Traditional Chinese law refers to the legal system used across the Sinosphere, developed continuously since at least the eleventh century BCE. It is distinct from the common law and civil law traditions of the West, as well as from Islamic law and classical Hindu law, and it incorporates elements of both the Legalist and Confucian traditions of social order and governance. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Traditional Chinese law refers to the legal system including laws, regulations, and rules used in Sinosphere.
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Traditional Chinese law refers to the legal system including laws, regulations, and rules used in Sinosphere.
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