论回避宪法判断原则

作为"权利的宣言书",宪法最明快地保护人权,理当在实践中发挥作用.但即使在宪法审查制度发达的国家,法院在引用宪法上也恪守消极主义立场,尽量回避宪法性判断,在法律层面上处理案件,充分尊重普通法律的稳定和立法权的独立.然而法律的制定常受现实的影响,从而忽略宪法的基本原则,如果盲目坚持回避宪法判断的原则,就会姑息纵容损害基本权的立法行为.所以当基本权受到明显的、持续的、严重的侵犯时,各国法院仍会积极适用宪法判断.这一点也值得国内实务界和学术界适当借鉴,以应付以宪法为诉讼依据的案件和事件.

On Principle of Avoidance of Constitutional Decision

As declaration of rights,the constitution protects human rights explicitly and deserves to be implemented in practices.But even in those countries with perfect constitutional review,courts insist the standpoint of passivism,trying to decide cases on the level of law and avoid constitutional decisions in order to deed stability of common laws and independence of legislature.However,legislations readily yield to practical circumstances and disregards of constitutional principles.Sticking to that principle wou...