The Book of Punishments was engraved on segments of bronze plates, each depicting its own punishment for various crimes. This book was used in ancient china 536 BC and it has a total of 22 punishments. Many of the punishments were too harsh for crimes that were minor for example, “any person that is caught scolding his or her elder should suffer the death penalty”. The purpose of this book was to keep people behind the line by creating strict laws and harsh punishments. There are 3 famous people associated with this topic which are Lao-Tzu, Han Fei and Li Si.
Han Fei was also born in 280 and died in 233 BC during the Qin dynasty. Han Fei was chinese jurist of an enduring contribution and repute who later became the leader of the legalist movement.
Han Fei was also born in 280 and died in 233 BC during the Qin dynasty. Han Fei was chinese jurist of an enduring contribution and repute who later became the leader of the legalist movement.