Self-Accusation Procedure

Yin Shang v. Xu Shengzhi (Debt Recovery Case)
  1. Yin Shang v. Xu Shengzhi (Debt Recovery Case)
  2. Jurisdiction: Han Empire (Juyan Frontier Region, present-day Inner Mongolia/Gansu, China) (October 26, 60 BCE (Second Year of the Shenjue Reign, Western Han Dynasty))
  3. Original Case: 尹赏自言责徐胜之欠钱案 (Yin Shang Zi Yan Ze Xu Shengzhi Qian An)
  4. Key Figures: Yin Shang (plaintiff, a male resident of Nianzheng Village, Guanghan County); Xu Shengzhi (defendant, a conscript soldier at Juyan Commandery)
  5. Case Tags: Debt Default (Statutory Crime);Juyan Wooden Slips;Self-Accusation Procedure;Han Dynasty Civil Law