The Guiding Ideology and Principles of Chinese Ancient Criminal Law Interpretation
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DOI: 10.38007/Proceedings.0000821
Corresponding Author
Duguo Tian
Abstract
Guiding ideology and principles of criminal law interpretation were of different characteristics in different historical periods in ancient China. In terms of the development and change of the guiding ideology of the interpretation of criminal law in ancient China, it was generally manifested as follows: “Legalist School Thought” - “Huang Lao Theory” - “Confucianism” - “Integration of Confucianism and Metaphysics” - “Orthodox Confucianism” - “Neo-Confucianism”. As far as the interpretation principles of crimina law were generally manifested as follows: “Principle of taking law as teaching and taking officials as teachers” - “Principle of conforming to Confucianism” - “Principle of conforming to Confucianism”, “Principle of prudent treatment to changes and truth” and “Principle of uphold law as reason” - “Principle of taking ethics as the core” - “Principle of taking strictest as the core”.
Keywords
Ancient China; Interpretation Ideology of Criminal Law; Interpretation Principles of Criminal Law.