本論文主要探討與分析德國巴伐利亞王國《1813年刑法典》及其時代意義。論文分析法典的立法者費爾巴哈對於台灣刑法學研究的影響並探討《1813年刑法典》立法背景及其時代意義。本論文主要分析這部刑法典的實體規定的結構與內涵並藉此瞭解德國刑法的發展歷程。 《1813年刑法典》實體規定部份是以三編結構呈現，第一編類似今日「刑法總則」規定；第二編及第三編則類似今日「刑法各論」規定。跟德國1851年《普魯士刑法典》及1871年的《德國帝國刑法典》相同。論文的最後部份，作者分析十八世紀到十九世紀德國刑法內容的轉變，作者比較巴伐利亞《1751年刑法典》與《1813年刑法典》相同與相異之處，藉此說明德國刑法體例與刑罰方式的變遷。

This paper focuses on the analysis of Germany and the Kingdom of Bavaria, “Criminal Code of 1813”. This paper analyzes the Penal Code and study the legislators Feuerbach on his impact study to the Taiwan's criminal law. This paper also discusses the legislative background of “1813 Criminal Code” , and analyzes the substantive regulations of the Code. The author hopes this paper can help the reader in Asia understand the structure and the content of the Penal Code and understand the development process of the German Penal Code. “Criminal Code of 1813” divide into three part. The first part is like “the General Penal Code” now a day. Part II and III are similar to “special section of criminal law”. It is the same with Germany in 1851’s “the Prussian Penal Code” and 1871’s “Empire of Germany Criminal Code.” In the last part of the paper, the authors analyze the changes of the German criminal law in the eighteenth century and the nineteenth-century and try to compared the Bavarian “Criminal Code of 1751” and “Criminal Code of 1813”, and to find out the same and the differences between this two Code and to explain how the German criminal penalties code has been change.