法律传统、国家形态与法理学谱系——重读柯克法官与詹姆斯国王的故事

柯克法官与詹姆斯国王的论争是西方法律史的经典故事,但西方学者的研究表明故事的本身可能并不是完全真实的。语境化地阅读故事的文本,可以发现詹姆斯的主张并非是完全违反常理或落后保守的,而是基于其本人与所属时代的哲学立场;而柯克的主张也并非是一味地反对王权,其理论的本身存在深刻的矛盾。在此基础上,从法律史、国家史与法理学三个角度对上述两种对立的主张进行解读,其背后实质是两种法律传统与两种国家形态的对立,同时也预示了现代法理学中两种根本观点的对立。

Legal Tradition, Form of State and the Pedigree of Legal Theory: Review on the Story of Sir Coke and King James

The debate between Sir Coke and King James is a classical story in western legal history, but according to the research of western scholars the story is not quite true. To read the story in context, it is easy to understand that the argument of James is not unreasonable or preservative, but based on the philosophical standing of him and his times. At the same time, the idea of Coke is not against the power of the king, the theory is deeply contradicted. Accordingly, to interpret the arguments from the perspective of legal history, state history and legal theory, the essence of this is the conflict of legal tradition and state formality, and also indicated the conflict of two views in modern legal history.