中国古代族刑的嬗变及存在根由分析

族刑作为中国古代一种残酷的刑罚种类,其产生和发展有其思想和制度上的根源。中国古的社会特点和结构,以及统治者的反人民性的本质,决定了族刑得以延续。对刑法的工具主义和刑罚的镇慑功能的追求,使得统治者历来信奉重刑治国。现代法治社会,对人权的保障,必须确立"罪止其身"的刑罚原则。

Ethic and clan punishment of archaic China

Clan punishment by way of cruel penalty in archaic China.Its come into being and development had foundation stone in ideology and system.Clan punishment continued resulting from ethic society and machinery in archaic China,and gubernatorial essence of in reverse dumb millions.In pursuit of instrumentalism of criminal law and be awed functional of penal,dominator always embraced weightily punishment in managing state affairs.In modern times,law society in order to ensure human rights,we must establish penalty principle of sin stop oneself.