法律修改时条文序号整理模式分析

修改法律要伴随着法律条文序号的整理,在我国的立法实践中,基本上是采用全部条文重排的模式。但是,在法律修改时采用全部条文序号重排模式具有严重的弊端,容易引起相关法律制度不必要的连锁修改,容易导致因修改法律而产生技术性的疏漏,容易扰乱法律共同体的集体记忆,容易妨碍对既有法学文献的顺畅阅读。因此,在法律修改时根据条文删除或增加的情况,选用适当的条文序号整理模式是有很大社会效益的立法技术措施。

Analysis about the Modes of Adjusting the Numbering of Provisions in a Law during its Revision

Revision of a law is almost always accompanied by the adjustment of the numbering of provisions in the law.In its legislative practice,China basically adopts the mode of renumbering of all provisions in a law during its revision.However,this mode has serious drawbacks:it can easily lead to such problems as unnecessary chain revisions of the relevant laws,technical omissions resulting from the revision of laws,disruption of the collective memories of the legal community,and impediment to the smooth reading of the existing legal literature.Therefore,adopting an appropriate mode of adjusting the numbers of provisions in a law in light of the deletion or supplementation of provisions during its revision is a legislative technique that can have significant social effects.