中国法律解释权主体的历史演变

The Historical Evolution of Subject of the Power of Legal Interpretation in China

中国法律发展史上有非常丰富的法律解释权主体的内容。在奴隶社会时期,王权之下由神职人员和司法官行使法律解释权;在封建社会时期,皇权之下以官府为主私人为辅行使法律解释权;在清末和民国时期,形式上由最高司法机关统一行使法律解释权。法律解释权的主体是由当时特定的历史条件决定的,并深受中国专制传统的影响。

There were plenty of legal system on the subject of the power of legal interpretation in the legal history of China.In the slavery society,below the kingship,the clergy and law-officer held the power of legal interpretation.In the feudality society,below the imperial power,feudal official held the main power of legal interpretation and some parsonalconsults held the secondary one.At the end of Qing Dynasty and in the Republic of China,the supreme court held the power of legal interpretation formally.These kinds of subject of the power of legal interpretation were determined by the special historical condition,at the same time they were affected by the autocratic tradition.