宪法解释能动性——以美国宪法解释为视角

法官在违宪审查中能否根据社会的发展趋势对宪法文本做出突破立宪者原意的解释是至今仍存在争议的问题。宪法解释并不仅仅是一种体现司法技术理性的活动,它同时从宪政的层面反映了法官的能动性、法治的确定性以及与民主的关联性。通过对法官能动性在宪法解释中的质疑及回应,阐明了法官能动地解释宪法是不可避免的,法官的能动性乃是一个充满活力的法治社会稳定发展不可或缺的条件。

The Judicial Activism in Constitution Interpretation:a Perspective from the U.S. Constitution Interpretation

It remains controversial whether the Judges can break through the original intention of the constitution to accommodate the changes and development of the society when interpreting the constitution.The activity of constitution interpretation not only embodies judicial technology,but also reflects the judge's active role and relations with the definition of law and democracy from the view of the constitutionalism.The paper,in response to the query to the active role of judges in the constitution interpretation,illustrates that the judge's active role is the indispensable condition for the development and stability of vigor society governed by law.