商鞅与梭伦法制思想之比较

A Comparison of Shangyang and Solun Legal Thought

商鞅和梭伦是中西法制思想史上的两个代表性人物。商鞅之法以君王为核心,其目的是维护以君主为首的统治阶级的利益。梭伦之法则以雅典公民集体为核心,旨在维护公民集体的团结。但二者在对法制的重要性、法与时代、民情的关系以及公布成文法等问题上认识基本一致。因为他们在改革时面临的政治、法律传统不同,导致了在政治上的地位、改革所依靠的力量上的差异,并由此产生了各自不同的法制思想。由于他们对时代的要求以及对所处时代形势的接近,所以二者的思想在法制原则上又存在着许多相似之处。

Shangyang and Solun are two representatives in the history of China and Western Legal thinking.King is the core of Shangyang's law for the purpose of the benefit of the ruling class while Solun's law is just on the opposite.But they have something in common——the importance of legal system,law and epoch,civilian relation and the publication of law etc.Owing to variout different situation,different law systems oppear.Because of their close time demand and situation,both have something in common naturally.