秦汉时期司法的残酷性

On the Judicial Cruelty of the Qin and Han Dynasties

秦汉时期司法领域的大屠杀事件层出不穷,共有67起。这些司法性大屠杀事件有着鲜明的特点:时间上,存在两个发生的高峰期。级别管辖上,司法性大屠杀多由中央司法机关所为。性质上,大肆株连,处刑苦毒。主客体方面,司法性大屠杀的危险主要来自君主,受害者主要为统治阶级内部的成员。引起司法性大屠杀事件产生的主要原因有三:专制集权制度的不成熟、不完善,政府的执政能力低下以及法家重刑主义思想的遗毒。

There are totally 67 cases of judicial massacres in the period of Qin and Han Dynasties .These incidents have distinct characteristics ：there are tw o peak periods ,the cases are mainly conducted by the cen‐tral judicial organs ,there exist wantonly implicate and bitter punishment ,the subjective menace comes from the monarch ,and the victims are members from the ruling class .The judicial massacres are mainly caused by the following three reasons：authority centralization system is not mature and perfect ,the government ruling capacity is low ,and the negative influence from the Legalist thoughts of severe punishment .