數字法學真的來了嗎?

Has Digital Law Really Arrived?

對數字技術發展所帶來法律問題的研究推動數字法學作為學術命題被提出。雖然數字法學發展迅速，已成為學界熱門研究領域，但關於數字法學立論基礎等理論問題的研究仍較為薄弱。一方面，數字法學缺乏明確的問題領域，所研究的問題本質上是技術問題，可以通過對現有法學理論體系的完善獲得解釋；另一方面，數字法學缺少充分的理論建構，既沒有突破傳統權力理論框架，也沒有提出技術超越理論。因此，數字法學在問題領域和理論建構兩方面均無法被證成。與其說數字法學是一種法學研究新範式，不如承認數字法學本質上是對技術應用場景的模糊概括。數字社會只是觀察社會的眾多視角之一，數字社會的到來並不必然意味著法學研究轉向了數字法學。在法學理論上，數字法學並不是一個真實的學術命題。

Although digital law has developed rapidly and has become a popular research field in the academic community, research on theoretical issues such as the foundation of digital law is still relatively weak. On the one hand, digital law lacks clear problem areas, and the problems studied are essentially technical issues that can be explained by improving the existing legal theoretical system; on the other hand, digital law lacks sufficient theoretical construction and neither breaks through the tradition. The theoretical framework of power does not propose a theory of technological transcendence. Therefore, digital jurisprudence cannot be justified both in terms of problem areas and theoretical construction. Rather than saying that digital law is a new paradigm of legal research, it is better to admit that digital law is essentially a vague summary of technology application scenarios. In legal theory, digital law is not a real academic proposition.