Author(s)

Xinyan Liu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Law, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Corresponding Author

Xinyan Liu

ABSTRACT

In the thousands of years of legal history of China's feudal society, the Tang Code has won widespread recognition for its standardized form and precise language. The completeness of the Tang Code means that it provides detailed provisions for criminal acts and stipulates corresponding punishments. Its precision is reflected in the accurate and unambiguous expression of legal issues, avoiding ambiguity and ambiguity. In addition, the Tang Code is also very sophisticated in terms of technology. It adopts a series of legal articles and chapters to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of the law. Roman law is the cornerstone of the Western legal tradition, and its criminal law system has had a profound impact on the development of subsequent laws. The criminal law principles and systems in Roman law, such as personal responsibility for crimes, consideration of multiple factors, and special classification of status, have provided a theoretical basis and practical example for the establishment of modern criminal law systems. This paper will compare the two from three aspects: the guiding ideology of the legal system, types of punishment, and principles of punishment application. 

KEYWORDS

Criminal Law System; Comparative Differences; Tang Dynasty; Ancient Rome

CITE THIS PAPER

Xinyan Liu. Comparison of the Criminal Law Systems of the Tang Dynasty and Ancient Rome. Science of Law Journal (2025) Vol. 4: 121-127. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/DOI: 10.23977/law.2025.040316.

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