袁世凯与清末法制改革

在清末法制改革中,袁世凯是积极的推动者和参与者。他上书请求变革法律,积极推荐修法人才,并参与新法内容的讨论;他极力主张多渠道地造就和选用法律人才;他利用直隶总督的地位和权力,将法制改革的许多措施在直隶施行,对推动当时中国封建法制的近代化进程起到了积极的促进作用。

Yuan Shikai and the Law Reform at the End of the Qing Dynasty

Yuan Shikai was an active mover and joiner in the law reform at the end of the Qing Dynasty.He handed papers to ask the Qing Court to reform laws and actively commended superior men to revise the old laws.And he took part in arguments over the content of the new laws.He also firmly contended to foster and select lawyers in all ways.He took advantage of his position and power as the Governor-General of Zhili to implement a lot of measures of the law reform in Zhili.His active action in person played an important role in speeding the mordernization of Chinese feudal law.