十九世纪末叶,中国的君权历史在经过两千多年后,迎来了前所未有的挑战。当时,革命活动已在全国一些地方开展,迫使当局者必须冷静思考一些进步有识之士提出的关于宪政的吁求,以缓解日益严峻的社会矛盾。光绪三十九年九月,修订法律馆开馆时,法学家沈家本、伍廷芳等人,由于长期浸淫于西方政治与法律,因此竭力推崇资产阶级三权分立的治国原则,较早地提出了对司法独立的政治诉求。沈家本、伍廷芳向清廷专拟奏折,要求派员考察日本。他们认为,仅从译作中了解各国的法制是远远不够的,要制定切合适 At the end of the nineteenth century, the history of the monarchy in China ushered in unprecedented challenges after more than two thousand years. At that time, the revolutionary activities had been carried out in some parts of the country, forcing authorities to calmly ponder the appeals of constitutional government raised by some progressive people in order to ease the increasingly serious social conflicts. In September of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, when lawyers Shen Jiaben and Wu Tingfang were revised in the opening of the Museum of Law, in September of this year, due to their long-term involvement in Western politics and law, they tried their best to promote the principle of governing the country by separating the three powers of the bourgeoisie. Political Appeals to Judicial Independence. Shen Jiaben, Wu Tingfang to the Qing court Fight Memorial, asked to visit Japan. They think it is far from enough to understand the legal system of each country only from the translation,