title: Advocates in China: History and modernity
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metadata.value: Troshchinskiy, Pavel V.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2024-07-12T14:59:02Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2024-07-12T14:59:02Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2024-06
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metadata.value: Troshchinskiy P. V. 2024. Advocates in China: History and modernity. Pravovedenie 68 (2): 226–240. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu25.2024.207 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu25.2024.207
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/45757
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metadata.value: The article examines the historical development of advocacy in China and the role of lawyers
  in Chinese society, spanning from ancient times to the present day. Traditional Chinese society
  held a negative perception of legal processes and positive law. It was widely believed that
  individual interests should be subordinated to collective interests and seeking legal redress in
  court was seen as conflicting with the moral norms of “li”. Chinese officials typically sought to
  avoid resolving disputes through the judicial system, instead promoting mediation and pretrial
  dispute resolution. This negative perception of legal processes led to resistance against the
  activities of lawyers, with the profession being viewed disrespectfully by officials. Over time,
  a prevailing sentiment emerged among the public that advocates were more inclined to support
  the guilty party rather than defend the innocent. The advocate was widely seen as being biased,
  protecting criminals, and enabling them to avoid just punishment. Lawyers faced numerous
  obstacles in participating in legal proceedings and often encountered hindrances in providing
  advice to defendants, including instances of physical harm. After the establishment of the
  People’s Republic of China in 1949, the perception of advocates remained largely unchanged.
  The Chinese legal profession was effectively dismantled during the destructive political campaigns
  from 1958 to 1966 and began to reemerge only after the implementation of the “reform
  and openness” policy in 1978. Initially, lawyers were appointed as civil servants, but this status
  was later revoked. Despite long-standing skepticism towards advocates, the legal profession in
  modern China is gradually gaining popularity, although progress is slow and the overall number
  of advocates in China remains relatively small. They still hold a formal role in criminal proceedings,
  while the majority of cases seeking legal assistance from advocates are primarily related
  to civil proceedings. Even though the need for the existence of the advocacy is no longer denied,
  its significant role in modern China is still not fully recognized.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Pravovedenie;Volume 68; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: China
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Chinese law
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: advocacy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: process
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: legal regulation
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: traditional law
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Confucianism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: legalism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Advocates in China: History and modernity
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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