Constitutional Study In The Late Qing

The last 10 years in the late Qing period is the Sharpest 10 years in the social change, one typical feudal To analyze it with an angle of view of the modernization of legal system, We can understande the birth, development and result of this social change from a new angle, and as well we can draw lessens from it, After the Japanese-Russia war, international situation has greatly changed, Changing dictatorial system and founding democratically system of government become the requirement of times, After a long period of learning from westerners, advanced western political and legal culture has greatly impressed Chinese from the princes, dutes and ministers to common people, and makes the cultural phases of feudal dictatorial system broken. While the uninterruptedly developing capital economy pounds the feudal natural economy and m ikes the feudal economical foundation changed. The chandge of economic foundation inevitably leads to the corresponding Change of the superstructure. To gain continuous rule, the rulers of Qing Dynasty began to Comply with the requirement of times, and begin the change of political and legal system. The constitutional reformation in the late Qing begins in such a context. Thoughts is the forerunner of change. Before the beginning of constitutionalism in late Qing, the society at the time discusses the constitutional elements, and at the same time criticizes and denise the autocratic monarch. The demands to issue the constitution, found the parliament, Changes the country into a constitutional monarchy become a social current, and push on the development of Chinese political and legal system Change. The corresponding practice of constitutional results actually is the specific reflection. The constitutionalism practiced by Qing Dynasty bases on the of 1899 andXinZheng in the late Qing. During the course of Imitation of Constitutionalism, the Qing Government carried Out the reformation of administration, judiciary and education. Reformed the constructure of powers in this county, and established the Zi zhengyuan, carried on the local self-government. Most provinces established Zi zhengyuan, issued the constitution, and the power of monarchy got limited. We can feel the current of modernization of constitutionalism in late Qingby analyzing the results of constitutionalism-Zi zhengyuan, Ziyiju, Constitutional Outline made by the imperial order. Much disussion was taken to the question that the constitutionalism should "prepare". This article discuss it form 3 aspects, confirm its reasonable meaning to contemporary Chinese constitutional establishment. To judge the whole constitutional activity from the legal modernization, has current meaning.