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Names: Tam, Ka-chai, 1975– author.
Title: Justice in print : discovering prefectural judges and their judicial consistency in late-Ming casebooks / by Ka-Chai Tam.
Description: Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2020] | Series: The social sciences of practice. The History and theory of legal practice, 2214–952X ; volume 6 | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “In Justice in Print: Discovering Prefectural Judges and Their Judicial Consistency in Late-Ming Casebooks, Ka-chai Tam argues that the prefectural judge in the judiciary of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) became crucial to upholding justice in Chinese society. In light of two late Ming casebooks, namely the Mengshui zhai cundu by Yan Junyan and the Zheyu xinyu by Li Qing, Ka-chai Tam demonstrates that the late Ming judges handled their cases with a high level of consistency in judicial reasoning and practice in every type of case, despite their differing regions and literary styles. Equipped with relative institutional independence and growing professionalism, they played an indispensable role in checking and guaranteeing the legal performance of their subordinate magistrates”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020033716 (print) | LCCN 2020033717 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004442764 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004442849 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Judicial process—China—History. | Justice, Administration of—China—History. | China—History—Ming dynasty, 1368–1644.
Classification: LCC KNN375 .T36 2020 (print) | LCC KNN375 (ebook) | DDC 347.51/0109031—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020033716
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020033717
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ISSN 2214-952X
ISBN 978-90-04-44276-4 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-44284-9 (e-book)
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