澳门在中国近现代历史中具有十分特殊的地位,它是中西方法律文化最早的交汇点。自16世纪中叶葡萄牙人在澳门立足到现在,已有450多年的历史。伴随着葡萄牙对澳门政治统治的逐步实施,包括民法在内的葡萄牙法律亦逐步延伸适用于澳门,葡萄牙甚至经常为澳门直接制定民事法律,规范澳门的民事活动。澳门本地立法机关产生后,亦在其权限范围内制定了不少单 Macao has a very special status in the modern history of China. It is the earliest meeting point of Chinese and Western legal cultures. Since the mid-16th century, the Portuguese have been based in Macao for more than 450 years now. Along with the gradual implementation of the Portuguese political rule in Macao, the Portuguese law including the civil law also gradually extends to apply to Macao. Portugal even often directly establishes civil law for Macao and regulates the civil activities in Macao. After the emergence of the local legislature in Macao, a lot of orders have been drawn up within the scope of its authority