在中國中古時期,「諸侯」一直在政治體系上佔有重要地位。自漢代以來,各個王朝都針對諸侯制定各項限制與處分的法律條文,但並未將這些條文集結為專門的篇章。直到西晉時期,才正式設立全新的諸侯專門篇目〈諸侯律〉。根據近年出土的畢家灘《晉律注》,西晉〈諸侯律〉的內容,主要是對諸侯的原則性告誡,而非納入與諸侯相關的禮制律令條文。因此西晉〈諸侯律〉的成立,一方面是實踐西晉君臣「恢復」西周封建制度的理想,另一方面也隱含了皇帝意圖約束諸侯、凌駕諸侯之上的政治宣示。
The feudalism of Western Zhou was an important ideal in political system of Medieval China. Although feudal lords were restricted by many legal provisions in Han and Wei Dynasty, but the specialized law of feudal lords did not come into being until Western Jin Dynasty. A transcript of Jin Lü Zhu (notes of laws in Western Jin Dynasty) was found from a burial at Bijiatan site in Yumen, Gansu during 2002. This document, which was excerpted to feudal lords, not only showed that Western Jin government tried to“rebuilding”the feudal system of Western Zhou, but also constrained the power of the emperor.
漢律、魏律、晉律、諸侯律、諸侯、五等爵
Han Lü、Wei Lü、Jin Lü、Law of Feudal Lord、Feudal Lord、Five Orders of Feudal Nobility