Rites and Law Integration

1. The Case of Ou Losing His Male Rank for Failure to Bow

2. Jurisdiction: Han Dynasty, China (Han Dynasty (c. 1st century BCE))
3. Original Case: 欧坐失拜男子爵案
4. Key Figures: Ou (the defendant, a commoner holding the "male" rank), the Commandant of the Court (廷尉)
5. Case Tags: Rites and Law Integration;Disrespect (不敬);Deprivation of Noble Rank;Han Dynasty Legal System