一、现代化与法制现代化 “现代化”是在50年代作为专门术语被以藤尼斯为代表的功能主义者首先阐发出来的。后来的普林斯顿学派将之系统化为现代化理论。但时至今日有关现代化概念的界定却仍然众说纷纭。 罗荣渠先生将国内外学界有关现代化的说法梳理为四大类。笔者以之为基础对现代化概念作如下理解:(1)现代化是经济和技术落后国家追赶世界先进水平的历史过程。这个观点实际上等于“西化”。(2)现代化是指人类社会从传统的农业社会向现代工业社会转变的历史过程。换句话 I. Modernization and Modernization of Law The “modernization” was first elucidated in the 1950s by functionalists represented by Tengis as a jargon. The subsequent Princeton School systematized it as a theory of modernization. However, the definition of the concept of modernization today is still divided on different topics. Mr. Luo Rongququ combed the domestic and foreign academic circles on the modernization of the four categories. Based on this, the author makes the following comprehension on the concept of modernization: (1) Modernization is a historical process in which economically and technically backward countries catch up with the world’s advanced level. This view is actually equal to “Westernization.” (2) Modernization refers to the historical process of the transformation of human society from the traditional agricultural society to the modern industrial society. In other words