Canon of Laws

The Canon of Laws or Classic of Law (Chinese: 法经; pinyin: Fǎ Jīng) is a lost legal code that has been attributed to Li Kui, a Legalist scholar and minister who lived in the State of Wei during the Warring States period of ancient China (475-220 BCE). This code has traditionally been dated to the early fourth century BCE, but scholars now widely consider it to be a forgery from the fifth or sixth century CE. Although the original text has been lost, according to later records the Canon of Laws comprised six chapters:

Canon of Laws

The Canon of Laws or Classic of Law (Chinese: 法经; pinyin: Fǎ Jīng) is a lost legal code that has been attributed to Li Kui, a Legalist scholar and minister who lived in the State of Wei during the Warring States period of ancient China (475-220 BCE). This code has traditionally been dated to the early fourth century BCE, but scholars now widely consider it to be a forgery from the fifth or sixth century CE. Although the original text has been lost, according to later records the Canon of Laws comprised six chapters: