论类推思维在法律发现当中的地位——以孙斯坦有关类推思维思想为中心的考察

On the Role of Analogical Reasoning in Legal Discovery

随着人们对传统法律三段论在法律适用过程中作用的反思,一种围绕着类推思维为中心的法律发现模式逐渐获得了人们的普遍认同。借助于未完全理论化协议理论,孙斯坦将类推思维在法律发现当中的地位和作用上升到推进民主司法的高度,从而更有力地彰显了类推思维在当代司法实践当中的重要性。类推思维是一个迈向民主政治的法治社会应该努力倡导的一种法律思维和法律适用模式,捍卫法治需要我们认真地对待类推思维方法在法律发现当中的地位。

With the re-thought of the role of traditional legal syllogism in the application of law,a legal discovery mode centering the analogical interpretation gradually won people＇s recognition.Sunstein＇s study of analogical thinking based on the tradition of legal reasoning of common law can be regarded as an effort for the analogical interpretation.With the idea of ＂incompletely theorized agreements＂,Sunstein promoted the status of analogical thinking in the legal discovery to advance the democratic justice.So the importance of analogical thinking in modern judicial practice got highlighted.Analogical thinking is a legal mode of thinking and application of law,which should be advocated in the society towards democracy and the rule of law.To defend the rule of law requires us to take seriously the status of analogical thinking in the legal discovery.