Corporal Punishment

Historical cases involving flogging and beating as official judicial punishment

The Case of Shang Yang Punishing Prince Qian and Tattooing Gongsun Jia
  1. The Case of Shang Yang Punishing Prince Qian and Tattooing Gongsun Jia
  2. Jurisdiction: State of Qin, China (Warring States Period) (c. 355 BC)
  3. Original Case: 商鞅刑公子虔、黥公孙贾案
  4. Key Figures: Shang Yang (Wei Yang), Prince Qian (Gongzi Qian), Gongsun Jia, Crown Prince Si (later King Huiwen of Qin), Duke Xiao of Qin
  5. Case Tags: Legalist Reform;Corporal Punishment;Punishment of Nobility;Facial Tattooing Penalty
Case of Fugitive Slaves Surrendering
  1. Case of Fugitive Slaves Surrendering
  2. Jurisdiction: State of Qin, Warring States China (circa 4th–3rd century BCE)
  3. Original Case: 隶臣妾逃亡自出案
  4. Key Figures: Li chen and li qie (male and female official slaves under state bondage)
  5. Case Tags: slave escape;voluntary surrender;Qin law;corporal punishment