Hebrew Law

Hebrew Law is a law of ancient Jews on the social basis of Judaism. It originates from customs law, and centers on the Old Testament under the influence of Hammurabi Code. Hebrew Law, as the source of western civilization and Oceanic law, takes on a very high researching value. However, there have not been monographs on it since 1949 in China. Although there are lots of English materials on Hebrew Law, viewpoints are of unilateralism due to religious viewpoints and ethnocentrism. This explains why there have not been authoritative masterpieces thereof.The Hebrew Law dissertation is a monograph accomplished mainly in reference to the Old Testament and the Talmud, which is called as Jewish Code on the basis of the author's vast reading of English materials. It is the combination of legal thought and legal system in accordance with the historic materialism principles for the purpose of reflecting the Hebrew Law panoramically and objectively, and rectifying illatively the bias that the Hebrew Law is primitive and customary in terms of law. The Hebrew Law, as per the perspectives of the author, is subject to objective conditions and historic development while not on the contrary.In the Introduction, the author presents the characteristics of Hebrew Law and the difficulties encountered in research, which could be helpful in understanding the contents of the dissertation.The whole dissertation consists of seven chapters. In Chapter 1 and 2, the history of Hebrew Law is introduced in two parts. Chapter 3 witnesses the origin of Hebrew Law; the two main aspects of ideology of Hebrew Law—constitutional thought and contractual spirit are respectively dwelled on in Chapter 4 and 5; the other two principal legal systems could be found in Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 and they are criminal law and domestic law.In the conclusion, the author introduces the researching objective and methods as far as this dissertation is concerned, aiming to give the readers a deeper understanding of Hebrew Law.