Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note examines the resurgence of Confucianism in China's legal system, arguing that it undermines gender equality and fails to protect the rights of women and girls despite economic reforms. It highlights how traditional Confucian values, emphasizing morality and social hierarchy, have persisted and influenced laws, leading to the subjugation of women in both legal and societal contexts.
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Jurisprudence | Law | Law and Gender
Recommended Citation
YuFan S. Wang,
The Triumph of Confucianism: How a Subjugated Legal System is Failing a Generation of Chinese Women and Girls,
15
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
691
(2009).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol15/iss3/8
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