社会国的宪法意义

The Constitutional Significance of Sozialstaat

社会国或者福利国是近代自由资本主义发展的结果,二战之后各国竞相将其纳入宪法之中并成为现当代世界宪法发展的趋势。宪法中的社会国透过对人人享有人性尊严的生活得以保障来追求社会正义,社会国要求国家在人民的同意之下,针对全体民众而非仅仅弱势群体进行积极的作为。社会国原则是一项纲领性的宪法规范,也是一项客观宪法原则。

The expression sozialstaat or welfare state is the product of the development of modern liberal capitalism. After the Second World War, various countries competed in incorpora- ting welfare state into their constitutions and it became the trend of contemporary international con- stitutionalism. Sozialstaat contained in constitutional law pursues social justice through the guaran- tee for everyone enjoying a life of human dignity and requires that state, with the agreement of the people, should take positive actions towards all people, but not only limited to vulnerable groups. The principle of sozialstaat is a constitutional norm of programmatic nature, and also an objective constitutional principle.