汉代侵犯皇权专制统治罪名考析

侵犯皇权专制统治罪是危害皇帝人身、颠覆政权、破坏统治秩序的严重犯罪,是历代刑律处罚最重的一类犯罪。汉代中涉及侵犯皇权之罪包括:执左道,欺君罔上;诽谤、妖言;狡猾;大逆;失人臣之礼;惑众罪;官吏的失职犯罪。重罚侵犯皇权专制统治罪除了镇压反叛之外,还是统治阶级内部排除异己的政治斗争工具。

Examination of the Crime of Offending Imperial Power in Han Dynasty

The crime of offending imperial power is one type of criminal getting the most heavily punishment in successive dynasties criminal law, which includes harming the body of emperor, subverting the government and destroying the ruling order. While, the crime associated with offending imperial power in Han Dynasty included not only heretical behavior, deceiving the emperor, slander, sensational speeches, cunning, but also committing regicide, losing the courtier ceremony, misleading people and dereliction of duty were included and all the above crimes were be punished heavily. In addition to putting down the rebellion, imposing heavy penalties of offending im- perial power was also the political tool to discriminate against those who hold different views within the ruling class.