法治思维、法治能力的考查需要法律方法

Rule of Law Thinking and Capability Examination Needs Law Methods

根据"完善国家统一法律职业考试意见"的规定,今后法治思维、法治能力以及对法律方法的运用将纳入法律职业考试的范围。这就需要我们研究法治思维、法治能力的考查方式。对法科学生来说,掌握法律方法,具备法治思维和法治能力是进入法律职业、开展法律执业的前提条件。法治思维、法律方法不仅是一种知识性的存在,更是一种对法律的理解、解释和运用的能力。因而对法治思维和法律方法的考察就不能仅仅局限于卷面的考察。对于宪法法律知识以及法律方法论的知识系统,可以运用客观试题的方式进行考查,而对于法治思维和法治能力则需要一种更加灵活的主观考查方式。

＂Guidelines for Improving National Law Profession Examination＂ stipulate that the Examination will involve the tests for rule of law thinking, rule of law capability and the employment of law methods. This requires researches in the examining modes. For law students, mastering law methods and having rule of law thinking and capability are the prerequisites for engaging in law profession. Rule of law thinking and law methods are not merely the factual knowledge but also the comprehension, interpretation and employment of law. Therefore, their examination should not be limited to paper tests. The knowledge system of constitution and law methodology can be examined through paper-based tests while examination for rule of law thinking and capability requires a more flexible subjective mode of tests.