以清末修律为标志的晚清法制改革 ,是中国近代法律史上的一件大事 ,也是中国法制近代化进程中的一个里程碑。一、内外交困推动法制改革晚清法制改革的展开 ,有一个特殊的历史背景 ,这就是晚清政府所处的内外交困的境地。中国社会内部的腐败和西方列强的侵略 ,使中国面临着“三 The reform of the late Qing legal system, marked by the revision of the laws in the late Qing Dynasty, was a major event in the legal history of modern China and a milestone in the process of the modernization of China’s legal system. I. Internal and External Housing Difficulties Promoting Legal System Reform The reform of the legal system in the late Qing Dynasty started with a special historical background. This is the place where the government of late Qing dwells at home and abroad. Corruption within China’s society and the invasion by the Western powers have put China in the face of "three