Law and traditions in contemporary Chinese society
By: by Herbert Han-pao Ma
Series: National Taiwan University legal studies series -- 100; Guo li Taiwan da xue fa xue cong shu -- 100
Publisher: National Taiwan University
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Taipei
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9789579742238; 9789579742245
Subjects: Law; History; Customary law; Law reform
Notes: "The twelve English articles reprinted in this book were written about different subjects and originally published at different times."--P. [1].

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: pt. 1. Legal traditions and social evolution. 1. Law and morality : some reflections on the Chinese experience past and present; title: 2. The legalization of Confucianism and its impact on family relationships; title: 3. The Chinese concept of the individual and the reception of foreign law; title: 4. The Chinese Control Yuan : an independent supervisory organ of the State; title: 5. Law and Communist China : a comparative jurisprudential analysis; title: 6. A socialist legal system for Communist China : some critical thoughts; title: 7. Communist China and the rule of law : theory and practice in review; title: pt. 2. Modern law and social change. 8. American influence on the formation of the Constitution and constitutional law of the Republic of China : past history and future prospects; title: 9. General features of the law and legal system in the Republic of China; title: 10. The legal system of the Republic of China; title: with Constitutional Amendments of 1997; title: 11. The role of law in the land reform of Taiwan; title: 12. The Council of Grand Justices of the Republic of China : its role in a changing society.