论法制的权威

本文以现阶段中国达成的关于树立法制权威的基本政治共识为出发点,主要从传统、理由论证以及调整问题的解决这三个层面分析了权威得以形成和维持的条件,概括出以权威制约权力的不同类型和制度设计模式。作者强调,在目前的社会现实中,应该首先理所当然地充分发挥法律规范的调整功能,然后再推动制度化的论证性对话。从这个角度来看,兼有技术调整和意见论证的程序权威就是政治体制改革"软着陆"的关键,是健全的、稳定的、依法的民主运作机制的核心因素。

On Authoritativeness of Legal System

This articlesummarizes different types and system design modes of restricting power with authoritativeness through analyzing the conditions for forming and maintaining the authoritativeness from three aspects of tradition, reasons argument and the resolution of issues for regulation starting from the basic political consensus of establishing the authoritativeness of legal system in current China. The author stresses that developing the regulation function of legal norms should be taken for granted firstly and that the argumentation dialogue of institutionalization should be promoted afterwards in the current social practice. In this regard, the procedural authoritativeness with technical adjustment and opinion argument is the key of a "soft landing" of political system reform and the essential factor in complete, stable and lawful democracy operation institution.