For a long time, equity has been regarded as a legal phenomenon specific to the Anglo-Saxon Law System. Following the lead of Ralph Newman, this paper aims to examine the representation of equity in other law systems. It argues that Chinese cultural traditions have provided ample resources for us to study the phenomenon of law in China. Equity, in a sense, is an all-considered scenario in legal practice, to which Confucianism and other philosophical traditions contributed valuable intellectual support. In classical Chinese law, we can see this manifestation of equity, albeit in a form distinct and different from its counterpart in the Anglo-Saxon Law System.
Primitive accumulation refers to during industrialization. This article argues that the early phase of development this Marxist concept implicates a deeper notion of injustice, which contains logic of linearity that can be further dissected into a trichotomous part worthy of our discussion, namely, temporal ordering, harsh treatment, and inhumane consequences. This ＂linearity＂ as assumed in this concept, nevertheless, was not unchallenged in history. As a matter of fact, in Mao＇s era, China deliberately sought an alternative path to the capitalist mode by attending to social welfare, physical well-being and rights protection for workers. This part of history is well worth re-investigation and re-interpretation.
