中国立法语言模糊性:一种法哲学的思考

A Jurisprudent Analysis on Fuzziness in Chinese Legislative Language

准确历来是立法语言的灵魂,也是立法者尽力追求的主要立法原则之一。中国在法治化建设的过程中,人们越来越确信法律的确定性与法治相连,而法律的不确定性则与法治相悖,是法治不健全的表现。但由于种种因素的限制,使用模糊语言却是在制定法律时不可回避的事实。大量模糊词语在立法语言中的出现,致使不少人认为法律的伸缩性很大,定罪量刑则是法官"说了算"的错误想法。从法哲学的角度对立法语言中的模糊现象进行阐释,有利于人们正确认识转型时期中国立法语言模糊性的成因、价值以及其给法治建设带来的不利之处。

Accuracy is the soul of legislative language and one of the legislative principles pursued by the lawmakers. As a matter of fact, fuzziness is inevitable in legislative language. This paper discusses fuzziness in the legislative language from the perspective of jurisprudence in the hope that it can help people understand the causes and values of fuzziness in the legislative language and the disadvantages brought about by fuzziness to legal construction.