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How the Law Deals with Popular Mass Culture

While every single last human thinks, acts and behaves differently, their needs and interests are all different from one another, but ironically, they are still referred to as the “Common Man” or “The Masses”.  In any society that is based...

Dreams of Death; Dealing with Desires to Commit Crimes

Violence or criminal activities in our dreams can often cause stress and anxiety, and in the most extreme instances, a criminal dream can show a person’s desire or guilt, or the fear of being accused of a crime that...

Enterprises in Hibernation; An Analysis of Dormant Companies

Affected by COVID, the world economy has been impacted for the past 2 years. Countless enterprises have faced or are facing the dilemma of stagnant operation and are unable to make ends meet. For these enterprises, if they want to...

Is it Legal to Stereotype Someone? (Happens Daily, Actually)

Notwithstanding how difficult it is to be explained in a reasonable and efficient manner, the presence of stereotypes in the application of law is a concrete, daily experience.  To verify this, ask a criminal, in any country, whether the law...

Women as Judges; Legal Representation by Females in China

Women in law denotes the role enacted by women in legal profession. Lawyers are also known as legal counselors, advocates, attorneys, barristers, solicitors, prosecutors and paralegals, and also acknowledged as Judges, Law Professors, Legal Scholars, Law School Deans and...

What Place of Emotion in the Court Room?

The Law is not a place for emotions. It is the place of reason and rationality. In the legal community, feelings are considered irrational or dangerous and, as such, have to be contained or suppressed. This approach is nonetheless...

Little Tibet, Vultures & the Café at the End of the World

It’s pretty difficult to take photos on a train from Nanjing to Lanzhou, largely because the blessed thing spends most of its time in tunnel after tunnel after tunnel. 在從南京到蘭州的火車上拍照相當困難,主要是因為受祝福的東西大部分時間都在一個又一個的隧道中度過。 At least it does on the interesting part of the journey. 至少在旅程中有趣的部分做到了。 Truth...

#MeToo Ming! A Shining Star among Qinhuai’s Debutantes; Ma Xianglan

Ma Shouzhen (馬守真) was the foremost product of the #MeToo movement of the late Ming Dynasty. A courtesan, party animal and a hopeless romantic, she was known as a prolific painter, a benevolent citizen and one of the eight...

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