清末教案的法律分析——以扬州教案为例

清末,西方传教士取得了在中国传教的权利。引发了很多教案。扬州教案就是其中一起有代表性的案件。在解决冲突中,英国政府和传教士,是按照条约规定来处理的。在法律上,传教是一项条约权利。清政府和普通民众应该予以尊重。即使清政府与士绅不认同基督教,也应通过修改条约的方式取消外国人的传教权,而不是煽动冲突,恶化中外关系。

Legal Analysis of Christianity Case in Late Qing——Taking Yangzhou Case as an Example

In late Qing,missionaries from the Western country got the right to preach religion in China and a lot of conflicts happened between the missionary and the Chinese.Yangzhou case is an example.The Qing government should respect the right of the missionary.If the Qing government and the gentry had not agreed with the treaty,they should have tried to amend the treaty rather than condone the public to deteriorate the foreign relationship.