Part I 1.Chinese Legal Tradition Chinese law has the oldest legal tradition in the world.For most of the history of China,it has been based on the Confucian philosophy of social control through moral education,as well as the Legalist emphasis on codified law and criminal sanction.Part I 1. Chinese Legal Tradition 1. Chinese Legal Tradition Chinese Chinese law has the oldest has the oldest legal tradition in the world. For most of tradition in the world. For most of the history history of China, it has been , it has been based on the based on the Confucian Confucian philosophy philosophy of social control of social control through moral education, as well through moral education, as well as the Legalist Legalist emphasis on emphasis on codified law codified law and criminal sanction criminal sanction