论先秦司法的残酷性  

On the Cruelty of Pre-Qin Judicature

作　　者：郭俊然[1] 

机构地区：[1]郑州大学,河南郑州450001

出　　处：《河北广播电视大学学报》2015年第6期87-90,共4页Journal of Hebei Radio & TV University

摘　　要：兵刑不分的中国古代司法带有极大的野蛮性和残酷性,先秦司法更是如此,其残酷性在夏商时期主要体现在动辄"灭人宗族"上。西周建立后,主张"明德慎罚"是对夏商残酷司法的一种反动。社会大变革背景下的春秋战国司法是以滥杀为特征。族刑在此时正式成为一种法定的刑罚。究其原因,春秋战国时期司法残酷性的发生是源于社会大变革的现实,以及基于此种变革基础上的法家的重刑主义思想。Warring violence and punishment,both with great brutality and cruelty,were not distinguished in ancient China,especially in the Pre-Qin judicature.Its brutality is mainly reflected frequently as＂destroying family clan＂in the Xia and Shang Dynasties.After its establishment the Western Zhou Dynasty claimed＂rule of virtue and careful punishment＂,which is a reaction to the brutal justice of the Xia and Shang.In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period,with the background of great social change,the judicial was characterized for indiscriminate killing.The clan punishment was authorized as a statutory penalty.The reason for the occurrence of judicial cruelty in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is rooted in the reality of great social changes and Legalist＇idea of severe punishment based on such changes.

关 键 词：先秦 法律 刑罚 族刑 滥杀 

分 类 号：D929.2[政治法律—法学]