教会法所反映的中世纪西方女性法律权利状况

作为中世纪西方的三大法律体系之一,教会法对西方社会生活的方方面面都产生了深远的影响。本文主要对教会法所反映的中世纪西方女性在家庭婚姻、财产继承等方面的权利,以及对女性的暴力犯罪的处罚进行了考察。事实证明:尽管教会法中有一些有益于妇女的规定,但在男权盛行的中世纪西方,它所赋予的女性法律权利仍然是十分有限的。

On the Legal Rights Medieval Western Women Had in the Canon Law

As one of the three legal systems of western European in the Middle Ages Canon Law had a far-reaching effect on every corner of the western society.This article mainly discusses the rights western women had in the aspect of family marriage and property inheritance,etc.in the Middle Ages and then probes into the penalties made on women who had committed violent ctimes.It is proved that there are certain defined rights in the Canon Law,however,these legal rights were quite limited especially in the time when men had dominant power in the society.