法治文化与法治秩序:从罗尔斯思想实验说起

Legal culture and legal order: John Rawls' thought experiment

罗尔斯"原初状态"思想实验中对"公民代表能力"的设定隐含一前提:法治秩序的建立及其持续再生产不可或缺法治文化。有形制度与无形文化传统共同构成限制权力的两种基本力量。法治精神、规则意识、对宪法法律的敬畏与捍卫等社会文化价值精神,是法治秩序的坚固根基。法治秩序与法治文化均是可经验的,并在人们日常生活经验中成为鲜活的。

In John Rawls’s thought experiment of the"original position,"the posited"capacities of citizens(individuals)"presuppose that the legal order and its continuous reproduction cannot be established or maintained without the legal culture.Visible systems and invisible cultural traditions are two fundamental forces that restrict government power.The spirit of monocracy,consciousness of rules,and reverence for and protection of the Constitution and laws are the solid foundations for the legal order.The legal order and the legal culture could be experienced and felt in real life.