论宪法的社会变迁功能

On the Functions of Constitution in Social Transformation

本文以宪法的社会变迁功能为研究的问题。在分析了宪法的社会变迁功能含义的基础上,从唯物史观、宪政发展的历史和宪法规范的高度适应性与稳定性特点三个纬度探讨了宪法社会变迁功能存在的理论原因。指出了宪法社会变迁功能的本质是对社会进步的未来所作的积极确认和现实的推动,这一本质体现出宪法社会变迁功能的动态性特点、发展性特点、实质性特点和整体性特点。文章最后探讨了宪法社会变迁功能的表现形式即宪法在社会变迁方向上的预测功能、在社会变迁模式上的引导功能和社会变迁过程中的评价功能。

The functions of constitution ine social transformation is expressed in its active promotion of social changes.Such ructions can be attributed to the adaptability and dynamic renewability of constitution. Close study shows that the functions of constitution in social transformation include(1) the function of forecasting the direction of social changes, (2) the function of building up the pattern of transformation, and(3) the function of evaluating the transformational process,