经义断狱,充分体现了儒家之礼对中国古代司法活动的影响,礼治主义成为中国传统司法的最高原则;
" A trial of a case with a reference to the Confucian code " is a demonstration of the great impact of the Confucianism on the ancient judicial activities , and the " Courtesy Rule " became a supreme principle of the Chinese traditional judicature .