THE DIALECTIC OF LI AND FA: SYNTHESIS OF RITUAL AND LAW IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF ANCIENT CHINA (BEFORE THE 3RD CENTURY BCE)
УДК 340.151 ББК 66.1
Abstract
This article examines the formation of a unique legal model in ancient China based on the dialecticalinteraction and subsequent synthesis of the ritual-ethical system of Li and the legalistic positive law of Fa.The philosophical foundations of these categories in the teachings of Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism,and Mohism are analyzed, as well as their institutional embodiment in the spheres of criminal, family,and inheritance law. It is demonstrated that by the 3rd century BCE, a stable hybrid system had emergedin ancient Chinese law, where Li defined the ethical goals and content of legal norms, while Fa providedthe mechanisms for their formal application and enforcement. This synthesis laid the foundation for thesubsequent development of the Chinese legal tradition for millennia to come. This study is relevant in thecontext of overcoming the Eurocentric paradigm in comparative law and deepening understanding of thelegal foundations of Chinese civilization.
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