汉代民事诉讼程序考述

Investigating and Expounding the Civil Procedure in Han Dynasty

汉代的民事诉讼在汉代社会现实中具有较明显的实态。讼之所及 ,多为租税、财货乃至田产 ,表明人们在概念上已经有所区分 ,人们因民事纠纷而“诣乡县讼” ,可知民事审判是地方官吏的基本职能之一。又以出土汉简及传世文献见之 ,民事诉讼的程序化已相当明显 ,由此反映了汉代法制建设中的一个重要方面。

The civil procedure of Han Dynasty possesses quite a clear substantial state in the reality of Han Dynasty.The litigations are mostly concerned with rent tax,money,property,and land.This shows that people have had conceptual distinctions.People bring lawsuits to the local governments on the ground of civil disputes,from which it can be known that civil trial is one of the functions of the local officials.The Han bamboo slips and the documents handed down from ancient times have also illustrated that the proceduralization of civil actions is very obvious.Therefore,a major facet in the building of legality of Han Dynasty has been reflected.\;