明清官员司法实践中的“变通”

The “Flexibility” in the Judicial Practice of Officials in the Ming and the Qing Dynasties

受《周易》中"利用以变"的思想观念的影响,明清时期的司法官员在其司法实践中,会存在着"变通"的做法。为了令案件得到合适的解决方法,官员会在技术、结果等方面进行变通。但是,对"变"的认可,也让官员在司法实践中为了私人利益而实行"诡变"成为了可能,成为明清时期司法腐败的一个思想根源。

influenced by the concept of ＂change for good utilization＂ in the Book of Changes, Judicial officials in the Ming and the Qing Dynasties would sometimes act flexibly in their legal practice in order to solve the cases properly. However, judicial officers might act flexibly for their personal benefits in legal practice as well.