论中国传统法律文化中的女性特质

Feminine Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Legal Culture

女性主义法学家认为男女两性具有性别气质差异,并通过对社会性别和关怀伦理学的研究,提出了女性化的价值取向和道德观,从而认为在司法实践中也具有独特的女性风格,而以上女性特质恰与中国古代法律文化中的某些传统相符。中国古代司法具有反形式化的特点,传统法官的思维是一种实质性的思维,这与女性主义法学家所提出的女性法律方法中实际推理方法所体现的注重实质正义的特征相吻合。传统法律文化以和谐为宗旨的特点也与女性注重维系关系、强调关怀的特质相符。而中国法律文化的儒家学说与女性的关怀伦理学更是有很多契合点。因此,从某种意义上可以认为,中国传统法律文化具有女性特质,而此一特质仍然具有现代性。

In the opinions of feminists, there are different qualities based on gender. Feminine values and morality watches are raised through the study on gender and caring ethics. They lead to special female features in the legal practice. Feminine characteristics are consistent with certain traditions of the ancient Chinese legal feature of the ancient Chinese judicial system. culture. Anti-formalization is a distinguishing Conventional judges are prone to substantive ways of thinking. According to feminist theory, practical reasoning, one of the feminine legal met.hods, also reflects these features. It accentuates substantive justice. Harmony, the objective of traditional legal culture, is also in accordance with females＇ emphasis on caring and relationship bounding. Confucian thought shares even more common ideals with caring ethics. Therefore, on a certain level, traditional Chinese legal culture is feminine, and this characteristic still exists today.