摘要
清朝命案刑科题本的近代读者,不得不佩服清代县长调查和审判命案时所表现的勤勉和称职。因此,从县长的立场来看,审理每一件命案不仅要有效率,同时也必须兼顾人道的考量。本篇文章分析四件因为「护亲情切」而杀死人的案例,充分显示县长如何运用娴熟的技巧,把明确及不明确的案情片段结合起来,做出既符合清代法律规定也顾及当时道德标准的判决。官僚体制为求效率,在执行律法时似乎会和儒家的仁义道德产生矛盾。但作者认为,清代处理命案的法律制度,已足以解决该项问题。
The modern reader of Qing homicide reports cannot help but be impressed with the diligence and competence that magistrates displayed when investigating and adjudicating capital crimes. Each homicide report challenged a magistrate to balance bureaucratic efficiency against humanistic values. This paper examines four case records of individuals who committed homicides while rescuing their parents from violent attacks. An examination of these crime reports reveals how county magistrates skillfully combined the presentation of explicit and implicit information designed to address the both legal requirements and moral values of Qing law. The paper argues that the Qing system for adjudicating capital crimes was well - designed to accommodate the seemingly contradictory demands of bureaucratic efficiency and Confucian benevolence.
出处
《清史研究》
CSSCI
北大核心
2006年第4期51-58,共8页
The Qing History Journal
