《继承法》中英文对照

---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------1/19《继承法》中英文对照LawofSuccessionofThePeople’sRepublicofChina(AdoptedattheThirdtheSixthNationalPeople’sCongressandpromulgatedbyOrderofthePresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina10,1985,andeffectiveasofOctober1,1985)SessionofNo.24onApril（一九八五年四月十日第六届全国人民代表大会第三次会议通过，自1985年10月1日起施行）CONTENTS目录CHAPTERIGENERALPROVISIONS第一章总则CHAPTERSUCCESSIONIISTATUTORY第二章法定继承CHAPTERIIITESTAMENTARYSUCCESSIONANDLEGACY第三章遗嘱继承和遗赠CHAPTERIVDISPOSITIONOFTHEESTATE第四章遗产的处理CHAPTERVSUPPLEMENTARYPROVISIONS第五章附则CHAPTERIGENERALPROVISIONS第一章总则Article1.pursuantConstitutionofRepublicofChinawithaviewtoprotectingtherightofcitizenstoinheritprivateproperty.ThistoLawisenactedtheprovisionsofthethePeople’s第一条根据《中华人民共和国宪法》规定，为保护公民的私有财产的继承权，制定本法。Article2.Successionopensonthedeathofadecedent.第二条继承从被继承人死亡时开始。Article3.Estatedenotesthelawfulpropertyofacitizenownedbyhimpersonallyatthetimeofhisdeath,whichconsistsof:第三条遗产是公民死亡时遗留的个人合法财产，包括：(1)hisincome;（一）公民的收入；(2)hishouses,savingsandarticlesofeverydayuse;（二）公民的房屋、储蓄和生活用品；(3)hisforesttrees,livestockandpoultry;（三）公民的林木、牲畜和家禽；(4)hisculturalobjects,booksandreferencematerials;（四）公民的文物、图书资料；(5)meansofproductionlawfullyownedbyhim;（五）法律允许公民所有的生产资料；(6)hispropertyrightspertainingtocopyrightandpatentrights;and（六）公民的著作权、专利权中的财产权利；(7)hisotherlawfulproperty.（七）公民的其他合法财产。Article4.fromacontractenteredintoindividualareinheritableinaccordancewiththeprovisionsContractingbypermittedbylawtobythesuccessor,inaccordancewiththecontract.PersonalbenefitsaccruingbyanofthisLaw.anindividual,ifbecontinuedshallbethetermsoftreated第四条个人承包应得的个人收益，依照本法规定继承。个人承包，依照法律允许由继承人继续承包的，按照承包合同办理。Article5.Successionshall,afteritsopening,behandledinwiththeprovisionsofstatutorysuccession;whereashallbe---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------3/19handledwithtestamentarysuccessionlegacy;whereagreementforlegacyforsupport,thehandledinaccordancewiththetermsoftheagreement.accordancewillinexists,accordanceorisaninreturnformershallbeitasthere第五条继承开始后，按照法定继承办理；有遗嘱的，按照遗嘱继承或者遗赠办理；有遗赠扶养协议的，按照协议办理。Article6.inheritanceorlegacyofacompetentpersonshallbeexercisedonhisbehalfbyhisstatutoryagent.Therightto第六条无行为能力人的继承权、受遗赠权，由他的法定代理人代为行使。Theapersonwithlimitedcapacityshallexercisedonstatutoryagentorbysuchpersonhimselfafterobtainingtheconsentofrighttoinheritanceorlegacyofbehisbehalfbyhis限制行为能力人的继承权、受遗赠权，由他的法定代理人代为行使，或者征得法定代理人同意后行使。hisstatutoryagent.Article7.Asuccessorshallbedisinheriteduponhiscommissionofanyoneofthefollowingacts:第七条继承人有下列行为之一的，丧失继承权：(1)intentionalkillingofthedecedent;（一）故意杀害被继承人的；(2)killinganyothersuccessorinfightingovertheestate;（二）为争夺遗产而杀害其他继承人的；(3)aseriousactofabandoningormaltreatingthedecedent;or（三）遗弃被继承的，或者虐待被继承人情节严重的；(4)aseriousactofforging,tamperingwithordestroyingthewill.（四）伪造、篡改或者销毁遗嘱，情节严重的。Article8.Thetimelimitforinstitutionoflegalproceedingsdisputesovertherighttoinheritanceistwoyears,countingdaythesuccessorisorshouldbeawareoftheviolationrighttoinheritance.proceedings,however,institutedaftertheexpirationofaperiodof20yearsfromthedaysuccessionopens.pertainingtofromtheofhisNomaylegalbe第八条继承权纠纷提起诉讼的期限为二年，自继承人知道或者应当知道其权利被侵犯之日起计算。但是，自继承开始之日起超过二十年的，不得再提起诉讼。CHAPTERSUCCESSIONIISTATUTORY第二章法定继承Article9.equalMalestheirandrighttoinheritance.femalesarein第九条继承权男女平等。Article10.decedentfollowingorder:Theestateoftheshallbeinheritedinthe第十条遗产按照下列顺序继承：Firstinorder:Spouse,children,parents.第一顺序：配偶、子女、父母。Secondinorder:Brotherssisters,paternalgrand---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------5/19parents,maternalgrand-parents.and第二顺序：兄弟姐妹、祖父母、外祖父母。Whensuccessionopens,thesuccessor(s)firstinordershallinherittotheexclusionofthesuccessor(s)secondinorder.Thesuccessor(s)继承开始后，由第一顺序继承人继承，第二顺序继承人不继承。没有第一顺序继承人继承的，由第二顺序继承人继承。secondofanysuccessorfirstinorder.inordershallinheritindefaultThechildrenreferredthisLawincludelegitimatechildren,illegitimatechildrenandchildren,aswellasstepchildrenwhosupportedorweresupportedbythedecedent.toinadopted本法所说的子女，包括婚生子女、非婚生子女、养子女和有扶养关系的继子女。TheparentsreferredtoinLawincludenaturalparentsadoptiveparents,step-parentswhosupportedorweresupportedbythedecedent.thisandaswellas本法所说的父母，包括生父母、养父母和有扶养关系的继父母。ThereferredtointhisLawincludebloodbrothersandsisters,brothersandsistersofhalfblood,adoptedbrothersandsisters,aswellasstep-brothersandstep-sisterswhosupportedorweresupportedbythedecedent.brothersandsisters本法所说的兄弟姐妹，包括同父母的兄弟姐妹、同父异母或者同母异父的兄弟姐妹、养兄弟姐妹、有扶养关系的继兄弟姐妹。Article11.surviveddescendantsofthechildshallDescendantswhoinheritinsubrogationgenerallyshalltakeonlytheshareoftheestatetheirfatherormotherisentitledto.Whereadecedenthischild,thedirectlinealpredeceasedinsubrogation.inherit第十一条被继承人的子女先于被继承人死亡的，由被继承人的子女的晚辈直系血亲代位继承。代位继承人一般只能继承他的父亲或者母亲有权继承的遗产份额。Article12.Widowedorsons-in-lawwhohavemadethepredominantcontributionsmaintainingtheirparents-in-lawinrelationshipparents-in-law,bedaughters-in-lawinshall,the