论公共利益的法律界定——从要素解释的路径

公共利益是一个非常重要但又相当模糊的法律概念,公共利益内涵的法律界定处于理论困惑与实践需求的矛盾之中。这个不确定的法律概念,包含价值选择概念和历史性概念。尽管公共利益基于自身的特性而无法厘清其确切、绝对的边界,但亦非不可捉摸。本文采用要素解释的方法,通过对公共利益的历史解释、公共利益的本体解释、公共利益的主体解释和公共利益的程序解释,进而阐述公共利益的内涵,并通过要素解释描绘公共利益的可能景象。

On the Legal Concept of Public Interests

Public interest is a very important but unclear legal concept.The definition of meaning and nature of public interest faces theory confused,but it is necessary in praxis.Public interest is an undefined,including value selection and historical concept.Because of the characteristics itself it is impossible to determine absolutely the meaning boundary of public interest.But it does not mean that we can do nothing.Here we use the way of interpretation of factors and expound the meaning and nature of public interest through historical interpretation,ontology interpretation,subject interpretation and procedure interpretation.The purpose is to describe the possible figures of public interest through interpretations of factors.