法律的自治与开放——当代美国法社会学方法论变革导论

研究当代美国法社会学的方法论变革有助于揭示其知识增量,并可能为中国法社会学提供理论资源。方法论是指对方法的研究或理论分析,即把方法组织成一个体系并予以理论说明。由于一个学科的所有理论和方法论都围绕该学科的核心问题而组织,并通过继承与批判传统而逐步演进,因此方法论研究应揭示主导变化的核心线索和变化所蕴含的学术意义。法社会学的核心问题是法律与社会的关系。法社会学以社会学视角破除法学的法律自治观念,证明法律领域的开放性。当代美国法社会学通过方法论变革批判了"法律与社会"的模式,使法律与社会的关系以及法律的自治与开放获得新的解释。

Autonomy and Opening of Law:Introduction to Methodological Transformation of Contemporary American Sociology of Law

Research of the methodological transformation of contemporary American sociology of law may reveal its incremental knowledge,and afford theory resources for Chinese sociology of law.Methodology can refer to the study or theoretical analysis of the methods,namely organize and explain a system of the methods.Because all theories and methodologys in a subject are organized to answer its core issue,and evolve through inheriting and criticizing tradition,methodology research should reveal the core clue leading change and change's academic significance.The core issue of sociology law is the relationship between law and society.Sociology of law breaks the concepts of autonomy of law from a sociological perspective,and proves the opening of legal field.Contemporary American sociology of law criticizes 'law and society' model with methodological changes,anew explains the relationship between law and society,autonomy of law and opening of law.