Akron Law will host a lecture by John Head, professor of law at the University of Kansas School of Law. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is titled “China’s Legal Soul – The Modern Chinese Legal Identity in Historical Context” and will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. in Room 151 at The University of Akron School of Law, 150 University Ave., Akron, Ohio. A reception will immediately follow the lecture.
In his presentation, Head will draw from his most recent book on Chinese law to offer observations on two key questions. First, is there a “rule of law” in China – and if so, what form does it take? Second, what might we consider the “legal soul” of modern China, providing that vibrant society with its central spirit or ideology? In addressing these issues, Head highlights the dramatic legal reform movement occurring in China today, almost exactly a century after the collapse of the (official) dynastic form of governance, in which Imperial Confucianism served (in Head’s view) as the “legal soul” of the society. Continue reading “Visiting Professor John Head to Discuss the Modern Chinese Legal Identity on Feb. 2”
