我国民法典编纂的现代性及其限度

民法典编纂始于党的十八届四中全会决定,将于2020年3月全国人大进入最后审议阶段。回顾民法典编纂进程,交锋激烈,有理念冲突,有体系之争,更有制度辩论,核心问题可以概括为民法的现代性命题。本文从民法典编纂的社会基础、基本原则演化、知识产权入典和惩罚性赔偿制度四个主要维度,对此核心命题进行简要回顾和梳理,重点展示民法典编纂的现代性及其限度,旨在深化理论认知和实践探索,以期对当下及今后的国家法治建设有所贡献。

The Modernity of Our Civil Code and Its Limit

The codification of the civil code began at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee.It will enter the final review stage in March 2020.Reviewing the process of codification of civil code,the confrontation is fierce,there are conflicts of ideas,there are system disputes,and there are more institutional debates.The core issues can be summarized as the modernity propositions of civil law.This article briefly reviews and sorts out the core propositions from the four main dimensions of the social basis of the codification of the civil code,the evolution of basic principles,the entry of intellectual property rights,and the punitive compensation system.We will deepen theoretical cognition and practical exploration in order to contribute to the current and future construction of the national rule of law.