普通法研究在中國：問題與思路

The Study of Common Law in China: Problem and Thread

本文的寫作緣於對普通法研究在我國開展之現狀的反思。因此文章首先探討了我們為什麼需要研究普通法，然後總結了目前我國普通法研究所呈現出來的幾個特點，並指出造成這種局面的原因在於我們對普通法本質的理解存在偏差。接下來，作者提出了自己有關普通法本質的基本觀點，並以此為基礎指出應該從歷史和司法兩個方面來研究普通法，這樣才能真正理解和把握普通法。

This article originates from my reflection on the situation of the common law study in China today. Firstly, I explore the necessity of the common law study for China; then make some evaluation about the situation of this study, which, from my point of view, seems not quite satisfactory. In the third part I argued that the main reason for this unsatisfactory situation lies in most scholars’ misunderstanding of the nature of common law. Correspondingly, I announce my view on this issue in the coming part, which regards it as an approach to the control of society rather than any particular norms, institutions or ideas. Based on this view, two approaches to the study of common law were proposed in the end: historically and judicially.