国家、宪法与联治——陈茹玄及其政治思想

State,Constitution and United Governance:Chen Ruxuan and His Political Though

陈茹玄是20世纪二、三十年代的著名政治学者,曾经短暂代行国立东南大学校长职权、创办《东南论衡》杂志、参与起草“五五宪草”;所著《联邦政治》《中国宪法史》风行一时。陈茹玄主张,在危难时期,国家先于个人;要超越一切主义,放弃门户之争,共御外侮。1930年,陈茹玄离开学界,进入政界,出任立法委员会委员,阐述并实践五权宪法,主张政权与治权分离。

As a famous political scientist during the 1920s and 1930s,Chen Ruxuan served as the interim president of National Southeast University in 1925,the co-founder of the magazine Southeast Forum,and the signer of the Draft Constitution on 5 May,1936.Chen’s monographs The Federal Politics and The History of Chinese Constitution were both the must-read books at that time.Chen advocated that in times of crisis,the nation should come before the individual and that we should transcend all doctrines,renounce disputes over portals,and defend ourselves against foreign invasions.In 1930,Chen left academia and was elected a legislator of the legislative committee.He actively illustrated and practiced the Five-Power Constitution and advocated the separation of political power and governance.