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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_452,h_477,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_65c6eb84c8b4436e92e7d9cbe53bde60~mv2.jpg)
![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_452,h_477,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_65c6eb84c8b4436e92e7d9cbe53bde60~mv2.jpg)
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_600,h_451,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_b8a8533b85e942f79a43168195877e38~mv2.jpg)
![[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_600,h_451,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_b8a8533b85e942f79a43168195877e38~mv2.jpg)
[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
ISCLH Book Review Series: 近代企業的商道、商術與商法: 東京金港堂與上海商務印書館雜識[Morality, Rationality, and Legality of Modern Cooperation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press]By Billy Kee-long So and Sufumi So
Jindai qiye de shangdao, shangshu yu shangfa: Tōkyō Kinkōdō yu Shanghai Shangwu yinshuguan zashi 近代企業的商道、商術與商法：東京金港堂與上海商務印書館雜識 [Morality...
Feb 24, 2025
ISCLH Newsletter, 2025 Januray-Febrary Issue
We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Januray-Febrary issue of the ISCLH Newsletter has been published. Please feel free to share...
Feb 11, 2025
New Publication: Li Chen's new Chinese anthology "Law, Knowledge and Power in the Age of Empire" published in Nov. 2024 陈利学术自选文集《帝国时代的法律、知识与权力》由商务印书馆2024年11月出版
Professor Chen Li's Chinese-language book, Law, Knowledge, and Power in the Age of Empire , has been published by Shangwu Yinshuguan in...
Dec 21, 2024
Book Prize: Taisu Zhang's new book has won the SSHA's 2024 Allan Sharlin Memorial Book Award! 热烈祝贺耶鲁张泰苏教授荣获社会科学史学会2024年Allan Sharlin最佳专著奖！
热烈祝贺耶鲁张泰苏教授荣获社会科学史学会2024年Allan Sharlin最佳专著奖！ 2024年11月03日 20:56 热烈祝贺耶鲁大学法学院张泰苏教授（也是本学会第二任会长和现任董事）再次斩获社会科学史学会（Social Scence History...
Dec 21, 2024
ISCLH 2024 Book Prize Winner(s) Announced. 中国法律与历史国际学会2024年（双年）最佳著作奖揭晓
On behalf of the Book Prize Committee of the International Society for Chinese Law and History (ISCLH), we are pleased to announce the...
Dec 21, 2024
![ISCLH Book Review Series: 從肉刑到流刑：漢唐之間刑罰制度的變革[From Corporal Punishment to Banishment: The Evolution of Penalty System during Han and Tang Dynasties]. By 陳俊強[Chan Chun-Keung]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/414b76_ba2a6f302c4e4f38aa81adb70a24f813~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_477,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_ba2a6f302c4e4f38aa81adb70a24f813~mv2.jpg)
![ISCLH Book Review Series: 從肉刑到流刑：漢唐之間刑罰制度的變革[From Corporal Punishment to Banishment: The Evolution of Penalty System during Han and Tang Dynasties]. By 陳俊強[Chan Chun-Keung]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/414b76_ba2a6f302c4e4f38aa81adb70a24f813~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_477,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_ba2a6f302c4e4f38aa81adb70a24f813~mv2.jpg)
ISCLH Book Review Series: 從肉刑到流刑：漢唐之間刑罰制度的變革[From Corporal Punishment to Banishment: The Evolution of Penalty System during Han and Tang Dynasties]. By 陳俊強[Chan Chun-Keung]
Cong rouxing dao liuxing: Han Tang zhijian xingfa zhidu de biange 從肉刑到流刑：漢唐之間刑罰制度的變革 [From Corporal Punishment to Banishment: The...
Nov 18, 2024
ISCLH Member Tristan Brown wins the John K. Fairbank Prize in East Asian History of American Historical Association (2024)
Congratulations to ISCLH member Tristan Brown's Monograph Laws of the Land for winning The John K. Fairbank Prize in East Asian History...
Oct 22, 2024
ISCLH Newsletter, 2024 September Issue
We are thrilled to announce that the inaugural issue of the ISCLH Newsletter (September 2024 Issue) has been published. Please feel free...
Sep 20, 2024
Proposal Submission Link: The Sixth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Chinese Law and History
Call for Papers The Sixth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Chinese Law and History Beijing, China, July 22-23, 2025...
Sep 7, 2024
Call for Papers: The Sixth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Chinese Law and History
Call for Papers The Sixth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Chinese Law and History Beijing, China, July 22-23, 2025...
Aug 7, 2024
![ISCLH Book Review Series: 秦漢律令法系研究續編 [Research on the Legal Systems of Qin and Han Dynasties Part II]. By 張忠煒 [Zhang Zhongwei]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/414b76_ef7d62dfd1e74f59b804e055aa0894cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1080,h_811,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_ef7d62dfd1e74f59b804e055aa0894cf~mv2.jpg)
![ISCLH Book Review Series: 秦漢律令法系研究續編 [Research on the Legal Systems of Qin and Han Dynasties Part II]. By 張忠煒 [Zhang Zhongwei]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/414b76_ef7d62dfd1e74f59b804e055aa0894cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1080,h_811,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/414b76_ef7d62dfd1e74f59b804e055aa0894cf~mv2.jpg)
ISCLH Book Review Series: 秦漢律令法系研究續編 [Research on the Legal Systems of Qin and Han Dynasties Part II]. By 張忠煒 [Zhang Zhongwei]
Qin Han lüling faxi yanjiu xubian 秦漢律令法系研究續編 [Research on the Legal Systems of Qin and Han Dynasties Part II]. By Zhang Zhongwei 張忠煒....
Aug 2, 2024
ISCLH Book Review Series Introduction and Call for Submission
ISCLH (International Society for Chinese Law & History), established in 2014, aims to foster scholarly exchanges worldwide on Chinese...
Aug 2, 2024
New Publication: 邱澎生《苏州商人团体与清代社会变迁》(Peng-sheng Chiu, Suzhou Merchant Groups and Qing Dynasty's Social Change)
苏州商人团体与清代社会变迁 邱澎生 著 上海交通大学出版社 2024年6月 IBSN：9787313305558 内容简介 本书针对清代苏州会馆公所与商会两类商人团体，以工商业碑刻和商会档案为关键史料，采取国家与社会互动模式演化的研究视野，从市场经济、都市社会、政府结社法令...
Jul 29, 2024
ISCLH Job Search Workshop
Dear ISCHL members, The International Society for Chinese Law and History will launch its first job search workshop on August 16, 2024. ...
Jul 29, 2024
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