法律近代化對女性的負面影響──以民國榮縣繼承糾紛中的寡婦權利為例

The Negative Influence of Legal Modernization on Women–Take the widow's rights in Inheritance case as an example

一般認為，帝制中國法對女性權利採取歧視或限制態度，而歷經法律近代化的努力，民國民法極大擴張了女性權利。然而，通過規範比較和榮縣檔案中與寡婦相關的繼承案件佐證，或可看出，隱藏在傳統法律倫理綱常背後一些對女性權利的隱形保障反而隨著法律近代化的過程消失，這其中以寡母財產代管權、寡媳繼承權與寡妻廢繼權的變化最為典型。本文意在展現傳統法律的複雜性，以了解傳統中國法的閃光點及隱藏在倫理綱常背後對女性身分的實質性保護。

Chinese traditional law discriminates against women, the Civil Code of the Republic of China gives women equal rights, This paper uses two research methods: comparative study of legal provisions, and analysis of grassroots litigation files. In the context of the modernization of the law, a fact is ignored: the protection of women in traditional law, the Civil Code is no longer retained. Such as the right of the widow to manage the family property, the right of the widow's property to inherit, and the widow's right to relieve the adoption relationship. The intention of this paper is to show that the traditional Chinese law is complex, the attitude of women is also complex. The traditional Chinese law should not only be considered to discriminate against women.