夏同龢《行政法》简论

Xia Tong he and 'Administrative Law'

清光绪朝戊戌科状元夏同龢,是中国历史上第一个以状元身份留学日本的留学生,是中国行政法历史上最早编写《行政法》的法学家之一;他同时也是出色的法学教育家,广东法政学堂的创办者;还是中华民国国会众议院议员,宪法起草委员会理事,参与了《天坛宪法》的起草;既任过多个行政职务,还是很有才能的社会活动家。但他留给后世最有意义的是他编写的《行政法》,该《行政法》无论从编写水平、出版的时间还是其内容的丰富详实方面,都无庸置疑地确立了他作为中国行政法历史上的先驱者的地位。

Xia Tonghe,the number one scholar of twenty four years of Qing dynasty and the first oversea student to Japan with the title of number one scholar,was one of the jurists who written the earliest ＇Administrative Law＇;At the same time,he is a outstanding educator of law who created the Guangdong Law and Administrative School;He is also the senator of the house of representative for congress of republic of China and the member of the constitution drafting committee,who participated the drafting of ＇theTiantan Constitution＇;He not only took charge of many administration ranks,but also was a talented social activist.The most significative thing he left to the world is his ＇Administrative Law＇.By virtue of the good writing level,early publish time and abundant content,this book definitely established Xia ＇s position as a pioneer in the administrative law history of China.