作为基本权利的人格尊严及其规范意涵——以“卖淫女示众事件”为例

The Normative Meaning of Human Dignity as a Fundamental Right

人格尊严早已入宪,成为中国宪法上的基本权利,但其对政府行为的规制功能远未显现出来。结合深圳"卖淫女示众事件",基于规范法学的立场,通过阐释我国《宪法》第38条的意旨与内涵——作为基本权利的人格尊严(一般人格权)所具有的规范功能,归纳出宪法上人格权保护体系之逻辑结构,即规定"人格尊严(一般人格权)+某些具体人格权"应成为宪法对人格权进行调整的模式,以期对学界在此问题上存在的一些歧见予以澄清。

Human dignity has long been introduced into the Constitution of the PRC as a fundamental right, but its restriction on the government acts is far from being satisfactory. By way of analyzing the case of exposing the prostitutes before the public in Shenzhen, a southern city in China, this paper endeavors to interpret the 38th clause of the Constitution in the perspective of normative jurisprudence and demonstrate the defensive function of human dignity while it is deemed one of the basic rights. It is expected that these ideas may devote a little bit to the improvement of China＇ s constitutional democracy.