辅助性原则及其对中国央地关系法治化的意义

On the Principle of Subsidiarity and Its Meaning in China

如何妥善处理中央与地方的关系,是当代中国治理理论与实践的难题,需要多方面的理论资源推进相关研究。辅助性原则作为国外学术界的一个新领域,近些年来得到较充分的发展。该原则的发展进程表现为社会学说—政治原则—法律原则三个阶段;其实践集中在三个领域:欧盟及其内部制度,若干国家的内外治理关系,一些跨国性、国际性组织的治理活动。与此相关的若干新理论视野也值得重视,比如超越国家的治理、去中心化问题与地方自治。中国正在促进央地关系之完善,辅助性原则对此具有多方面的借鉴意义。

The relations between central and local government is a difficult and important theme in China,which needs to be promoted with different resources. The research of Principle of Subsidiarity,as a new trend in Europe and US,has made great progress these 30 years. This paper introduces the general research achievements of the principle. There are three stages of its development： a social teaching,a political principle,and a legal principle. The main domains to practice it are European Union,some states especially US,Germany,and some regional and global organizations. These are some themes close to it,such as,the practicing domains of the principle,the themes of decentralization and the local autonomy. The principle of subsidiarity will promote the relations between central and local government in China,the governance of the regional and global organization for China.