唐律与日尔曼法刑讯制度比较研究

Comparative Study on the Torture System of Tang Law and Germanic Law

日尔曼法中的刑讯制度与唐律中的刑讯制度既有相似之点,亦有不同之处,两者在刑讯由谁决定与实施、刑讯实施过程的监督及刑讯实施者责任的规定方面均存较大差异。唐律刑讯制度的官方特色过于强烈,导致唐律对于刑讯过错责任的追究难以落实,这是唐代司法实践中酷刑无法禁止的主要原因,也是中国古代刑讯制度至今仍难以彻底废除的原因之一。

The torture system of Tang Law and Germanic Law embody the similar spots, but also has the different points i. e. in decision maker and executer, the supervision in the implementing process and th e stipulation of the executer＇ s responsibility. The intense official characteristics of Tang Law inquisition sys- tem by torture causes the difficulty for Tang Law to carry out investigation of the mistake responsibility. This is the main reason that in the Tang Dynasty it is unable to forbid judicature to practice the torture, and also one of the reasons that from Chinese ancient times until now the inquisition system by torture still has difficulty to be thoroughly abolished.