182002-05-10200293(46)JournalofAdultEducationofGansuPoliticalScienceandLawInstituteSep.2002No.3(GeneralNo.46)411105D923.9A1009-7759(2002)03-0018-05AdvancementandDefectivenessoftheNewMarriageLawCaoYanzhi(Lawschool,XiangtanUniversity,Xiangtan,Hunan411105)Abstract:Therevisedmarriagelawhastremendousadvancement.Itreflectsamalgamationbetweenlawandmorality,overcomessomemaladiesexistedinoldmarriagelawandperfectslawsystem.Butthenewmarriagelawexistsdefectivenessyet:Itscontentisinsufficient,somerelativesystemsarenoperfectionandlawclausesexistlogicalmistakes.Thearticlefinallysuggestslegislatureenactsone-waylaworSupremePeople’sCourtworksoutjudicialexplanationtomakeupwiththoseflaws.Keywords:Newmarriagelaw;Advancement;Defectiveness;Marriageandfamily212001428198020191444019801723382110~122343453246203463017~1919891432551989321212318(18)171823637“”372225363738