大国变革时代的法治共识——在规则约束与实用导向之间

The Rule of Law Consensus in the Era of Big Transformation: Between Rule Constraint and Practical Orientation

在中国社会转型与变革的时代背景之下,规则主义法治观显现出诸多适用性困境和功能限度。相形之下,由于封建法制的"实质主义"文化基因以及中国社会发展的跨越性、时空压缩与地方差异等特点,实用主义法治观在当下中国备受推崇。规则约束的话语表达与实用导向的现实图景揭示了法治的理想性与工具性的双重内涵,印证了当代中国法治"本相"与"表相"之间的疏离。当代中国法治建设将始终面临西方意义的规则主义法治观与中国特色实用主义法治观之间的碰撞与张力,二者的互容与调和必须建立在关于法治的最低限度共识基础之上。

Against the background of social transformation and reform,the concept of rule-centered rule of law has displayed many practical dilemmas and functional limits.In contrast,due to the“substantialist”cultural genes of the feudal legal system and the leapfrogging nature,the time and space compression and local differences of social development,the pragmatic view of the rule of law is highly regarded in China today.The realistic prospect of the discourse expression and the practical orientation of the rule constraint reveal the dual connotation of ideality and instrumentality of the rule of law,and confirm the alienation between the“natural phase”and the“epiphase”of the rule of law in contemporary China.The construction of the rule of law in contemporary China will always face the collision and tension between the western rule-centered outlook of the rule of law and the utilitarian outlook of the rule of law with Chinese characteristics.The mutual tolerance and reconciliation between the two must be based on the minimum consensus on the rule of law.