论西塞罗的自然法思想对罗马法的贡献

一般认为,古希腊是西方法哲学尤其是自然法哲学的发源地,以至于包括西塞罗在内的罗马法学家的自然法思想并未得到足够重视。西塞罗自然法思想像一面镜子,典型地映射出罗马法深厚的自然法思想。他既秉承了前古希腊人的自然法传统,又有自己独到的创新,这对于罗马法的普及和传承起到了不可估量的贡献。

On Contribution of Cicero's Natural Law Thoughts on the Roman Law

Because the Western legal philosophy, especially the natural law philosophy, was generally considered to be originated from ancient Greece, so that the Roman jurists＇ （Cicero included） natural law thinking has not been given sufficient attention. Cicero＇ s thoughts liked a mirror which typically reflected the profound natural law thoughts that contained in the Roman law. He has not only upheld the natural law tradition of the ancient Greece but also developed its own unique innovations, which played a immeasurable significant contribution to the spread and inheritance of the Roman law.