作者：陈金钊
作者介绍：华东政法大学法律方法研究院教授
出版日期：2021年2月9日
内容提要 民事法律成典使法治社会建设迈入“民法典时代”，对民法典的探究也随之 进入“解释时代”。“解释时代”的民法典，其生命依附于主体的理解和解释。对民法典意义 的诠释，既要求整全的认识论建构，也需要恰当的本体论反思和方法论运用。与文学解释相 比，法律解释强调文本的拘束力，解释者所释放的应是法律的意义。对民法典的解释应当接受 文本规范的指引，坚守法律解释的独断性原则，通过法律方法实现民法典的意义自主。法理思 维要求，对民法典意义的颂扬与批评应保持克制：离开民法典的意义颂扬可能会因脱离文本 而无的放矢，而不带敬意的批评则会贬损民法典的权威性。
关键词 民法典 法理思维 法律解释 体系思维 法律自主
Abstract: The codification of civil law makes society’s construction under the rule of law enter into the Civil Code era, and the exploration of the Civil Code also enters into the era of interpretation. The Civil Code in the era of interpretation depends on understanding and interpretation of subjects. The interpretation of the meaning of the Civil Code requires epistemological construction and ontological reflection and methodological application. Compared with the literal interpretation, legal interpretation emphasizes the object binding of text. What the interpreter releases should be the inherent meaning of the law. The Civil Code’s interpretation theory should adhere to the text determinism, stick to the dogmatic principle of legal interpretation, and finally realize the meaning autonomy of the Civil Code through legal methods. From the perspective of jurisprudence, the praise and criticism of the meaning of the Civil Code should be restrained: the praise of meaning without the Civil Code may be aimless because it is divorced from the text, and criticism without respect will degrade the authority of the Civil Code.