如何看待春秋期间郑铸刑书、晋铸刑鼎的法律意义

How to Evaluate the Legal Meaning of PenaI Code Casted by the Zheng and Penal Pot Casted by the Jin during the Periods of the Dynasty of Spring and Autumn

春秋期间郑国“铸刑书”和晋国“铸刑鼎”的重要意义,并不在于“是中国历史上第一、二次公布成文法”,而是在周天子势衰,周朝法律制度失去作用后,各强国在政治上争霸的同时,也在制订和公布自己的法律制度方面争霸的反映,而其中尤其以郑国“铸刑书”和晋国“铸刑鼎”为典型。叔向和孔子对此提出的批评意见,并不是反对公布成文法,而是反对这些国家抛弃周朝的法律制度而代之以自己国家的法律制度。

The important meaning of the Zheng＇ s “ Casting Penal Code” and the Jin’ s “ Casting Penal Code”, doesn＇ t lie in“ being the first and second publication of statute law in Chinese history”, but in that it is a reflection of contending for hegemony in constituting and publishing legal system as well as in politics among all the powers, after the power of the king of Zhou Dynasty fell into a decline and the legal system of Zhou Dynasty became no use. And the Zheng＇ s and the Jin＇ s“ Casting Penal Code” and“ Casting Penal Pot” were especially typical. Critical opinions presented by Shu Xiang and Confucius didn＇ t object to publishing statute law, but objected to that these countries abandoned Zhou Dynasty＇ s law system instead of their own＇ s.