走向程序主义的法律范式——哈贝马斯法律范式转变理论述论

Toward a Proceduralist Paradigm of Law:On Habermas' Theory of Legal Paradigm Shift

哈贝马斯的法律范式是指人们对法律系统所处的社会所持有的一般看法,它构成了人们的立法实践和司法实践的背景性理解。按照哈贝马斯的看法,当今西方社会占主要地位的是两种法律范式,一种是自由主义法律范式,它追求的是法律的形式化。另一种是福利国家的法律范式,它强调法律的实质化。而法律的实质化则不可避免地带来资产阶级的法治国危机问题。要解决这个问题,哈贝马斯认为,应该走向一种程序主义的法律范式。其重点在于关注"民主过程的程序性条件",将各种交往形式议题化,从而解决法律的合法性基础问题。

According to I-Iabermas, paradigm ty that provide a perspective for the practices of law refers to those implicit of making and applying law. ideas or images of one＇s own socie- From his point of view, there are two main paradigms of law in today＇s western society. One is the liberal paradigm, which pursues the formalization of law, and the other is the social-welfare state model, which emphasizes the materialization of law. The latter paradigm, however, has inevitably led to crises of the capitalist constitutional states. To resolve the problem, Habermas thinks, we should adopt a proceduralist paradigm of law. On this view, the procedural conditions of the democratic process are of great significance. These conditions serve as the ground for and applying laws through outting communications on our agenda.