摘要
For a long time, equity has been regarded as a legal phenomenon specific to the Anglo-Saxon Law System. Following the lead of Ralph Newman, this paper aims to examine the representation of equity in other law systems. It argues that Chinese cultural traditions have provided ample resources for us to study the phenomenon of law in China. Equity, in a sense, is an all-considered scenario in legal practice, to which Confucianism and other philosophical traditions contributed valuable intellectual support. In classical Chinese law, we can see this manifestation of equity, albeit in a form distinct and different from its counterpart in the Anglo-Saxon Law System.
