古代中国判例的几个基本问题

A Brief Review on Some Basic Issues about Ancient China's Precedents

根据判例在法律体系中的作用,古代中国判例的发展可划分为先秦、秦汉、三国两晋南北朝、隋唐和宋元明清五个历史时期。判例对补充和完善成文法起着重要的作用,但由于封建专制集权、成文法和司法制度的不完善以及社会习惯等方面的原因,古代中国判例并未最终形成为判例法。

The research on precedents and case law is very popular nowadays. And in fact, the ancient Chinas precedents and 'case law', which provide the foundation for the use of case law for reference, are indispensable. They have very important academic value and practical significance. This paper conducts a research on history, basic characteristics and function of ancient Chinas precedents and analyzes the reasons why the precedents of ancient China didn t evolve into the case law.