Morality and Law in China, Past and Present

This article focuses on the combining of morality and law in China's past and present, and in theory and in practice, to analyze both its positive and negative dimensions. The point is to make clear not only that such a combination is both historically true and currently necessary but also that it need not be fuzzy, but rather can be made precise and clear, with definable, rational principles. The intent here is to search for an approach to law that would be both Chinese and modern, consistent both with the fundamental predilections of Chinese civilization and with the practical needs of a modern China.