作者：吴玉章
作者介绍：常州大学史良法学院教授，中国社会科学院法学研究所研究员
出版日期：2020年12月9日
内容提要 人们对于权力现象的认识由来已久。近代以来，无论韦伯强调强制的权力 观，帕森斯突出共识的权力观，还是福柯对前人权力观念的批判，都影响到法理学对于法律 权力的认识。法律权力是法理学的基本概念。分析实证法学家，特别是哈特有独特的认识， 并提出了法律权力即义务缺席的论断。不过哈特的认识也有缺陷，因为它可能引导人们得 出法律权力不受限制的结论。为此，有必要将法律权力放在更为广阔的法律世界中加以观 察。我们发现法律权力受到法律规范的限制，受到法律监督的制约，并与其他法律基本概念 处于相互联系和制约的关系之中。总之，有限性才是法律权力的重要属性。
关键词 法律权力 法律规范 法律监督 法律权力有限性
Abstract: People have been aware of the phenomenon of power for a long time. In modern times, whether Weber emphasizes the coercive concept of power, Parsons emphasizes the consensus concept of power, or Foucault criticizes predecessors’ concept of power, they all have influenced the understanding of legal power in jurisprudence. Legal power is the basic concept of jurisprudence. Analytical positive jurists, especially Hart, have unique understanding and put forward the argument that legal power is the absence of obligation. But Hart’s understanding also has flaws, because it may lead to the conclusion that legal power is unlimited. Therefore, it is necessary to put the legal power in the broader legal world to observe. We find that legal power is restricted by legal norms, legal supervision, and in an interrelated and restrictive relationship with other basic legal concepts. In short, finiteness is an important attribute of legal power.