功能适当原则与宪法解释模式的选择——从美国"禁止咨询意见"原则开始

宪法解释应当以何种方式展开是中国宪法学需要解决的重大课题。通过对美国1793年确立的“禁止咨询意见”原则的探究可知,宪法解释模式的选择必须与宪法解释机关的功能相适应。虽然各个国家确立了不同的宪法解释模式,但基本上都体现了“功能适当原则”。中国现有体制下的宪法解释只能适用抽象解释的模式,宪法解释程序的建立也必须以此为前提。

Functional Propriety Doctrine and the Choice of the Constitutional Interpretation''''s Mode——Beginning with the "Advisory Opinion Ban" of U. S. A.

One of the main questions of constitutional research of China is the mode of constitutional interpretation.This article started with the precedent "advisory opinion ban" established in 1793,and argued that the mode of constitutional interpretation must suit the functions of the organ which had the power of interpretation.From the Principle of functional propriety,this article argued that under the current system,the only possible mode of China constitutional interpretation is abstract interpretation.