摘要
沈氏《舊抄內定律例稿本》一書雖名為「律例」，而其內容、形式卻與《大清律例》迥異。本文通過研究發現，該書並非普通的律學著作，一方面是秋審實踐的結果，另一方面又是秋審（朝審）中具有「准律例」效用之法律檔，同時具有相當的內部性或秘密性。由此進一步認為，中國古代在具有悠久的成文法編纂傳統的同時，還有相當一部分的內部成規。對於這些內部成規的研究將有利於我們更加全面認識清代司法審判的真實面目。
The book “A Conjecture on the Naming of Shen Jiaben’s Book: A Former Secret or Inner Code Transcript” has many difference in content and form from the “Penal Code of Ch’ing”, although they have the same Code character in their tittles. In this disquisition, the author finds this book is neither a common Code nor a book on Lv Xue but a kind of semi-legal file, which was shaped during each year’s Autumn and Court Assizes and kept as a secret or an inner confidential judicatory warrant for a long time. The next important thing the author finds is that in the imperialism of ancient China there were still some inner or secret rules and principles even though it had a tradition to publicize the statute law. The more one researches these legal files, the more he recognizes the justice of Ch’ing.
關鍵詞
沈家本、律例、稿本、秋朝審
Shen Jiaben, Code, Manuscript, Autumn and Court Assizes