Study On "Patriarchal Right"

This article adopts the legal methodology of historical comparison,through studying the development and variation about“patriarchal right”at all times and in all lands,this article attempts to discover the development condition of“patriarchal right”,and sorts out the develop veins of the institution.How to interpret these concepts such as“family”、“patriarch”?Different interpretation about these concepts in Chinese and western forms the original cultural source about different concepts of“patriarchal right”in Chinese and western. These form the factor at the core in studying on“patriarchal right”problems.In ancient china,the legal provisions about“patriarchal right”have strong moral quality. It give expression to some concepts such as“zhong”、“xiao”,emphasizes low relatives’s obey duty to patriarch;In ancient Rome,the legal provisions about“patriarchal right”have fanit moral quality. It emphasizes patriarch’s control right to low relatives. On the contrary of Chinese law ,Roman law center attention on right,it’s a sort of dualistic legal system that joins public law and private law. Whereas,on the basis of“Jus personnale”consciousness,that establish concepts such as“status libertatis”、“status civitatis”、“potestatis”、“sui iuris”、“aliana iuris”and so on,during this period of comparative studying,we can discover different legal cultural background of“patriarchal right”in Chinese and western.Chinese and western law have different regulation on“patriarchal right”institution. This article make a comparative studying on contents of“patriarchal right”in Chinese and western from these aspact such as“life right”、“punish right”、“property right”、“teaching right”、“right of arrange a marriage”and“right of action”.In ancient Rome and ancient China ,“patriarchal right”are equal to“father right”,particularly in ancient Roman law,“patra potestas”are equal to“mundium”.How to fix position about relation of“mother right”and“patriarchal right”?This article discuss Chinese and western female’s performance in exercise“patriarchal right”from two aspects in western’s concept of“women’s right”and Chinese awareness of“nei”“wai”dividing line.In Chinese law and Roman law,“patriarchal right”have different evolution road:the former always strong ,evolution at a standstill;the latter obviously continue to reduce.In modern society,Chinese and western“patriarchal right”appears different develop tendency. Form“patriarchal right”and“parental authority”consciousness、the development of“patriarch”support institution、the development of“patriarch”guardianship institution、the design of institution on“Familienrat”and“Family Division”,this article attempts to discover the develop tendency of“patriarchal right”in Chinese and western.Finally,on the basis of former chapter’s discussing,summarize substance of question and develop tendency about“patriarchal right”,reach a conclusion.