本文的内容共分六部分。第一节说明社会学家眼中的法律的特点,重视的是法律的实然层面,运用经验科学的研究方法.把法律当作实际发生的社会事实,无法自外于其社会基础与文化背景。第二节则进一步探讨任何社会都会存在的法律多元主义的现象。台湾社会也不例外:社会中除了官方法律之外,还会存在其他类似 The content of this article is divided into six parts. The first section illustrates the characteristics of the law in the eyes of sociologists, emphasizing the de jure aspects of the law and applying empirical scientific research methods. It can not be excluded from its social foundation and cultural background that the law is actually taken as a social fact. Section II further explores the phenomenon of legal pluralism that exists in any society. Taiwan society is no exception: there are other similarities in society other than official laws