| At present ,as to accommodate the needs of the development of our socialist market economy ,the establishment of the Civil Law is already been brought up to schedule by the legislature .After further amendment and improvement ,the Inheritance Law shall be brought into the Civil Law ,Whether the Inheritance Law is reasonable or not directly relates to the mass population's benefit .The inheritance by operation of law and the inheritance under a will are two basic systems in the domain of inheritance .Comparing the two methods ,the inheritance by operation of law is absolutely the preponderant way of inheritance .The range and order of the legal heirs is the importance matter of the inheritance by operation of law .Law should be the reflection of social reality and the embodiment of the social regulations After 20 years of the high speed development of economy and the rapid change of the society ,the provisions of the range and order of the legal heirs in Inheritance Law no longer match the needs of modem society .Thus ,using the foreign legislation experience for reference ,according to our own history and reality to improve the provisions in our laws ,is one significant task right now .The author studies the theory and practice of the range and order of the legal heirs in our social life .Aiming at the limitations in our present Inheritance Law ,the author raises her own point of view ,expecting to be propitious to the legislation of Inheritance Law.The thesis consists of four chapters ,including introduction and epilogue.The introduction section mostly presents the aim ,motive and meaning of this thesis. |