荒诞不经与法律真实——论鬼神观念与古代司法中的事实认定

On Preposterous Myth and Legal Truth——the Concept of Ghosts and Gods and Facts Ascertainment in Traditional Justice

法律真实渗透着参与主体的主观因素,具有历史性。在中国古代,司法官员会因鬼神观念而影响自己对事实的认定并据此作出判决;同时为了主流价值观的发扬,他们又会利用民众的鬼神观念,让民众接受他们构造出的"事实",从而接受法官的判决。古代中国这种"法律真实"是社会规则作用下的结果,既有符合司法权运作普遍规律的成分,同时又有自己的特点。

The legal truth was influenced by participants＇ subjective factors,with historic feature. In ancient China,the concept of ghosts and gods would affect judges in their decision-making as for facts ascertainment. Accordingly,in order to promote the mainstream values,judges would make use of the concept of ghosts and gods to convince the mass to accept their fabricated ＂facts＂ and the judgment. Such ＂legal truth＂ in ancient China was subject to social rules,partly conforming to the general application of judicial power,but with its own characteristics.