协商民主和法治建设

Deliberative Democracy and the Construction of Rule of Law

本文从协商民主的角度来讨论法治问题,认为协商民主能够在法治建设中起到一定的作用。法治的建构必须是一个高度的审议政治过程,协商民主有助于奠定一个坚实的法治基础,为法治自身的建构提供合法性。基于这样的认识,我们应在多元思想格局中追求一种整合的法治学说,探索一种法治的"混合模式"。此外,法治的讨论必须基于经验基础,应该重视提炼地方协商民主实验中的本土经验,把它提升到国家层面的法治建设当中。

This article discusses the China'srule of law from the viewpoint of deliberative democracy,arguing that deliberative democracy can play a role in the construction of rule of law in China.The process of the construction of rule of law is one with a high level of political deliberation,while deliberative democracy can lay a solid foundation and offer legitimacy for this construction.Based on this acknowledgement,China should establish an integrated theory of rule of law in a pluralistic framework of thoughts,explore a hybrid legal system.Also,the discussion of the construction of rule of law must basedon experiences,should refine native practical experiences,and then promote to a national level of theconstruction of rule of law.