What are the concepts of the legal system in ancient China?

The core of the traditional concept of the legal system in ancient China was the criminal law, whose function was mainly to "rule the stubborn and warn the fools", and to "prevent the people from the tools". Under its guidance, ancient Chinese law emphasized public power over private power, and criminal law was above all other laws, and criminal law was a synonym for ancient jurisprudence.

Modern learning from Western experience, the concept of the legal system and the concept of rights are closely linked to the concept of abstract independent personality, developed contractual relations, the concept of equality, etc.,

In the ancient Chinese law has the following characteristics: (a) the law of the monarch's will as a transfer of ancient China, "the law of the monarch", the monarch has always been in possession of the country's supreme legislative power. All codes and regulations are issued in the name of the monarch. The emperor's edicts often directly into the law, the emperor can amend or repeal any law. (B) the law to ritual as the guiding principles and theoretical basis (C) the law to criminal law is the main criminal law is always the theme of ancient Chinese law. There is no division of sectoral law in ancient times, the code of successive dynasties - the law is commonly known as the criminal law, social life in all areas of various types of illegal and criminal behavior, collectively provided for, collectively referred to as a crime, and punishable by law. (D) the judicial subordinate to the executive emperor "mouth with the Constitution", hold the highest judicial power in the country.