Legal Reform in Taiwan under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945
by Tay-sheng WangEstimated delivery 3-12 business days
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Description
Taiwan�s modern legal system—quite different from those of both traditional China and the People�s Republic—has evolved since the advent of Japanese rule in 1895. Japan has gradually adopted Western law during the 19th-century and when it occupied Taiwan—a frontier society composed of Han Chinese settlers—its codes were instituted for the purpose of rapidly assimilating the Taiwanese people into Japanese society.
Tay-sheng Wang�s comprehensive study lays a solid foundation for future analyses of Taiwanese law. It documents how Western traditions influenced the formation of Taiwan�s modern legal structure through the conduit of Japanese colonial rule and demonstrates the extent to which legal concepts diverged from the Chinese legal tradition and moved toward Western law.
