Study On The Protection System Of Minors In Song Dynasty

Minors,as a special group of society,shoulder the future of families and nations.Therefore,since ancient times,the state and society have regarded it as a special object of protection.The laws of the Song Dynasty were particularly prominent in the protection of minors.The juvenile protection system in the Song Dynasty was more complete than the previous generation.It not only included criminal aspects,but also included property,health,and rescue systems.In terms of criminal protection,the Song Dynasty law severely punished crimes that threatened the personal safety of minors,explicitly prohibited the trafficking of underage children and severely punished the crime of rape of young girls.In the penal system,the law of the Song Dynasty strictly divided the age of the minors,and reduced or exempted minors who were isolated,young or disabled.In terms of civil protection,the government of the Song Dynasty set up a system of proofreading and set up a procuratorate library to strictly manage the assets of minors.At the same time,the law also expands the scope of adoption of minors,reduces age restrictions,and allows families to adopt baby girls;Not only that,they also set up the Baby Bureau,Ciyou Bureau,Ciyouzhuang,Juzicang,Yizhuang,and Yixue to provide them with shelter,food and education;They attach importance to the right to health of minors,set up independent and professional pediatric medicine,and take effective measures in minor physical development,health care,disease surveillance,and medical inspections.In addition,the government of the Song Dynasty also paid attention to minors' quality education,set up tests for children,improved the teaching content,and conducted education in love,ceremony,and communication.The development of the system of protection of minors in ancient times has been relatively complete since the Song Dynasty.With the development of the commodity economy,the strengthening of the concept of private ownership,and the rise of the science,people pay more attention to the strength of the rule of virtue and clan power,which making the minor protection system of the Song Dynasty form a top-down,comprehensive protection from the government to the people.However,the study of ancient minor protection systems,especially the protection system for minors in the Song Dynasty,is rare and not systematic.Through the study of the protection system for minors in the Song Dynasty,It not only helps to make up for our lack of legal knowledge in the Song Dynasty,but also helps us to study the ancient minor protection system.At the same time,it also helps us learn and draw lessons from the successful experience of the minor protection system in the Song Dynasty in order to improve our contemporary system of protection of minors.