略论《尚书·吕刑》诚信思想及诚信原则

Discuss Shangshu·Lvxing Thoughts on Honesty and Principles on Chonesty

《尚书·吕刑》是我国现存最早的一部法律文献,其中载有'人穷则诈'与诚信教化、'吉士'断狱与裁判诚信、严格审讯程序与预防狱官舞弊等大量有关刑律与诚信关系的陈述,反映了严酷的刑法并不能造就国民诚信品格、诚信士人在断狱过程中的关键作用及严格审讯程序与预防失信的关系等几种观点,从中可以透视出远古精英们的诚信观及我国、甚至世界法律思想史上最早的'诚信原则'的核心理念。

Shangshu·lvxing is the oldest documents on law of our country,in which being about thinking on a person taking fraudulent practice when he having no road to walk and enlighten by education on honesty,old scholar deciding a case and honesty of a judge,carefully hearing procedural matters and taking precautions against jailer's fraudulent practices and so such about explaining on relation on honesty and law.The book reflected such viewpoint as harsh laws and severe punishments making no honest personality of nation,honest old scholar's function on course of zhe hearing procedural matters and carefully hearing procedural matters and taking precautions against jailer's fraudulent practices and preventing cheat and so on,which reflecting the wiewpiont on honest thinking of zhe flower of ancient China and zhe oldest honesty principle on law in world.