Similarities and differences between the legal system of Han Dynasty and that of Qin Dynasty

Han inherited Qin system: similarities and differences between Qin and Han systems

Han dynasty is a period of rebuilding a unified monarchy and centralized state, and it is also a period of transition and change of legal system after Qin dynasty. From the perspective of social system and national system, "Han inherited Qin system" is in the same strain between Qin and Han dynasties; However, as far as its legislative thought and legal system are concerned, there are both inheritance and development, and improvement and renewal between Qin and Han Dynasties. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the policy of Huang Lao's inaction and rescuing the criminal was implemented, and the social economy recovered rapidly, but the social problems also increased sharply. In view of the severe political reality, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion, deposed a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone. He inherited the tradition of combining etiquette with punishment in the Western Zhou Dynasty, incorporated the etiquette and moral norms advocated by Confucianism into the legal system, and established the principle of combining etiquette with law, which made the development of the legal system in the Western Han Dynasty begin the process of Confucianism and influenced and determined the development direction of the feudal legal system in later generations. Therefore, the Han Dynasty can be regarded as an important development period of ancient Chinese legal system.