唐朝反贿赂法律制度的成就与缺陷综析

Achievements and Defects of the Anti-bribery Legal System in the Tang Dynasty

唐朝反贿赂法律体现了唐初统治者的廉政思想。为了有效惩防贿赂行为,《唐律》对贿赂犯罪情节与刑事责任的规定力求详备。但是,唐朝反贿赂法律制度也存在一些严重的缺陷,这样的法律制度不可能根除贿赂,只能将贿赂犯罪控制在皇帝可容忍的限度内。依靠这样的法律制度进行反贿赂斗争,决定了唐朝反贿赂实践成败参半的命运。

The anti-bribery legal system in the Tang dynasty reflects the early emperors＇ belief in a clean government. In order to punish and prevent bribery effectively, the Tang Code made exhaustive regulations for offences of bribery and their criminal responsibilities. But, there were some severe defects in the system which failed to eliminate bribery but could only control it so far as the emperors could tolerate, thus the anti-bribery practice was doomed to be a half-won battle.