法律东方主义的多重历史

Histories of Legal Orientalism

法律东方主义具有两重历史:其中之一是我们在西方历史中屡屡发现的东方主义式声明,其包括了针对中国法律意识的观念。另外一种则是法律东方主义的概念史:有关这一概念如何被使用和解释。本文论证了对上述双重历史同时进行反思的重要性,以期避免法律东方主义的概念阻碍"中""西"交流。本文认为,对话与东方法律主义的概念应当被用以补充有关法律东方主义的思考,以促成比较式的法律学习。

Legal Orientalism has two histories:one is the Orientalist statements that we find throughout Western history,including ideas about Chinese legal consciousness.The other is the history of the concept of legal Orientalism:how this concept is used and commented upon.This article works out the importance of reflecting on both of these histories to avoid that the concept of legal Orientalism hinders communication between the“Orient”and“Occident”.To enable comparative legal learning,it argues that thinking about legal Orientalism should be complemented by the concepts of dialogue and Oriental legalism.