Study On The Direct Litigation System In The Song Dynasty

Direct litigation system in ancient China is refers to the major case, the parties or major grievances Mo Shen person, is beyond the scope of the general jurisdiction directly to the supreme ruler on behalf of the Imperial Emperor’s appeal. This is a kind of measures to appease the people, to win over the ancient rulers show "Imperial Grand".Direct lawsuit system the earliest can be traced back to the pre Qin period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, after the development of the Qin and Han Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties several dynasties, To attach importance to the culture of Song Dynasty,Direct litigation system to further improve, set up a special direct appeal to the authorities,straight v. system tends to further improve and set up a special direct complaint acceptance organ, is like climbing a smell in the Drum Tower Hospital, the dengwen Inspection Institute, introduce military head company, become a major feature of the judicial system of Song Dynasty. Direct litigation system for the people can leapfrog appeal directly to the supreme ruler, is a relief way; for a ruler, is a kind of effective supervision measures, at the time for stable social order, strengthening the ruler has positive significance. Of course the existence of the system also reflects the common people of Ming Jun complex of honest and upright official, and in the process also appeared a series of problems in the implementation, its negative side.At present, our country is in the social transition period, all kinds of contradictions are mixed, the problem of the letters and visits is very prominent. While the complaint system and the ancient direct litigation system has a certain origin, or from the evolution of the system, the petition system is the modern version of the direct litigation system. The direct litigation system of the Song Dynasty has a profound significance and inspiration to the construction of the current petition system.