“吕刑”就刑论刑 ,单纯阐示用刑的精神、原则和要求 ,是为司法者提供的“用刑之道” ,而不是具有刑律意义的法典。”“吕刑”是“议事以制 ,不为刑辟”这一奴隶制法制模式发展到一定阶段的必然要求和产物。其法律意义在于 :它为奴隶制法制模式提供了刑罚与规范对接的一般标准 ,确定了一个相对统一的量刑原则 ,从而使公正司法在一定程度上成为可能。 “Lv punishment” on the punishment of punishment on the sentence, simply illustrates the spirit, principles and requirements of the penalty, is to provide justice for the “torture of the road”, rather than with the criminal law of the Code. “Lv punishment” is an inevitable requirement and product of the development of the mode of slavery legal system that “deliberation is based on the system and not criminal punishment.” Its legal significance lies in that it provides the penalties for the legal system of slavery to be docked with norms The general criterion has established a relatively uniform principle of sentencing so that fair judiciary is to some extent possible.