Overview
- Offers a comparative analysis of traditional Asian legal systems
- Includes coverage of Islamic, Chinese, Hindu, and Southeast Asian law
- Provides a groundbreaking new perspective on Asian legal cultures
Part of the book series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice (IUSGENT, volume 80)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Ancient Near Eastern Legal Circle
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Front Matter
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The Islamic Legal Circle
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Front Matter
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Hindu Legal Circle
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Front Matter
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The Chinese Legal Circle
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Front Matter
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Customary Laws
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About this book
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 region’s 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 book’s closingsection 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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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Legal Traditions in Asia
Book Subtitle: History, Concepts and Laws
Authors: Janos Jany
Series Title: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43728-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43727-5Published: 09 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43730-5Published: 09 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-43728-2Published: 08 April 2020
Series ISSN: 1534-6781
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9902
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 496
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Social Aspects of Religion, Asian History