论中国古代法与罗马法中的“家”

在古中国和古罗马“家”有共同之处，都是位于公权力的末梢。古中国家父权成为发挥“家”的政治职能的工具；古罗马家父权是家庭王国的主权。中国自给自足的自然经济和农耕文明产生了专制主义的政治制度。家作为一个“国中之国”，随着专制主义色彩的浓化而不断加强。在古罗马，随着对外疆域的扩张，商品经济的日益活跃，家从家庭的藩篱中解脱出来而取得独立的法律人格，家的政治组织、家族本位色彩日益消褪，并逐渐向维持家庭成员物质和感情生活的价值取向过度。

On theFamily in China Ancient Law and Rome Law

China's self-sufficient natural economy and farming civilization have formed a rather closed social environment,which will inevitably result in arbitrary political system.Beinga state within a state,the family naturally becomes the means and tool to maintain this political system and social order,being strengthened together with the concentration of absolutism.In ancient Rome,with the expanding of territory and vibranay of commodity economy,it's self-sufficient natural economy suffered unprecedented hit,and...