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International Law

Abstract

For the last one hundred years, China has undergone vast social changes during which Chinese society has received and absorbed many ideas from abroad. Some scholars believe that even the laws currently in effect in China contain elements from the structures and ideas of the Romano-Germanic Legal Family. This Western influence has to a large extent provided a foundation upon which the socialist legal system developed.

However, such an analysis would be too simplistic. Notwithstanding the Western influence, China had its own ideas of how to administer society by means of law. The Chinese had created a legal system, different from any other country in the world, called the "Chinese Legal Family." Although this tradition no longer dominates Chinese law, it is still embodied in China's expectations from, and understanding of, the socialist legal system.

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