再论英国普通法的理性特质——以学术史上的两次争议为考察对象

Revisiting the Rational Characteristics of British Common Law——Taking the Two Disputes in Academic History as the Object of Study

在法学领域,无论是理论界还是实务界对英国普通法的理性问题仍存在一些模糊或不准确的认识。这种态势对我国借鉴英美法经验建设中国社会主义法治产生了消极影响。通过对学术史上两次关于普通法理性问题争议的再梳理,有助于我们更为系统全面地阐释英国普通法的理性特质,展示普通法所具有的高级理性,这对于我们准确客观地认识评价英美法,更好地借鉴其法治经验大有裨益。

In the field of law,there is still some vague or incorrect understanding of the rational problems of the British common law,either in theory or in practice. This situation has brought about some negative effects on the construction of the socialist rule of law in China. For this reason,we have again combed up the two controversies over the common law rationality in the academic history. This paper tries to explain the rational characteristics of the common law in Britain more systematically and comprehensively,and demonstrates the advanced rationality of the common law.