曹魏大逆不道罪的演变及妇女连坐问题

Evolution of the crime of treason and heresy in Cao Wei and question of women's being punished for being related to somebody who committed an offence

大逆不道罪作为触犯皇权、危及封建专制统治的政治犯罪之一 ,在曹魏时期同秦汉一样 ,是经常株及妇女的。但在曹魏时期 ,无论这一罪名的内涵还是株及妇女的范围 ,都随着时代的发展而有所变化 ,而且对妇女的株连也呈现出一种渐趋宽松的趋势。上述变化既与曹魏政治形势有关 。

Women were always involved in one of the political crimes called the crime of treason and heresy that offended imperial power and endangered the rule of feudal autocracy in the period of Cao Wei just as in the Qin and Han Dynasties.However,in the period of Cao Wei,the connotation of the crime as well as the number of women involved changed with the development of society.In addition,women's involvement was determined less strictly.The changes mentioned above was related to the politial situation of the period of Cao Wei and reflected the class nature of its laws in safeguarding the will of the landlord class especially the interests of those in power.