少数民族习惯法与国家法的依存和冲突--少数民族地区法律多元个案透视

法律多元将是我国少数民族地区长期存在的现象 ,该现象主要围绕国家法与少数民族习惯法两者的关系而表现出来。在不同表现形式中 ,两者表现出既依存又冲突的关系。因此 ,在少数民族地区法治建设进程中对两者不应简单取舍 ,国家法必须给少数民族习惯法留出一定空间 ,让少数民族习惯法通过不同途径得以实现。

On the Interdependence of the Minority Customary Laws and the Constitutional Law and their Conflicts:A case study of the pluralism of law in the minority area of China

The pluralism of law has long been in existence in the minority area of China, which finds expression mainly in the relationship between the constitutional law and the minority customary laws. In its various expressions, this relationship reveals its traits of interdependence and conflict. Therefore, in the process of improving the legal system and ruling by law in the minority area, we should not simply replace one with the other. The constitutional law must leave some living space for the survival of the minority customary laws.