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III. THE PENAL SYSTEM

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© 2013 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2013 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

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
Law in Imperial China
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https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674733213.c5

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
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