Tee anese Civ Code now Jaims at the equality of the sexes was but one of the many points brought lout by Dr. Foo Ping-shuang, chairman fof the Civil Codification Commission, ft a luncheon held on Tuesday, Oct.
"in the Metropole Hotel by the British Universities' and Schools' Luncheon Club.
The Kuomintang principles were! the essence of the teachings of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, whose teachings were not only mere ideals but were wonderfully practical. He aimed at Introducing to China the best in foreign legislation, while clinging to} the good features in the old Chinese system.
The first of his three main groups fof teachings dealt with those relating to political affairs, in which regard hho had the greatest admiration for the British and American forms of government—with particular ret ence to the personal liberty of the subject—and combined tha two to form the "Five Power System" of Government. 'The People's Congress, with representatives from all. districts, war to have the power of electing oF recalling the 'President and Vice-President of the Republic, the President of the Executive Yuan, the President of the Censors' Yuan, members of the Lgcisiative Yuan, fand members of the Censors' Yuan.
The liberties and other rights of citizens were extremely well prodistribution of wealth, it was necessary to protect the less fortunate elements of the population from the hardships they would suffer if the) strict rules of law were indiscriminately applied. A humane element] was introduced by allowing the courts, when passing judgment on flvil claims. to take into consideration the respective circumstances 34 the debtor and the creditor, and to grant the former time in which to meet his obligation. The spirit and many of the provisions of the recent ly enforced Bankruptcy Law showed clearly this protective tendency.
The final sub-division of this group dealt with the equality of the sexes. The most regrettable feature in the old Chinese system was the unjust iserimination between man woman, the position of the latter in the family being that of a mere "appondage" to the man. The Kuomintang Party's principle on this matter was quite clear—it aimed at equal Fights for both sexes, and the pro. visions of the Civil Code had faith fully" followed this fundamental
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