(Source: Springer)
Springer is publishing a new book
on the legal history of the abolition of concubinage in Hong Kong.
ABOUT THE BOOK
This book provides a comparative
account of the abolition of concubinage in East Asia, offering a new
perspective and revised analysis of the factors leading to – and the
debates surrounding – the introduction of a new Marriage Reform
Ordinance in Hong Kong in 1971. It uses this law as a platform to examine how
the existence of concubinage – long preserved in the name of protecting Chinese
traditions and customs — crucially influenced family law reforms, which were in
response to a perceived need to create a ‘modern’ marriage system within Hong
Kong’s Chinese community after the Second World War. This was, by and
large, the result of continued pressure from within Hong Kong and from Britain
to bring Hong Kong’s marriage system in line with international marriage treaties.
It represented one of the last significant intrusions of colonial law into the
private sphere of Hong Kong social life, eliminating Chinese customs which had
been previously recognised by the colonial legal system’s family law. This book
contextualizes the Hong Kong situation by examining judicial cases interpreting
Chinese customs and the Great Qing Code, offering a comprehensive understanding
of the Hong Kong situation in relation to the status of concubines in
Republican China and other East Asian jurisdictions. It will be of particular
interest to teachers and students of law, as well as researchers in gender
studies, post-colonialism, sociology and cultural studies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Max Wai Lun Wong is an
Assistant Professor at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the
University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD from SOAS, University of London. He is
an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK. His
research interests include Law and Public Administration, Chinese Customary Law
and Practice in South East Asia, Law and Creative Industries and Traditional
Cultural Expression and Law in South East Asia.
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