摘要
中国古代离婚制度构成了一个完整的体系,主要包括七出、义绝、和离和违律婚断离等制度,形成于唐代,是礼法融合的产物。国家通过多种手段调整离婚,形成以七出为基础、义绝为手段、和离和违律婚断离为补充的体系,具有综合性、适应性、典型性的特点。离婚制度的体系适应社会生活的实际,并随着社会的变化而变化,极具域外影响力。同时反映出中国传统"和合"文化精神,在离婚这一关系家庭与家族关系的问题上又不是绝对,而是从社会生活出发,采取夫权与均衡男女关系的原则,形成中国传统离婚制度的民族特色与法律特质。
Legal system of ancient China is a complete system including laws of Qi Chu,Yi Jue,Conciliatory Departure and Divorce for Breaching law. It was formed in Tang Dynasty as a combination of law and discipline rite. The country adjusted divorce through various ways in result of a system based on Qi Chu,measured by Yi Jue and supplemented by Departure and Divorce for law breaching. The system was featured as comprehensiveness,applicability and typicality. It had great influence out of China for it adapted to the practical social life and changed with the change of the society. The system of ancient divorce institution reflecting the spirit of unity and harmony of traditional Chinese culture is not absolute between divorce and family. In terms of Chinese legal nature and national feature,Chinese divorce institution adopted both husband authorized principle and spouses balancing principle based on the fact of social life.