Contemporary Chinese Law: Research Problems and Perspectives

Published by Harvard University Press 1970

Contemporary Chinese Law

Research Problems and Perspectives

Edited by: Jerome Alan Cohen
In collaboration with: Harold J. Berman , Hungdah Chiu , Jerome Alan Cohen , David Finkelstein , George Ginsburgs , Dan F. Henderson , Tao-tai Hsia , Victor H. Li , Stanley Lubman , Marinus J. Meijer , Richard M. Pfeffer and Yasuhei Taniguchi

Volume 4 in the series Harvard Studies in East Asian Law

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674594838

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About this book

Recently scholars have become increasingly aware that the study of Chinese law can provide new insight into the forces actually at work in Chinese society in different epochs. In an effort to encourage and facilitate the study of this subject, the thirteen essays of this volume deal with the methodology of studying the legal system of the People's Republic, describe the available research materials, and analyze the problems presented in making the materials of Chinese law intelligible to Western readers. They also review foreign works on Chinese law and explore the difficulties involved in translation and in comparing the Chinese system to our own and to that of the Soviet Union.

Mr. Cohen's thoughtful introduction provides an excellent survey of the worldwide development of studies of Chinese law. It also delineates the nature of the essays that he and the eleven other scholars have contributed to the volume.

Author / Editor information

Cohen Jerome Alan :

Jerome Alan Cohen is a member of the Executive Committee of the East Asian Research Center at Harvard University and Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.

Reviews

The essays are basic documents essential to the future studies of contemporary Chinese Law.

This excellent collection of studies deals with both the substance of the legal system of Communist China and the problems of its study... an excellent introduction to Chinese legal history.

The 'first word on the subject'... Professor Cohen is to be congratulated on the production of this pioneering effort... this book represents the first comprehensive attempt to introduce the peculiar nature of the research problems involved.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
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Introduction Jerome Alan Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Chinese Legal Publications: An Appraisal Tao-tai Hsia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
2. Interviewing Chinese Refugees: Indispensable Aid to Legal Research on China Jerome Alan Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
3. The Use of Survey Interviewing in Research on Communist Chinese Law Victor Hao Li Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
4. The Development of Chinese International Law Terms and the Problem of Their Translation into English Hungdah Chiu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
5. Japanese Influences on Communist Chinese Legal Language Dan Fenno Henderson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
6. The Language of Communist China’s Criminal Law David Finkelstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
7. Problems of Translating the Marriage Law Marinus J. Meijer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
8. Methodological Problems in Studying Chinese Communist “Civil Law” Stanley Lubman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
9. Crime and Punishment: China and the United States Richard M. Pfeffer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
10. Chinese Attitudes Toward International Law – and Our Own Jerome Alan Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	282
11. Some Characteristics of Japanese Studies on Contemporary Chinese Law Yasuhei Taniguchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	294
12. Soviet Perspectives on Chinese Law Harold J. Berman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
13. Soviet Sources on the Law of the People’s Republic of China George Ginsburgs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	328
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1970
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 380
Illustrations
- Tables: 11
- Other: 11 tables
Keywords: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General; Law -- China.; China -- Law Essays.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674594838

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1970
ISBN: 9780674594821