corporal punishment
Case of the Adulterous Woman of Qi: Nai Punishment and Caning by Qin Gonggu
- Jurisdiction: China (Han Dynasty, Qi region, present-day Shandong) (Han Dynasty, circa 2nd century BC)
- Original Case: 女子齐通耐责秦恭鼓案
- VictimsUnnamed HusbandDefendantsWoman from QiPlaintiffsUnnamed HusbandInvestigatorsQin GongguJudgesQin GongguInstitutionsQi Commandery Office
- Case Tags: Adultery;Corporal Punishment;Han Dynasty Law;Women's Legal Status
The Case of Shang Yang Punishing Prince Qian and Tattooing Gongsun Jia
- Jurisdiction: State of Qin, China (Warring States Period) (c. 355 BC)
- Original Case: 商鞅刑公子虔、黥公孙贾案
- Key Figures: Shang Yang (Wei Yang), Prince Qian (Gongzi Qian), Gongsun Jia, Crown Prince Si (later King Huiwen of Qin), Duke Xiao of Qin
- Case Tags: Legalist Reform;Corporal Punishment;Punishment of Nobility;Facial Tattooing Penalty
Case of Fugitive Slaves Surrendering
- Jurisdiction: State of Qin, Warring States China (circa 4th–3rd century BCE)
- Original Case: 隶臣妾逃亡自出案
- Key Figures: Li chen and li qie (male and female official slaves under state bondage)
- Case Tags: slave escape;voluntary surrender;Qin law;corporal punishment

