Legalist Reform

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
The Head-Seizing Case
  1. The Head-Seizing Case
  2. Jurisdiction: State of Qin, China (Warring States Period) (Around 356 BC)
  3. Original Case: Duoshou An (夺首案)
  4. Key Figures: Shang Yang (judge), Two Qin soldiers
  5. Case Tags: Military Merit Law;Private Fight Punishment;Legalist Reform;Evidence-Based Judgment