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Comparison Between Chinese and Western Legal Nature: Public and Private Laws

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A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Legal Language and Culture

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The traditional division between public laws and private laws is an important quintessence of Western legal systematic civilization.

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Zhang, F. (2021). Comparison Between Chinese and Western Legal Nature: Public and Private Laws. In: A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Legal Language and Culture. Peking University Linguistics Research, vol 4. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9347-5_8

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