作者：杨立新
作者介绍：天津大学法学院卓越教授
出版日期：2026年2月9日
内容提要 《民法典》继承编实施五年期间，最高人民法院颁布《继承编解释（一）》，实务界发展公证、遗嘱库建设业务，学术界也不断加强继承编的纵深研究。立法、司法、实务、学术各界发挥职能，产生了良好社会效果，对调整继承法律关系发挥了重要作用。实施继承编的五年实践中，我国继承制度在遗产范围、继承一般规则、法定继承、遗嘱继承和遗产分割等方面，也出现了需要解决的重点难点问题。在适当时机，应当采取立法修正案的方法部分或者全面修正继承编，适时作出司法解释，发挥社会各部门的作用，建立健全适合社会发展需要、体现时代特征、适应我国市场经济基础的私人财富传承的自主法律规则体系，增加社会财富，推动社会不断发展。
关键词 民法典 继承编 数字遗产 法定继承人扩展 遗产管理人
Abstract: During the five-year implementation period of the Succession Book of the Civil Code, the Supreme People’s Court promulgated the Interpretation (I) of the Succession Book. The legal practice sector developed notary services and will repository construction, while the academic community continuously deepened research on the Succession Book. Through the coordinated efforts of the legislative, judicial, practical, and academic sectors, positive social outcomes have been achieved, playing a significant role in regulating succession legal relationships. Five years of implementing the Succession Book have also revealed key challenges within China’s succession system, including the scope of estates, general rules of succession, intestate succession, testate succession, and estate division, which require resolution. At an appropriate time, partial or comprehensive amendments to the Succession Book of the Civil Code should be undertaken through legislative amendments. Timely judicial interpretations should be issued, leveraging the roles of all societal sectors to establish a robust legal framework for private wealth succession. This framework must align with societal development needs, reflect contemporary characteristics, and adapt to the foundation of China’s market economy. Such measures will enhance social wealth and propel continuous societal progress.