论法治社会权力与权利关系的理性定位

“权力”与“权利”是公法学研究中最为常见的一对基本范畴,也是近些年来被我国法学界所广为关注的一个重要问题。本文认为,从人类历史发展的过程来看,“权力”与“权利”的“不平衡”是长期的,而“平衡”则是短暂的。特别是在近现代世界各国的宪法确认了“人民主权”的基本原则与以“控权”为基本特征的“法治”治国方略之后,“权力”来源于“权利”、服务于“权利”并保障与促进“权利”得以实现。这种新型的“权力”“权利”关系说明,“权利”相对于“权力”的优越地位得到了进一步的强调与肯定,成为现代国家民主法治发展的重要标志。

On Reasonable Position Between Power and Rights in a Rule of Law Society

Right" and "Power" are basic concepts in the research of public law. The authors do not agree with the Theory of Balance, and think that it is unbalanced between the "Right" and the "Power" in the history of human being. "Controlling Power" is the basic method to the "rule of law". As far as the authors are concerned, the Power stems from the Right, and for the Right. The "rule of law" asks for the relation that the "Right" is superior to the "Power".