Course Code and Course Title
[CHES3106] Chinese Legal and Justice Cultures
Time and Venue
Thu 10:30am - 1:15pm
ARC_211
Instructor
Course Description
This course explores law and justice concepts, institutions, practices, and cultures in China from the late imperial period to the late twentieth century. The course is structured chronologically to follow the evolution of law and justice in China, while also incorporating recent research that sheds light on new themes in China’s legal history. Through a set of diverse readings in Chinese philosophy, literature, drama, opera, politics, history, religion, and court cases, we will investigate the changing and enduring patterns of Chinese legal practices and conceptions of justice to deepen our understanding of China’s past and present.
Course Outline
The Conceptions of Legal and Justice Cultures in China
Imperial Justice and the Cosmos
The Qing Legal System in Practice
Justice in Popular Culture
Qing Justice Cultures
Cultures of Revolutionary Legal Reforms
The Modern Prison and Thought Reform
Justice and Nation Building
Wartime Justice
Revolutionary Justice
Justice in New China
Quest for Law and Order amid Reform
Research Paper Poster and Presentation