論法律與東方主義

On Law and Orientalism

東方主義在法律領域的複雜性需要豐富的經驗性個案研究。對抗式的法庭審判是研究東方主義在法律領域活動的富礦。法律制定、法律史的書寫、與知識財產相關聯的世界體系以及其他不太明顯的東方主義表達形式也應被納入研究視野。除了對過去的、殖民地的東方主義加以關注之外，還要考察當今的、帝國中心的東方主義、自我東方主義以及其他新的東方主義形式。對於特定事件，可能存在多種東方主義解讀。同一種修辭可能被用於相互排斥的不同計畫。東方主義的敘事也可以被借鑒、分解或者混合。面對東方主義提出的嚴峻挑戰，比較法要生存下去，關鍵不在於 “邁出東方主義”，而在於建構一套對他者化操作之影響具有自覺認識的“合乎倫理的”比較法，以及對比較法和法律東方主義中常見的二元對立保持健康適度的懷疑主義。

The complexity of Orientalism in the field of law requires a wealth of empirical case studies. The adversarial court trial is a bonanza for the study of Orientalism in the legal field. The formulation of laws, the history of law, the world system associated with intellectual property and other less obvious forms of Orientalism should also be included in the research field of vision. In addition to paying attention to the past and colonial Orientalism, it is also necessary to examine the present and the imperial Orientalism, self Orientalism and other new forms of orientalism. For specific events, there may be a variety of Orientalism interpretation. The same kind of rhetoric may be used for different schemes of mutual exclusion. The narration of Orientalism can also be used for reference, decomposition or blending. Facing the challenge of Orientalism of comparative law, to survive, the key is not "step Orientalism", and lies in the construction of a set of Otherization operation effect is understood in the "ethical" and the comparative law, comparative law and legal Orientalism in common two yuan to maintain a healthy moderate opposition skepticism.