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Chinese Worldview Regarding Justice & the Supernatural: The Cultural & Historical Roots of Rule by Law
Dora Shu-Fang Dien
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Hardback. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 406.
China as an emerging world power is currently undergoing a tortuous process of reform in its legal system. China's difficulties are rooted in their worldview regarding justice and the supernatural. In contrast to the West, the Chinese do not regard divine powers as law-givers. In their view, since great antiquity laws have been created by human authorities for rulers to effectively control their subjects. This notion of rule by law is fundamentally different from the Western idea of rule of law based on protecting the rights of individual citizens. The Chinese emphasis on criminal justice is rooted in their conception ... Read more
China as an emerging world power is currently undergoing a tortuous process of reform in its legal system. China's difficulties are rooted in their worldview regarding justice and the supernatural. In contrast to the West, the Chinese do not regard divine powers as law-givers. In their view, since great antiquity laws have been created by human authorities for rulers to effectively control their subjects. This notion of rule by law is fundamentally different from the Western idea of rule of law based on protecting the rights of individual citizens. The Chinese emphasis on criminal justice is rooted in their conception ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
97
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
97
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781600212727
SKU
V9781600212727
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