试论“传统”中国宪政发展中的失落

Focus:Constitution Legislation at Late Qing Dynasty and Rethinking of China's Route toward Constitutionalism The Losses in "Traditional" Chinese Constitutionalism Development

一百年前的1908年,清朝政府在各种压力之下,权衡利弊,颁行了《钦定宪法大纲》,从而开创了中国立宪之路,同时也开启了中国的宪政之路。但是,"宪法"、"宪政"毕竟是"舶来品",在与中国特定国情相结合过程中,产生了种种的理论上的激烈争论;亦在实现宪政之路上出现了种种的曲曲折折。当然,中国要实现宪政、必然要实现宪政,这是历史之大势,浩浩荡荡,奋勇向前,应当是毋庸置疑的。在《钦定宪法大纲》颁行一百年之际,反思清末的立宪与中国的宪政之路,无疑是一件有意义的事情。

One hundred years ago, the government of Qin dynasty issued The Outline of Constitution made by imperial order in 1908, under different pressures, and started the establishment of Constitution and the constitutionalism in China. But the ＂Constitution＂ and the ＂constitutionalism＂ are exotic in China after all. It came out many theoretic disputes in the process of applying it into Chinese practice. So it met many difficulties to achieve the constitutionalism. It is necessary and absolute to achieve the constitutionalism in historical perspectives. One hundred years have been passed since The Outline of Constitution made by imperial order was issued. So it is very meaningful to reconsider the establishment of Constitution of Qin dynasty and the road to Chinese constitutionalism.