陕派律学家吉同钧的比较法思想

Jurist of Shaanxi School of Law Ji Tongjun's Comparative Legal Thoughts

为了把握律意、公正司法和改良律例,吉同钧养成了贯通古今中外的律学视野,进而在晚清较早形成了博综古今、旁贯中外的比较法思想。在清末修律中,吉同钧率先发出系统性的改重为轻的修律建议,并负责纂修《大清现行刑律》,体现出其比较法思想所产生的积极影响。然而,吉同钧比较法思想的内核是儒家的纲常伦理,导致其改良主张只能是对旧律的小修小补,而非顺应时代潮流,完成破旧立新的历史使命。求变、应变但不识变,是吉同钧及其比较法思想的悲剧所在。

In order to grasp the meaning of the law,impartially administer justice,and improve laws and regulations,Ji Tongjun developed a legal perspective that connected ancient and modern China and foreign countries,and thus formed a comparative law ideology that comprehensively integrated ancient and modern times and connected China and foreign countries in the early late Qing Dynasty.In the late Qing Dynasty's revision of laws,Ji Tongjun was the first to issue a systematic suggestion to change emphasis to lightness,and was responsible for compiling the"Current Criminal Law of the Qing Dynasty",reflecting the positive impact of his comparative legal thinking.However,the core of Ji Tongjun's comparative law thought is the Confucian principles and ethics,which leads to his reform proposal being only a minor revision of the old laws,rather than following the trend of the times and completing the historical mission of breaking the old and establishing a new one.The tragedy of Ji Tongjun and his comparative law thoughts lie in his pursuit of change,adaptability,but lack of awareness of change.