古代保辜制度考析

Research into Baogu-One System of Our Chinese Ancient Criminal Law

保辜是我国古代刑法中一个独特的法律制度。这一制度发轫于奴隶制的西周,发展与完善于封建社会唐王朝,清末修律时方被废除。作为中国古代的一项法律制度,尽管含有法律推定做法及定罪量刑方面的不精确性,但它由于蕴涵着丰富的东方哲学精义,适合于中国社会千百年来形成的民俗和国情,对现代刑法仍然具有积极的意义。

The Baogu system is an important and characteristic one in ancient Chinese criminal law.It brought forth in XiZhou Dynasty,and had been developed during Tang. This essay , first, digs into the system' s historical origin and development. Second , analyses and compares the legislations of Tang, Ming and Qing Period about it. Third, the essay discusses on the virtues and deficiencies of this system.