Legal Reform in Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945 - The Reception of Western Law

Tay-sheng Wang is professor of law at National Taiwan University.

List of contents

Preface

Introduction

Background of Legal Reform

Reception of Western Law in Colonial Legislation

Modern Judiciary in the Colony

Criminal Justice and Changing Society

Westernization of Civil Justice

Appraisal and Legacy

Conclusion

Appendix A: Development of Taiwanese Law

Appendix B: The Law Relating to Laws and Ordinances

Appendix C: The Civil, Commercial, and Criminal Law

Appendix D: The Bandit Punishment Law

Glossary

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Tay-sheng Wang is professor of law at National Taiwan University.

Product details

• Authors: Tay-Sheng Wang
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.02.2015
• EAN: 9780295994475
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99447-5
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Asian Law; Asian Law Series; Asian Law; Legal Reform in Taiwan under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945; Asian Law SeriesAsian Law SeriesAsian Law SeriesAsian Law SeriesAsian Law SeriesLegal Reform in Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories