Chinese marriage and social change : the legal abolition of Concubinage in Hong Kong /: the legal abolition of Concubinage in Hong Kong. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Max WL Wong.
• Other Names: Wong, Max W. L
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: The Issues -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 From Strickland Report 1953 to Marriage Reform Ordinance 1971 -- 1.3 Literature Review -- 1.4 Outline of Chapters -- 1.5 The Sources -- References -- Statutes -- Cases -- Part II: Concubinage in Chinese Law and Society -- Chapter 2: The Meaning of T'sip in Qing Law -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Reception of Chinese Law in Hong Kong -- 2.3 Difficulties in Identifying Qing Family Law Relating to a Concubine -- 2.3.1 The Meaning of Concubine in Qing Law 2.4 The Institution of Concubinage: Qing Laws and Practices -- 2.4.1 Monogamous or Polygamous? -- 2.4.2 The Sources of a Concubine -- 2.4.3 The Inferiority of a Concubine -- 2.4.3.1 Legality of Fu Ching -- 2.4.3.2 Mourning Obligations of the Concubine -- 2.4.3.3 Differentiation of Punishments -- 2.4.3.4 Prohibition on Remarriage of Concubine -- 2.4.3.5 The Killing of Adulterous Concubine -- 2.4.4 The Second Wife or Concubine in Kim Tiu -- 2.4.5 Dissolution of the Institution of Concubinage -- 2.4.6 The Inheritance Right of the Children of a Concubine 2.4.7 Maintenance and the Appointment of a Posthumous Heir -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Cases -- Chapter 3: Judicial Construction of T'sip in Chinese Family Law in East Asia: A Comparative Perspective -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Judicial Approaches to T'sip -- 3.2.1 The Application of Chinese Customary Law -- 3.2.2 The Status of T'sip in the GQC -- 3.2.3 The Elements of a Union of Concubinage -- 3.2.4 The Relationship Between the Principal Wife and the Concubine -- 3.2.5 Dissolution of a Union of Concubinage 3.2.6 Financial Support for the Concubine from Family Members After the Death of the Husband -- 3.2.7 Succession upon Intestacy -- 3.3 Conclusion -- References -- Statutes -- Cases -- Part III: Concubines and Colonialism -- Chapter 4: The Origins of the Strickland Report and the Search for the Chinese Customary Law and Custom in Hong Kong -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Strickland Report -- 4.2.1 Origin -- 4.2.2 Discussions -- 4.2.3 Experts -- 4.2.4 Membership -- 4.2.5 Other Comments -- 4.2.6 Publication of the Report -- 4.2.7 Abolition of Concubinage 4.3 Post-strickland Report: Rejection of the Abolition of Concubinage in 1956 -- 4.3.1 Submission to the Executive Council in 1952 -- 4.3.2 Sir Man Kam Lo's Comments and the Executive Council's Decision -- 4.3.3 Publication of the Report and Public Consultation -- 4.3.4 The Disapproval of the Report in Executive Council 1956 -- 4.3.5 Opinions from Hong Kong Council of Women -- 4.3.6 Opposition from Secretary for Chinese Affairs -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: The Colonial Office and the Abolition of Concubinage -- 5.1 Introduction
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (226 pages)
• Subjects: 346.512501/6; Concubinage -- China -- Hong Kong; Marriage law -- China -- Hong Kong; Concubinage; Marriage law; China -- Hong Kong; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9811516448; 9789811516443
• Related ISBNs: 9789811516436; 981151643X
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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