绅权的法理及其现实观照

The Gentry Power:Its Jurisprudential and Practical Implications

中国古代绅权的法治意义有待于现代法理证成。这种法理阐释须立足于绅权自我形塑中的文化权威,也应依托于乡村外部视角下的社会权力,更寄望于乡村内部视角下的自治权利等。据此,当下中国乡村法治建设中的新乡贤制度应践行对传统德治的积极超越,聚合社会权力达成公权间的有效张力,助力村民自治以推动乡村走上振兴之路。

The rule of law implications of the gentry power in ancient China remains to be examined under the lens of modern jurisprudence.The jurisprudential interpretation of the gentry power should not only be based on the cultural authority established by the gentry power itself in its development,but depend on the external social power and more importantly on the autonomy of the rural community.In this sense,the new gentry system implemented as part of the current construction of rule of law in China's rural areas should positively transcend the traditional rule of virtue and achieve the balance between different public powers by fusing various social forces.This will help the rural residents exercise their autonomy and promote the rural vitalization.