法律与社会的共同演化——基于卢曼的社会系统理论反思转型时期法律与社会的关系

转型时期法律与社会的关系是中西方学者共同关注的问题,然而对这一问题的解说却是远不够深入的,其根本原因在于缺乏一套关于现代社会中法律与社会关系的一般理论。德国社会学家尼克拉斯.卢曼的社会系统理论为此提供了一种整体性的解释,他把系统/环境的区分应用于法律与社会关系的分析,不仅明确了法律作为现代社会之独立功能系统的位置,也阐发了法律与其他社会功能系统之间复杂的互动机制。这一洞见揭示了法律与社会之间共同演化的关系,对正处于转型时期的当代中国社会而言,具有十分重要的意义。

Co-evolution of Law and Society Reflection:On the Relationship between Law and Society in Transition Period by Luhmann's Social System Theory

The relationship between law and society in times of transition is a common concern by Chinese and Western scholars. However,due to the deficiency of general theories on this,interpretations are not adequate. The social system theory by Niklas Luhmann supplies an integrated explanation in the way that the classification of system-environment is employed in the analysis of the relationship of law and society,which not only clarifies the position of law as a independent functional system in modern society,but...