Routledge Chinese Law and Legal Theory (The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory (Second Series))

China's Confucian-based imperial legal system developed and flourished for more than 3000 years. Its disintegration, following the collapse of the last dynasty in 1911, ushered in a new century of legal experimentation, development and intermittent disorder. No single book could possibly offer a completely comprehensive discussion of every element of the rich and diverse system of Chinese law. However, the articles included in this volume illustrate the very best of English language academic scholarship in this area. They represent a collective introduction to the law and legal theory of China and provide a perceptive and well informed guide to a huge subject area of enormous depth and complexity. Review ’This important and impressive volume anthologises fourteen previously published articles that deal with a wide variety of topics in the law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...the book...provid[es] an excellent beginning for lawyers and scholars who need to have a solid foundation in PRC law...this volume is a tour de force in the essentials of legal thinking about China.’ Hong Kong Law Journal '...Chinese Law: A Language Approach presents an innovative and thought provoking prism through which to think about law in China, past and present. LAWASIA Journal About the Author Perry Keller, King's College London, UK William Alford, Yu Xingzhong, Carlos Wing-Hung Lo, Neil Diamant, William C. Jones, Randall Peerenboom, Perry Keller, Donald Clarke, Kam C. Wong, Minxin Pei, Tingmei Fu, Daniel Rubinstein, Pitman B. Potter, Li Jianyong,.