在中国古代法制总体的“诸法合体、以刑为主、民刑不分”的框架结构下，中国刑事法制呈现出总体严苛但又时带宽仁的双面性特征，其中蕴含着可贵的人道主义成分，这些可从刑罚从随心所欲到制度的规范和人道化的演进；德主刑辅，注重教化；反对滥兴狱讼，倡导非讼解决方式；恻怛慎刑，爱惜民命；慎重狱政，爱惜人命；赦免制度化和经常化；哀矜折狱的司法主义等方面体现出来，它们共同塑造了中国传统刑事法制人道的法治文化品格的一面，这些人道主义遗产在当下的法治中国建设和世界法治发展中也是重要的可供借鉴的传统资源。
The construction structure of the system of criminal laws in ancient China makes the criminal law system of China be strict and benevolent at the same time. It implies the elements of humanism which can be shown in the evolving process of the criminal law by paying attention to moral cultivation，emphasizing morality，advocating non-persecution and treasuring human life. The elements of humanism constitute the character of humanism of Chinese traditional criminal law culture. The paper holds that all of these humanistic heritage can be borrowed by contemporary law construction and development.
| Keywords： | HumanismCriminal Law SystemLaw Culture |
