 212
16. TRANSLATION'S OF CASES 214
17. Part Three. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION EXEMPLIFIED IN THE CASES
18. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION EXEMPLIFIED IN THE CASES 493
19. APPENDICES. BIBLIOGRAPHY. GLOSSARY. INDEX
20. Appendix A. LIST OF CITED STATUTES AND SUB-STATUTES 545
21. Appendix Β. LIST OF CITED PUNISHMENTS AND RELATED DATA 550
22. Appendix C. CHRONOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CASES 554
23. Appendix D. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CASES 556
24. Appendix E. SOURCES OF CASES 558
25. Appendix F. ΚAO YAO AND EARLY CHINESE LAW 559
26. Appendix G. COSMIC HARMONY IN THE CH’ING DYNASTY 561
27. BIBLIOGRAPHY 563
28. GLOSSARY 577
29. INDEX 595