制定法与判例法之社会适应性比较

由于创制方式不同,制定法和判例法在社会适应性方面表现出较大的差异:制定法以总的社会生活条件为基础,针对一般情况从全局的观念出发来制定法律,判例法植根于具体的社会生活现实,更偏向于通过对具体个案的调整来确定每个人的权利与义务;从法律创制和法律适用两方面看,判例法与制定法相比,更具确定性优势;同样,判例法比制定法能更灵活地适应社会生活,有较完善的自我调整机制。

A Comparison of Social Adaptation of Statutory Law and Case Law

Because of the different legislation forms,statutory law and case law have different(characters) in various aspects.In terms of social adaptation,statutory law,on the basis of social living standards,is stipulated from a general perspective whereas case law,based on social reality,defines a(person's) rights and obligations from the perspective of adjustment of specific cases.Compared with(statutory) law in the two aspects,i.e.,legislation form and social adaptation,case law is more accurate and more flexibly(adaptable) to social life and has a better self-adjusting mechanism.