“社会主义法治国家”的名与实——以现行宪法文本为分析路径

Form and Substance of the “Socialist Country under the Rule of Law”——an Analysis from the Perspective of the Current Constitutional Text

实现一种以应然性价值共识为指导,再返回到实然性的规范宪法主义,从而为当前政治治理的正当性提供证立与阐释,是规范宪法学研究的生命力所在。从世界范围来看,法治国概念经历了从形式法治国到实质法治国的演变。"社会主义法治国家"的概念,兼具形式法治国和实质法治国的内涵。从形式上看,包含"社会主义"、"法治"、"国家"三个要素。"社会主义法治国家"概念统合下的规范实质,仍然体现普遍法治的基本要义,须强调法治与宪法、人权的内在关系。站在规范宪法学的基本立场,对宪法文本相关条款进行规范分析,有利于为当下法治建设与国家发展提供规范依据。

The vitality of research on normative constitutionalism relies on such path that guided by should - be value consensus, it should return to reality and offer justification and interpretation for the current politi- cal governance. From the worldwide scope, the concept of country under the rule of law has experienced from formal to substantial evolvement. The concept of ＂ socialist country under the rule of law＂ includes both formal and substantial connotation. From the formal aspect, it consists of three elements of ＂socialism＂, ＂the rule of law＂ and ＂country＂. The normative nature integrated in such concept of ＂ socialist country under the rule of law＂ reflects the basic essence of general ruling of law, but it should also focus on the internal relations among the rule of law, the constitution and human rights. In accordance with the basic ground of the normative constitutionalism, the normative analysis of pertinent provisions legitimacy for the present construction of the rule of law and in the Constitutional texts aims to offer normative national development.