Author(s)

Xingfei Zhao ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Marxist Studies, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China

Corresponding Author

Xingfei Zhao

ABSTRACT

The rise and fall of dynasties within China's ancient feudal system consistently occurred within a political framework characterized by the integration of judicial and administrative functions. The culmination of Professor Liu Changjiang's National Social Science Fund Project for the Western Region—Research on the Operation of China's Feudal Judicial-Administrative System—represents a significant attempt to examine this historical phenomenon.This work is characterized by three salient features: a 'grand narrative with a clear structure,' 'distinct themes and appropriate methodology,' and 'transcending historical boundaries while reflecting contemporary realities.' However, the study has certain limitations. It omits coverage of the Wei-Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, as well as the Yuan Dynasty, consequently creating a sense of 'period discontinuity.' Furthermore, its chronological organization hinders in-depth thematic discussion."Despite these limitations, the work remains a substantial contribution to the analysis of China's feudal judicial-administrative system, offering readers profound insights. These include the realization that "the nature of the political system determines the status and character of the law," that "power must be constrained and supervised to serve the greater good," and that "only by establishing a socialist democratic rule of law can we escape the 'historical cycle' of fate.

KEYWORDS

Legal History; Rule of Law; Judicial-Administrative System

CITE THIS PAPER

Xingfei Zhao, The Inevitable Fate and Implications of the Integrated Judicial-Administrative System—With a Historical Review of the Research on the Operation of China's Feudal Judicial-Administrative System. Lecture Notes on History (2025) Vol. 7: 111-117. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/history.2025.070117.

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