A Study on Contemporary Value of Marriage Law and Culture in the Western Zhou Dynasty

摘要

In Chinese dynasties, only the legislative system of marriage and family in the Western Zhou Dynasty was most perfect. The conditions and principles for marriage establishment, marriage relation, and the conditions for termination of marriage in the system greatly influenced the development of Chinese marriage law since then, of certain law and culture reference significance and high theoretical and practical value. This paper aims to discuss the contents of the marriage law in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the constraints thereof, and analyze the value and significance of the marriage law in the Western Zhou Dynasty to contemporary marriage law and culture.