Reasonable To Study The Administration Of Justice In China

In ancient China, reason was widely acknowledged and accepted in judicial practice, and played a dominant role in law philosophy and judicial principles. Due to the impact of traditional legal culture, reason is still valued highly by contemporary people, and to some extent still affects the process and the result of judicial practice, which in some cases causes conflicts with law. By comparing the uses of reason in the ancient times and the contemporary society, the author finds that despite many differences in the performance and features, reason did play and is still playing an important role in judicial practice, with its influence unignorable. The author believes that the use of reason has both pros and cons to the rule of law, so only when people grasp the extent of the use of reason accurately, give full play to the positive role of reason, and combine reason with law organically, can reason help to resolve social contradictions, maintain social harmony, and promote the steady and orderly development of the rule of law.In addition to the introduction and the conclusion, there are three chapters in this paper:Chapter One elaborates the meaning of reason in ancient China, and analyzes why reason was used enduringly in judicial practice.Chapter Two quotes several recent magistrate instruments and media reports, and explores how reason is used in contemporary judicial practice as well as its features.Chapter Three explores the pros and cons of reason to the rule of law, and provides some advices on how to coordinate the relationship between reason and law.