身体的暧昧与犯罪——1949年-1978年广东省S县诉讼档案研究系列之通奸

Adultery and Crime——Study of Lawsuit Archives between 1949 and 1978 in S County,Guangdong Province

法律所蕴涵的精神应该是理想主义的,但法律本身必须是世俗的。过于理想主义的法律制度对于构建正常的社会秩序,不仅不能发挥其理想中的作用,而且可能会构成妨碍。检视建国后三十年广东省S县的通奸案件,反思我国的通奸非罪化之路,警醒我们必须重视传统文化观念对法制现代化的影响。只有在充分理解和尊重中国传统文化基础上的法制现代化,才能达致法律制度变迁和文化观念嬗变之间的和谐。

While law shall go beyond the earthy world,it itself has to be practical.Thus a legislative system which is too much idealistic would be an obstacle to the normal social order.This paper examines the adultery cases in the lawsuit archives between 1949 to 1978 of S County,Guangdong Province,and reflects the road to adultery decriminalization.The paper reminds people of the influence of traditional culture on legislation modernization,and argues that in improving the legislative system,traditional culture shall be fully respected.