Introduction to Law: Synchronous Exercises and Comprehensive Tests

Author: National Higher Education Self-Tuition Examination Guidance Committee Group
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Publishing Time: 2002-04-01
Features: Law is produced when productive forces develop to a certain stage, accompanied by the emergence of private ownership of means of production, classes, and the state. The emergence of law is directly influenced by two decisive factors:
First, the emergence of commodity exchange and private ownership. In the later period of primitive society, driven by the development of productive forces, society underwent two major social divisions. This division led to the emergence of commodity exchange. Initially, exchanges occurred only between clans, gradually expanding to among various families within the clan. Commodity exchange increased the accumulation of surplus property within families day by day and turned hereditary chiefs and others into owners of property. The economic differentiation between families also intensified. This made exploitation of others both necessary and possible. At the same time, violence had to be excluded to ensure that both parties could engage in commodity exchange voluntarily, equally, and on a reciprocal basis. These factors gradually formed new concepts, customs, and morals in society, which, after being recognized by the state, were elevated to law.
Second, the emergence of slavery.