海瑞作为中国古代清官的代表,素有“南包公”之称。其坚持维护法律威严、秉公执法的精神一直为后人所称道。同时,作为在中国古代传统教育下成长起来的的士大夫,海瑞对于中国传统的“礼”也有着十分深刻的理解,在其司法实践中也有着充分的贯彻。但是,中国古代礼与法的结合并非完美无缺,海瑞的法律思想中既有对法的维护,也有对礼的遵循,这样不打折扣的执行,礼法之间的缝隙或者矛盾便造成了海瑞法律思想与实践中的困惑。 Hai Rui as the representative of ancient Chinese officials, known as “South Bao Gong ” said. Its insistence on safeguarding the dignity of the law and enforcing the law impartially has been praised by future generations. At the same time, as a doctor’s doctor who grew up under the ancient Chinese traditional education, Hai Rui also has a profound understanding of the traditional Chinese “courtesy” and has fully implemented his judicial practice. However, the combination of ancient Chinese courtesy and law is not perfect, and both the maintenance of law and the compliance with courtesies in the legal thinking of Herui are implemented without any compromise. The gap or conflict between courtesy and law has resulted in the development of Hairui Confusion in Legal Thought and Practice.