Dien in China and Vietnam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3611539 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Mcaleavy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 403-415 |
| Publication date | 1958-05-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/2941424 |
| OpenAlex | W2157446504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
There are several reasons why the legal institution of dien . (generally, but, as will be shown, erroneously rendered in English as "mortgage") should be of interest to the student of Chinese and Vietnamese law. First of all, it merits attention on account of its very wide use, a fact which has been recognized by its incorporation, in a modified form, into the Chinese Civil Code. Then again it affords a striking example of an attempt by the Chinese government in Imperial times to develop by legislation the scope and purpose of an institution of private customary law, and of the way in which customary law asserted its vitality in face of the legislator by surviving unchanged into modern times. And lastly it illustrates, by the erroneous interpretations that for 150 years have been put upon it by European lawyers, the pitfalls that lie in the way of anyone who tries to explain Far Eastern legal concepts in European terms
China · Civil code · Face (sociological concept) · Government (linguistics) · Institution · Law and economics · Legislation · Legislator · Linguistics · Political science · Scope (computer science) · Social science · Sociology · Vitality · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2008 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |