Watersheds in the Modernization of Family Law in Japan and China, 1868-1930 (The American Journal of Comparative Law)

”Expansion and restriction: turning points toward the modernization of family law in Japan and China, 1868–1930.”Xiao WeilinAmerican Journal of Comparative LawPublished online: August 2024 Abstract: Until their encounter with the Western powers in the 19th century, Chinese and Japanese societies were deeply embedded in traditional family systems that formed the basis of their social structures….