论战国时期法家法律思想特色

On the Law Thought of Law School in the Warring States Period

战国时期是中国古代社会新旧交替的大变革时期。就是在此多事之秋,一个新兴的"知识分子"阶层——士,在社会各领域异军突起,迅速发展成为一股重要的社会力量。法家就是其中一支最为引人注目的精英团队,其法律思想以勃勃生机引领了当时社会变革之潮,彰显出鲜明的时代特色,如以人性利己和历史发展作为立法前提、以君主专制作为立法宗旨、以富国强兵作为立法目标、以法治国作为执法原则。

The warring states period was a transitional period in the ancient China, in which a new class named ＂intellectual＂ came into being in various fields and then grew into a very important force in the society. The law school was one of the striking teams, and its thought was regarded the pioneer for the social change, highlighting the distinctive features at that time, for instance, humanity and his- torical development were regarded as the basis for legislation, absolute monarchy as the aim for legislation, making a state wealthy and army strong as the objective for legislation, and exercising governance according to law as the principle for law enforcement.