二十年來臺灣法律史學位論文研究回顧（1995-2017）

Retrospective Review on Legal History of Taiwan (1995-2017)

本文以碩博士學位論文為研究對象，嘗試運用國家圖書館建置之學位論文資料庫以及其所提供之數位工具等資源，回顧二十多年來臺灣法律史之學位論文，進行學科知識生產之分析討論。分析這些論文如何反應臺灣社會變遷與發展需求，逐漸從中華民國的、國家的、法體制的規範性研究角度，轉型為以臺灣的、人民的、本土社會法律生活的社會實證研究取向。 相較於既有的法律史論述，這些學位論文在研究主體上多從臺灣出發，以臺灣社會為主，與過去的中國法制史研究，尤其是針對中華民國法規範體系為主體的近代法制史研究，關懷已有所不同。在討論對象上，除針對抽象的法規範，更逐步擴及規範生成的相關政經社條件，以及規範實施的法社會效應等面向。在研究方法上，則較強調兼顧法規範（法秩序）與法事實，嘗試運用不同研究取徑與資料進行研究。 本文審視過去二十多年來臺灣法律史之相關研究成果，已逐步反映臺灣地緣的特殊性，以及歷史多元與多源等發展特色，針對不同時期、地域特性，針對因應不同族群、性別、政黨、意識形態等因素而生的不同法律文化與法律生活，開展出嶄新的研究視野。

This article is a retrospective review of master theses and doctoral dissertations on legal studies archived at the National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan. The analysis aims to shed light on the generation of content knowledge over the past two decades and traces the evolution in these legal studies from the normative research perspective of the country and the legal system to the social empirical research orientation of the people and the social/legal life in response to social changes and development needs of Taiwan. In contrast to the established narratives of legal history in Taiwan and past research emphasis on legal history of China, these analyzed theses and dissertations focus more on contemporary legal history with local perspectives developed from Taiwan. Their discussion, in addition to abstract legal norms, has gradually expanded to political, economic and social conditions consequent to implementation of laws. Moreover, their research approaches have also become more varied emphasizing both norms and facts of legal practices. Research findings on legal history of Taiwan in the past two decades reveal distinct features of Taiwan including its geographical location, multi-ethnic origins and diverse cultures The different legal cultures and lives arising from ethnicities, political parties, genders and ideologies in different eras and regions have opened up a new research horizon.