Legal practice in the formative stages of the Chinese empire: an annotated translation of the exemplary Qin criminal cases from the Yuelu Academy Collection
Contents -- Preface -- Chinese Dynasties and Historical Periods (ca. 1000 bc-AD 200) -- Maps of the Qin Empire and the Provinces of the South -- Part 1 -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 part 1: introduction - chapter 1 -- Sources on Early Chinese Law before the Yuelu Academy Finds -- 1.1 Received Litera...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Buch/Monographie |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2016
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Sinica Leidensia
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| Verfasserangaben: | Ulrich Lau, University of Hamburg and Thies Staack, University of Heidelberg |
| Zusammenfassung: | Contents -- Preface -- Chinese Dynasties and Historical Periods (ca. 1000 bc-AD 200) -- Maps of the Qin Empire and the Provinces of the South -- Part 1 -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 part 1: introduction - chapter 1 -- Sources on Early Chinese Law before the Yuelu Academy Finds -- 1.1 Received Literature -- 1.2 Excavated Manuscripts -- Chapter 2 part 1: introduction - chapter 2 -- The Yuelu Academy Manuscript Collection -- 2.1 The Question of Authenticity -- 2.2 Possible Origin of the Collection -- Chapter 3 part 1: introduction - chapter 3 -- The Wei yu deng zhuang Manuscripts 3.1 Codicological Features -- 3.2 Basic Content -- Chapter 4 part 1: introduction - chapter 4 -- The Wei yu deng zhuang in Comparison with the Zou yan shu from Zhangjiashan Tomb No. 247 -- 4.1 Legal Terminology -- 4.2 Instances of Jurisdiction -- 4.3 Rank Order of Punishments -- 4.4 Principles for Determining Punishment -- 4.5 Stages of Criminal Procedure -- 4.6 Formal Classification of Criminal Cases -- 4.6.1 Doubtful Legal Decisions -- 4.6.1.1 Procedure and Formal Characteristics of Submission -- 4.6.1.2 Doubtful Legal Decisions in the Wei yu deng zhuang 4.6.1.3 Further Development and Function -- 4.6.2 Cases Requiring Approval of the Higher Authorities -- 4.6.3 Petitions for Retrial -- 4.6.3.1 Legal Basis -- 4.6.3.2 The Case No. 17 from Pre-imperial Qin and Its Consequences -- 4.6.3.3 Petitions for Retrial in the Wei yu deng zhuang -- 4.6.4 Recommendations of Competent Investigators for Promotion -- 4.6.4.1 Legal Basis -- 4.6.4.2 Similarities in the Content -- 4.6.4.3 The Formula of the Letter of Recommendation -- Chapter 5 part 1: introduction - chapter 5 -- The Wei yu deng zhuang in Comparison with Other Legal Texts 5.1 Functional Comparison with the Feng zhen shi -- 5.2 Comparison with Official Court Precedents -- 5.2.1 The Early Han Precedent of the Absconded Private Slave Woman -- 5.2.2 The Qin Precedents of the Court -- Chapter 6 part 1: introduction - chapter 6 -- Conclusions -- 6.1 Authentic Documents or Fictitious Cases? The Genre of Text -- 6.2 Used Formulae and Basic Structure -- 6.3 Possible Function of the Wei yu deng zhuang -- Part 2 -- Annotated Translation of the Wei yu deng zhuang -- PART 2: ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF THE WEI YU DENG ZHUANG -- Notes on the Translation -- Case I.1 Diplomatic Edition -- Edition and Translation -- Submission by Zhouling Prefecture - Introductory Formula -- Original Case - Initiation of Criminal Proceedings -- Original Case - First Stage of Interrogation -- Original Case - Judgement -- Retrial - Initiation of Criminal Proceedings -- Retrial - First Stage of Interrogation -- Retrial - Forensic Examination and Interagency Enquiries -- Retrial - Finding of Fact -- Retrial - Decision of Zhouling Prefecture -- Submission by Zhouling Prefecture - Concluding Formula -- Alternative Votes for Judgement Response to the Submission by Nan Province (Decision) |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9789004315655 9789004315433 |