摘要
The practice of the international rule of law needs a theoretical guide, and the formulation of the theory of international law has to depend upon practice, which imposes new requirement upon the methodology of international law. Traditional research into legal doctrine is unfavorable to the creative exertion of international jurisprudence, and the research methods of social sciences are playing an increasingly important role in the methodological innovation of international law. From the perspective of promotion of the international rule of law, the study of international law needs to deep research a State＇s motives, cause and innate logic in observing international aw, and law and economics can show its capability in this field. For the international rule of law, basic research needs to be carried about such social surroundings as where the rules are produced and applied and exerting influences. The research method of the sociology of law exactly hits the point. The application of empirical and experimental research methods offers a beforehand ＂rehearsal＂ chance for the process of the rule of law to grasp the pros and cons in the planning andpractice of the rule of law. The cooperation between the research methods of social science and the traditional research method of international law can reasonably interpret the phenomena of international relations and promote the international rule of law.
国际法治实践需要理论指引,国际法理论的凝练离不开对实践的观察,这对国际法方法论提出了新要求。传统的法教义学研究不利于国际法学创造性的发挥,社会科学研究方法在国际法方法论创新中发挥越来越重要的作用。从推进国际法治的角度考虑,国际法研究需要深入研究国家遵守国际法的动机、原因和内在逻辑,法经济学可以在该领域大展身手。国际法治需要对规则产生、适用和影响的社会环境因素进行基础研究,法社会学研究方法恰恰切中要点。实证、实验等研究方法的应用使得法治进程拥有了事先实验的机会,把握法治规划和实践的利弊得失。社会科学研究方法与传统国际法研究方法共同协作,可以合理解释国际关系现象并推动国际法治。
基金
The author wishes to express his thanks to Professors Zou Keyuan, Liang Zhiping, Zhang Kening, Yang Guohua, Liu Zhiyun, Cai Congyan and He Zhipeng for their valuable advice. This is an achievement of the project supported by National Social Science Foundation （15BFX186）
a research product of the ＂2011 Plan＂ of China--Collaborative Innovation Center of Judicial Civilization
and a fruit of the MOE Project of Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Universities （16JJD820008）.
