当代中国的法律实证研究

Legal Empirical Research in Contemporary China

通过对1979-2015年间中国法学核心期刊所发表论文及相关事实的实证研究,本文发现,法律实证研究已经在目前中国法学界获得了一席之地。研究者群体在壮大,成果在增加,问题意识已经辐射到法学研究的很多领域,关注点已经逐步向微观问题转移,影响面在扩大,并形成了一个相对较大的知识市场。知识的供给和需求共同作用推动了法律实证研究在当代中国的兴起,也造成了一定的"知识泡沫"。为了法律实证研究的长期健康发展,并对中国法学研究和法治建设做出更大贡献,本文主张法律实证研究者应该努力推动一个开放的学术共同体的建设,保持开放、多元、互补、合作的心态来对待其他类型的法学研究,以回应发现中国法治建设的真实问题、提供有效解决方案的历史使命。

Through an empirical research concerning legal articles published in core legal journals from 1979 to 2015, this article finds that the legal empirical research has significantly risen in China. The scholars in this field become strong, the empirical works increase, the empirical studies have covered a lot of legal fields, and all these works have more influences than ever before. In short, empirical data show that there is a large market concerning, although the demand and supply of knowledge promote the growth of legal empirical research in China, there are also some bubbles in this market. Accordingly, the article suggests that, in order to further develop legal empirical research and make more contributions to the establishment of rule of law in China, legal scholars shall keep open mind to other methods of legal studies and learn from the hatter.