Witness Competency and Kinship

Explores how close kinship could completely disqualify a person from giving testimony, an early form of privileged communication rooted in moral philosophy.

Case of Jing Ci Testifying Against His Mother
  1. Case of Jing Ci Testifying Against His Mother
  2. Jurisdiction: Northern Wei Dynasty, China (508 CE (Yongping era, Northern Wei Dynasty))
  3. Original Case: 景慈证母案
  4. PlaintiffsJing CiJudgesLi PingCui ZuanInstitutionsTingwei (Ministry of Justice) of Northern Wei
  5. Case Tags: Kin Concealment Principle;Filial Piety vs. Legal Obligation;Confucianization of Law;Witness Competency and Kinship