一、引论本文原本是要探讨宋代的审判监督制度。提到这个问题,马上有人问:中国古代到底有无审判监督制度?根据现代诉讼法上的审判监督制度的概念来理解,我国古代没有审判监督程序。但是,对司法审判活动进行监督的主要制度和惯例,在中国古代当然是存在的。中国古代统治者也曾通过一系列的方式,如录囚、御史监察、申诉复审(包括死刑复奏)等 I. INTRODUCTION This article originally intended to explore the system of trial supervision in the Song Dynasty. When it comes to this question, some people immediately ask: Is there any judicial supervision system in ancient China? According to the concept of trial supervision system in modern procedural law, there is no judicial supervision procedure in ancient China. However, the major systems and practices governing the supervision of judicial activities certainly existed in ancient China. Ancient Chinese rulers have also adopted a series of methods, such as recording prisoners, censor monitoring, appeals review (including the death penalty)