等级社会与法律

Hierarchy and Hierarchic Law

中国古代社会是一种典型的等级社会，等级制度的内容广泛，包含了政治、法律和社会地位的不平等，而归根结底还是表现为人与人之间法律上权利义务的不平等。本文主要从等级与生活方式、等级与婚姻、等级与法律三方面粗略考察了古代等级制度的内容。

Abstract The ancient Chinese society is a typically hierarchic society.The hierarchy covers inequalities in politics,law and positions.This paper studies the fundamental content of the ancient hierarchy mainly in three respects:hierarchy and the way of life,hierarchy and marriage,and hierarchy and law,indicating that social members enjoy different rights,undertake different liabilities due to their different status and positions in society.The hierarchy is deliberately constructed by ancient rulers,exaggerated purposely as well as made open,which is reflected in the formoriented pursuit of the ancient hierarchy,and becomes the most fundamental feature of the ancient Chinese hierarchy and hierarchic law.