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Familyism in Ancient Chinese Criminal Law
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Abstract
Ancient China adhered to the principle of "family-state congruence" in governance, with familyism playing a significant role in maintaining feudal rule. As ancient Chinese law, particularly criminal law, developed, it gradually integrated with familyism, becoming a distinctive feature of the Chinese legal system. By studying the reasons and manifestations of the fusion of familyism and criminal law, insights can be gained to support modern legal governance.
Keywords
family, familyism, kin-based offenses, legal Confucianization
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-167-4
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-168-1
- Published Date
- 28 November 2023
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/17/20230878
- Copyright
- 28 November 2023
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited