Principles of the Constitution (1908)
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| Other names | Outline of the Constitution Compiled by Imperial Order |
The Principles of the Constitution of 1908 (simplified Chinese: 钦定宪法大纲; traditional Chinese: 欽定憲法大綱; pinyin: Qīndìng Xiànfǎ Dàgāng), also known as the Outline of Imperial Constitution[2] or the Outline of the Constitution Compiled by Imperial Order,[3] was an attempt by the Qing dynasty of China to establish a constitutional monarchy at the beginning of the 20th century. It established a constitutional monarchy and confirmed some basic rights of citizens, while imposing some limitations on the power of the monarch.[4]
Since this outline of the constitution was not democratically formulated, but was promulgated in the name of the Guangxu Emperor by the Empress Dowager Cixi, it was called the "Outline of Imperial Constitution".[5]
Main contents
Outline of Imperial Constitution was based on the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan", and consists of 23 articles, including the body text "Powers of the Monarch" (君上大权) and the appendix "Rights and Duties of Subjects" (臣民权利义务).[6]
Impact and evaluation
Although the Outline of Imperial Constitution was modelled on the Japanese
See also
References
- ISBN 9789811541827.
- ^ Jiang Mei (2005-01-05). "Cultural Interpretation on the Outline of Imperial Constitution". CNKI.
- ISBN 978-0-8122-2351-4.
- ^ Journal of Capital Normal University. Capital Normal University. 1998.
- ISBN 978-7-211-04326-2.
- ISBN 978-7-5620-2576-4.
- ISBN 978-7-5102-0133-2.
- ISBN 978-7-5036-4691-1.
Further reading
- ISBN 039451386X.
- Fincher, John H. (1981). Chinese Democracy the Self-Government Movement in Local, Provincial, and National Politics, 1905-1914. New York, NY: St. Martin's. ISBN 0312133847.
- Meienberger, Norbert (1980). The Emergence of Constitutional Government in China (1905-1908): The Concept Sanctioned by the Empress Dowager Tzʻu-Hsi. Bern [etc.]: P. Lang. ISBN 3261046201.
- Xiao-Planes, Xiaohong (2012). "Seven, Eight". In Delmas-Marty, Mireille; Will, Pierre-Etienne (eds.). The First Democratic Experiment in China (1908–1914): Chinese Tradition and Local Elite Practices; Constitutions and Constitutionalism: Trying to Build a New Political Order (1908–1949). Leiden, South Holland: Brill. pp. 227–297.
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External links
- Full text of Outline of Imperial Constitution (in Chinese).
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