@article{, ISSN = {1991-1572}, author = {Li, Qi-Cheng}, title = {The Impeachment of the Privy Council in the Late Qing Dynasty from a Modern Constitutional Point of View}, journal = {Journal for Legal History Studies}, volume = {9}, pages = {103-132}, keywords = {late Qing Dynasty, impeach Privy Council, constitution, Zizheng parliament  }, abstract = {The thesis made a textual research on the case of Impeach Privy Council in the Qing Dynasty by abundant material , analyzed cause and effect of the nine day’s wonder case, made a conclusion: the case ended hastily had an inevitable relation with China’s arbitrary imperial power. Constitutional principles had already been a crucial part of ideology and authority operate. The case was very important in modern China’s constitutional government.    }, year = {2006}, }