Chinese Family Law in a Common Law Setting
A Note on The Institutional Environment and the Substantive Family Law of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3607740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David C Buxbaum (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 621-644 |
| Publication date | 1966-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9118 • E-ISSN: 1752-0401 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2051495 |
| OpenAlex | W2317479447 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
The development of Chinese family law in Malaysia and Singapore provides an interesting case study of an attempt to fuse elements of two disparate legal systems in a foreign social climate. The present court system of Malaysia and Singapore and the adjective law are based in large part upon principles of English common law, while the substantive family law applied to the Chinese people is in part a reflection of "traditional" Chinese law. These diverse legal orders function in a social setting which, although substantially influenced by Chinese tradition, is nevertheless a distinct environment, and which, on the other hand, certainly bears little resemblance to the native habitat of the common law
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1971 - 2015 (45) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |