Legal traditions in Asia history, concepts and laws / János Jany.

This book offers a comparative analysis of traditional Asian legal systems. It combines methods from legal history, legal anthropology, legal philosophy, and substantive law, pursuing a comprehensive approach that offers readers a broad perspective on the topic. The geographic regions covered includ...

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Main Author: Jany, János
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Series:Ius gentium (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 80.
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505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Structure -- 1.2 History -- 1.3 Transliteration -- Reference -- Part I The Ancient Near Eastern Legal Circle -- 2 Cuneiform Law -- 2.1 Mesopotamian Law in the Third Millennium -- 2.1.1 City States -- 2.1.2 Akkadians -- 2.2 Babylon -- 2.3 Assyria -- 2.4 The Hittite Empire -- References -- 3 Jewish Law -- 3.1 Political and Legal Institutions in the Pre-Talmudic Period -- 3.2 Jewish Law in the Pre-Talmūdic Period -- 3.3 Jewish Law in the Post-Talmūdic Period -- 3.4 Sources of Jewish Law -- 3.5 Substantive Law -- 3.5.1 Family Law and Law of Inheritance 
505 8 |a 3.5.2 Criminal Law -- 3.5.3 Laws of Procedure -- 3.6 Jewish Law in the Modern Age -- References -- 4 Persian Law -- 4.1 State and Society in Ancient Persia -- 4.2 From Persian to Zoroastrian Law -- 4.3 Legal Theory of Zoroastrian Law -- 4.4 Substantive Law -- 4.4.1 Family Law -- 4.4.2 Criminal Law -- 4.4.3 Law of Procedure -- 4.5 Zoroastrian Law in Modern Times -- References -- 5 The Law of the Church of the East -- 5.1 Emergence of a New Tradition -- 5.2 Intellectual Life: Sciences and Schools -- 5.3 Jurisprudence and Legal Sources -- 5.4 Substantive Law -- References 
505 8 |a Part II The Islamic Legal Circle -- 6 Pre-Islamic Arabia -- 6.1 Historical Overview -- 6.2 Political Institutions -- 6.3 Customs -- References -- 7 Classical Islamic Law -- 7.1 The Caliphate and Public Law -- 7.2 Islamic Law in the Formative and the Classical Period -- 7.3 Sources of Islamic Law -- 7.4 Substantive Law -- 7.4.1 Family Law -- 7.4.2 Law of Property and Obligations -- 7.4.3 Punishments -- 7.4.4 Laws of Procedure -- 7.4.5 The Law of War and Peace -- 7.5 Shicī Law -- 7.6 Islamic Law in the Modern Age -- 7.6.1 Ways to Re-interpret Islamic Law in the Twentieth Century 
505 8 |a 7.6.2 Legal Westernisation -- 7.6.3 Legal Traditionalism -- 7.6.4 Legal Understanding of Islamism -- References -- Part III Hindu Legal Circle -- 8 Hindu Law -- 8.1 Principles of Hindu Law -- 8.2 Principles of Hindu Political Theory -- 8.3 History and Sources of Hindu Law -- 8.4 Substantive Law -- 8.4.1 Family Law -- 8.4.2 Crimes and Punishments -- 8.4.3 Law of Procedure -- 8.5 Hindu Law in Modern India -- References -- 9 Societies of Buddhist Law -- 9.1 Introduction: History and Concepts -- 9.2 The Mon-Burmese Customary Law -- 9.2.1 Sources -- 9.2.2 Legal Institutions -- 9.3 Thai-Lao Customs 
505 8 |a 9.4 Khmer Law -- 9.5 Buddhist Law in the Modern Period -- References -- Part IV The Chinese Legal Circle -- 10 Chinese Law -- 10.1 Chinese Law to the Tang Period -- 10.2 Chinese Law from the Tang to the Fall of the Qing Dynasty -- 10.3 Chinese Legal Thinking -- 10.3.1 Confucianism -- 10.3.2 Legism (fajia) -- 10.3.3 Socio-legal Factors of Chinese Legal Thinking -- 10.4 Substantive Law -- 10.4.1 Family Law -- 10.4.2 Criminal Law -- 10.4.3 Law of Procedure -- 10.5 Traditional Chinese Law in the Twentieth Century -- References -- 11 Societies Exposed to Chinese Legal Influence -- 11.1 Vietnam 
500 |a 11.1.1 History and Sources of Law 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
520 |a This book offers a comparative analysis of traditional Asian legal systems. It combines methods from legal history, legal anthropology, legal philosophy, and substantive law, pursuing a comprehensive approach that offers readers a broad perspective on the topic. The geographic regions covered include the Near East, Middle East, Central Asia, India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. For each region, the book first provides historical and political context. Next, it discusses major milestones in the regions legal history and political institutions, as well as its forms of government. Readers are then presented with fundamental principles and terms needed to understand the legal arguments discussed. The book begins with the Ancient Near East and important topics such as Jewish law. The next part considers Islamic law, while also exploring modern issues. The third part focuses on Hindu and Buddhist law, while the fourth part covers China and Japan. The books closing section examines tribal societies, e.g. Mongols, Pashtuns and Malays. Topics covered include the interaction of legal systems within a legal circle, inter-systemic interactions, reasons for the failure and success of legal modernization, legal pluralism, and its effects on Asian societies. Family law, law of obligation, criminal law, and procedural law are also explored. 
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