分析法学方法论及其对中国法治建设的启示

The Methodology of Analytical Jurisprudence and Its Significance on Chinese Law Construction

分析法学在澄清法律概念的过程中所运用的方法对我们从规范层面探讨方法论问题具有启发意义。在哈特以后的分析法学看来,成功的法律理论必须能够说明法律不同于道德的规范性特征,采取内在视角和规范性视角无疑就是一种比较适恰的理解法律的方式。它试图从规范层面回答三个问题,即我们应如何看待现行有效的法律,我们应如何将现行有效的法律描述出来,以及我们如何分析一条具体的有效的法律。反观中国当下的法治建设,分析法学的方法论意义主要体现在培育公民对法律的内在信念、选择我们这个时代法律的基本属性和在法律实践中澄清我们对概念问题的理解等方面。

From the perspective of analytical jurisprudence, a successful legal theory must be able to explain the normative characteristics of law distinguished with morality. Accepting internal and normative perspectives is undoubtedly a more appropriate way to understand law. It tries to answer the following three questions below： how can we view, describe and analyze the existing law and a specific law？ The methodologicalsignificance of analytical jurisprudence is mainly reflected in cultivating citizens＇ inherent belief in the law, selecting the basic properties of the law and clarifying our understanding of conceptual problems.