Ancient Chinese Law

Examination of feudal legal codes and precedents in historical China

Wu You Evasion of Garrison Duty and Waist-Chopping Case
  1. Wu You Evasion of Garrison Duty and Waist-Chopping Case
  2. Jurisdiction: Han Dynasty China (Han Dynasty (exact year uncertain, circa 2nd century BCE))
  3. Original Case: 毋忧逃避屯戍腰斩案
  4. Key Figures: Wu You (毋忧), an absconded conscript
  5. Case Tags: Military Service Evasion;Desertion;Capital Punishment;Ancient Chinese Law
Case of Jia Ji Ordering Xu Juju to Kill Yang Chufu
  1. Case of Jia Ji Ordering Xu Juju to Kill Yang Chufu
  2. Jurisdiction: State of Jin, Spring and Autumn period China (621 BC)
  3. Original Case: 贾季使续鞫居杀阳处父案
  4. Key Figures: Jia Ji (Hu Shegu), Xu Juju (Xu Jianbo), Yang Chufu, Zhao Dun
  5. Case Tags: Murder;Solicitation to Commit Murder;Political Assassination;Ancient Chinese Law
The San Family Plate (San Shi Pan) Land Transfer Case
  1. The San Family Plate (San Shi Pan) Land Transfer Case
  2. Jurisdiction: Western Zhou Dynasty, China; the states of Ze and San, located in present-day Baoji, Shaanxi Province (Late Western Zhou period, approximately the reign of King Li (c. 857–842 BCE))
  3. Original Case: 散氏盘·夨国赔偿散氏土地移转案
  4. Key Figures: The state of Ze (夨国), the San lineage (散氏), and a royal overseer named Zhongnong (仲农) dispatched by the Zhou King
  5. Case Tags: Ancient Chinese Law;Land Property;Treaty and Covenant;Dispute Resolution History