浅析法律权威的范围与建构过程

A Brief Analysis of the Scope and Construction Process of the Legal Authority

对于什么是法律的权威以及如何构建法律的权威,不同的人从不同的角度做出了不同的回答。我们主要是从法律实践的角度来思考这个问题的。一个国家的法律如果能得到它的绝大多数人民的自愿遵守和维持,它就具有权威。要做到这一点,法律必须首先取得人民的认可、信赖和尊重。法律权威的建立过程,实际上是一个法律在实践中争取民心的过程,这个过程包括法律的制定和实施,贯穿立法、执法和司法。该过程的每一步都必须获得人们的认可与肯定,否则法律权威难以建立。然而,该过程又是极其复杂的过程,我们不可能做到面面具到,所以只是侧重讨论了立法和执法过程中必须特别注意的几个问题,即立法权的合法性问题,法律内容的合法性问题,法律执行的合法性问题。

What is the legal authority？ How the legal authority can be constructed？ Different people have different answers from different stands. From a perspective of legal practice, the laws of a country have the authorities if they are observed and maintained voluntarily by the overwhelming majority of its people. The law must be approved, trusted and respected by its people. The establishment of legal authority, in fact, is a process which the laws win the public supports, including the legal formulation and implementation during the whole process of legislation, enforcement and judicature. The legal authority can not be established unless each step of the process has been approved and affirmed by the people. Because of its complexity, several issues needs taking seriously in the process of legislation and enforcement have been discussed about here, including the validity of legislative power, legal content, and legal execution.