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WAS TRADITIONAL CHINESE LAW A MERE “MODEL”? PART ONE
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 January 2004
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A frequently discussed theory about the nature and function of traditional Chinese law claims that, in traditional China, law was no more than a model, with little practical applicability. This theory seems to be still dominant.
On a different occasion in the past, I presented some doubts about this theory of law as a “model”, based on impressions I received from reading through a body of judgments from Qing dynasty lawsuits.
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