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We are happy to share news about our members' academic events such as conferences, workshops, or new publications. Please contact us if you are a current ISCLH member and want to share such news.


New Publication: 徒勞的美法東進, 鄺傑著 (The Futility of Law and Development: China and the Dangers of Exporting American Law. by Jedidiah J. Kroncke)
徒勞的美法東進 鄺傑(Jedidiah J. Kroncke) 中文 , 2025/11 香港中文大學出版社 作者 鄺傑(Jedidiah J. Kroncke) 為香港大學法律學院副教授。他的研究聚焦國際法律史及勞動與財產制度的比較。其跨學科成果融合美國、中國和巴西的法律實踐經驗,致力推動比較法分析的本土化創新。 譯者 于慶生 ,河南師範大學法學院教授、院長。 魏磊傑 ,廈門大學法學院副教授。 購買链接: https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/TheFutilityofLawandDevelopment_sc 本書立足於宏觀歷史視角,系統梳理了十九世紀以來中美兩國法學交流的脈絡,著重探討了美國律師—基督教傳教士群體在傳播福音過程中,有意識地推廣美國的法律經驗和制度框架,意圖主導中國近代法律改革的發展方向,卻最終無功而返。 本書縱橫交織中美宗教、法律與外交政策的歷史脈絡,以美國開國先賢們對中國法律的深入研究與流露的欽慕為切入點,剖析了美國如何逐漸背離立國之初的法律世界主義精神,最終形成既漠視外國法律傳統、又救世主般地渴望向全
Dec 15, 2025


In Memoriam: Professor Janet Theiss (1964-2025)
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Janet Theiss , an eminent historian of women, gender, law, and society in late imperial China, and a long-standing member of the International Society for Chinese Law and History (ISCLH). A professor of history at the University of Utah, Professor Theiss’s work, including Disgraceful Matters: The Politics of Chastity in Eighteenth-Century China , reshaped our understanding of gender, morality, legal culture, and social order
Nov 5, 2025
![ISCLH Book Review Series: 賤訟與健訟:清代州縣訴訟的基本結構 [Suppressing Litigation and Litigious Practice: The Structure of County Litigation in the Qing Dynasty]. By Deng Jianpeng 鄧建鵬.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/414b76_65c6eb84c8b4436e92e7d9cbe53bde60~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_65c6eb84c8b4436e92e7d9cbe53bde60~mv2.webp)
![ISCLH Book Review Series: 賤訟與健訟:清代州縣訴訟的基本結構 [Suppressing Litigation and Litigious Practice: The Structure of County Litigation in the Qing Dynasty]. By Deng Jianpeng 鄧建鵬.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/414b76_65c6eb84c8b4436e92e7d9cbe53bde60~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_65c6eb84c8b4436e92e7d9cbe53bde60~mv2.webp)
ISCLH Book Review Series: 賤訟與健訟:清代州縣訴訟的基本結構 [Suppressing Litigation and Litigious Practice: The Structure of County Litigation in the Qing Dynasty]. By Deng Jianpeng 鄧建鵬.
Jiansong yu jiansong: Qing dai zhouxian susong de jiben jiegou 賤訟與健訟:清代州縣訴訟的基本結構 [ Suppressing Litigation and Litigious Practice: The...
Sep 20, 2025


2025 ISCLH Biennial Conference Schedule 中国法律与历史国际学会双年会议程
Please click here to download the schedule of our 2025 biennial conference:
Jul 13, 2025
![[ISCLH Book Review Series]Jusong fenyun: Qingdai de “jiansong zhi feng” huayu jiqi biaodaxing xianshi by You Chenjun 尤陳俊](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/414b76_b8a8533b85e942f79a43168195877e38~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_334,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_b8a8533b85e942f79a43168195877e38~mv2.webp)
![[ISCLH Book Review Series]Jusong fenyun: Qingdai de “jiansong zhi feng” huayu jiqi biaodaxing xianshi by You Chenjun 尤陳俊](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/414b76_b8a8533b85e942f79a43168195877e38~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_b8a8533b85e942f79a43168195877e38~mv2.webp)
[ISCLH Book Review Series]Jusong fenyun: Qingdai de “jiansong zhi feng” huayu jiqi biaodaxing xianshi by You Chenjun 尤陳俊
ISCLH Book Review Series Jusong fenyun: Qingdai de “jiansong zhi feng” huayu jiqi biaodaxing xianshi 聚訟紛紜:清代的“健訟之風”話語及其表達性現實 [Endless...
May 4, 2025


ISCLH Book Review Series: A Rejoinder to Professor Tam
A Rejoinder to Professor Tam Dear Editor, I noticed that your series has published a review of my co-authored book 近代企業的商道、商術與商法:...
Mar 19, 2025
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