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Ta Tsing Leu Lee; Being the Fundamental Laws, and a Selection from the Supplementary Statutes, of the Penal Code of China (Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History)

Ta Tsing Leu Lee; Being the Fundamental Laws, and a Selection from the Supplementary Statutes, of the Penal Code of China (Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History)

George Thomas Staunton
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The sinologist George Thomas Staunton learned Chinese as a child and accompanied his father on a trip to China in 1792 where, though the Ambassador's page, he was the only member of the delegation who could speak to the emperor in Chinese. A career in the East India Company's Canton factory followed, and he translated many texts between Chinese and English, including this penal code, published in 1810, which was its first translation into any European language. The 'Fundamental Laws' was the legal code of the Qing Dynasty , and contained more than 1,000 statutes. Staunton organised his translation of a selection of the laws into seven general, civil, fiscal, ritual , military, criminal, and public works. He also includes an appendix with translations of edicts regarding matters such as punishment, making this compendium an invaluable guide to the complex legal regime of the Qing Dynasty.
Language
English
Pages
670
Format
Paperback
Release
April 26, 2012
ISBN 13
9781108045865

Ta Tsing Leu Lee; Being the Fundamental Laws, and a Selection from the Supplementary Statutes, of the Penal Code of China (Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History)

George Thomas Staunton
0/5 ( ratings)
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The sinologist George Thomas Staunton learned Chinese as a child and accompanied his father on a trip to China in 1792 where, though the Ambassador's page, he was the only member of the delegation who could speak to the emperor in Chinese. A career in the East India Company's Canton factory followed, and he translated many texts between Chinese and English, including this penal code, published in 1810, which was its first translation into any European language. The 'Fundamental Laws' was the legal code of the Qing Dynasty , and contained more than 1,000 statutes. Staunton organised his translation of a selection of the laws into seven general, civil, fiscal, ritual , military, criminal, and public works. He also includes an appendix with translations of edicts regarding matters such as punishment, making this compendium an invaluable guide to the complex legal regime of the Qing Dynasty.
Language
English
Pages
670
Format
Paperback
Release
April 26, 2012
ISBN 13
9781108045865

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