This is an introduction to a forum on historiography, ideology, and law. The basic question weaving this forum together concerns the meaning of the term “critical” in the domain of critical legal history, a question that is deeply familiar to historians of all stripes. Ultimately, whether you are a lawyer doing historical work, a historian interested in law, or a historian of a different sort altogether, there is no hiding from the question of context and, critically, the ideological stakes in choosing an answer to that question.

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1. 历史学、意识形态和法律：导论

这是对历史学、意识形态和法律论坛的介绍。将这个论坛编织在一起的基本问题涉及批判法律史领域中“批判”一词的含义，这是各行各业的历史学家都非常熟悉的问题。归根结底，无论您是从事历史工作的律师、对法律感兴趣的历史学家，还是完全不同类型的历史学家，都无法回避上下文问题，关键是选择该问题的答案时的意识形态风险。