《尚书·吕刑》篇记载了我国上古史上的第一次“国家立法大会”的情景。西周后期,周穆王晚年,召开了一次朝政大会,提出了制定“成文法”的任务,颁布了《吕刑》。《吕刑》是周王室关于刑法思想、刑罚理论、刑罚原则的理性总结(史书上有对此次会议的文本记录,但未见《吕刑》本身的法律条文)。“惟察惟法”(认真查察,一切视法纪而行)是这次大会的中心口号。在《吕刑》一篇中,周穆王周详地讲明了建立法度与实施法律的基本原 “Shang Shu Lu Ru” recorded in the history of ancient China’s first “National Legislative Assembly ” scene. Late Western Zhou Dynasty, King Mu week later years, held a North Korea General Assembly, made the formulation of “written law” of the task, promulgated the “Lv punishment.” “Lv punishment” is the Zhou royal family on the criminal law theory, the penalty theory, the principle of punishment summary (history books have the text of the meeting record, but no “Lv punishment” itself legal provisions). “But the only method” (careful investigation, all depending on discipline) is the centerpiece of the congress. In “Lu Punishment,” an article, Zhou Mu Wang elaborated on the establishment of the law and the implementation of the basic principles of law