权力制衡还是法律至上?
——公元前4世纪雅典陪审法庭地位分析
张春梅
提 要:公元前4世纪雅典的陪审法庭在民主制中的地位得到了提高,不仅享有司法权,还享有立法审查权和官员监察权。陪审法庭地位的提高并不是权力制衡的结果,而是“法律至上”思想付诸实践的产物。
关键词:雅典陪审法庭权力制衡法律至上
Title:Balance
of Power Or Supremacy of Law?:
On the Position of Jury Courts in Athenian Democracy in the
Fourth Century B.C.
Author:Zhang
Chunmei, Lecturer, College of History, Dalian University,
Dalian, Liaoning, 116622, China
Abstract:In
the fourth century B.C., the importance of the Jury Courts
in Athenian democracy became more significant. In addition
to judicial power, the Jury Courtsstarted to have the power of reviewinglegislation and
supervising magistrates. This change was not a result of
power balance, but an outcome of the implementation of the
idea of the supremacy of law.
Key words:AthensJury Courts balance of
power supremacy of law