礼法时代的民间法律规则体系抉微

The System of Folk Legal Rules in the Era of Rites and Laws

民间法律规则体系包含宗法族规、乡规民约、地方立法和少数民族法规。其中宗法族规和乡规民约渊源于礼俗文化,在家国同构的社会中受到名门望族和官员士大夫的推崇,旨在约束宗族成员和乡邻百姓;地方法规和少数民族法规渊源于国家律令,在大一统体制下地方法规是国家律典在地方施行的具体表现形式,以稳定地方秩序为首要目的。民间法律规则体系的形成与发展趋向,都与家国礼法的需求相一致,并丰富和延展着中华法文化的内涵。

The system of folk legal rules includes patriarchal rules,village regulation and agreement,local legislation and ethnic minority law.Among them,the patriarchal rules and the village regulation and agreement are rooted in the customary culture.In th society of the same structure of the clan and country,it is highly respected by famous families,officials and scholar-officials,aiming to restrain the clan members and the fellow villager.The local legislation and the ethnic minority law originate from state decrees,under the unified system,the local legislation is the specific norm implemented by the national law code in order to stabilize local order.The formation and development trend of the system of folk legal rules are consistent with the requirements of the law and discipline rite of the same structure of the clan and country,which enrich and extend the connotation of the Chinese legal culture.