比较是科学研究中一种常用的方法,法学研究亦然。在当今全球化进程加快的时代背景下,对于中国这样一个追赶型的发展中国家而言,比较更具有不一般的意义。通过比较,不仅能开阔眼界,启迪思维,进入更广的视域,而且能发掘资源,吸收先进的文化和制度,为我所用。正因此,在当代中国法律制度的建立和发展过程中,采用比较的方法,对西方法律制度加以继受或移植,成为一条公认的重要路径。然而,必须看到的是,由于至少有以下几方面的原因,比较注定是有难度甚至是有风险的。首先,各个国家和民族都有自己特定的历史文化传统,加上现实生活中经济发展水平的差异、宗教信仰的不同等,使得许多的知识成为带有浓重地方色彩的知识,这种知识不可能“放之四海而皆 Comparison is a commonly used method in scientific research, as is legal research. In today’s era of accelerating globalization, it is more unusual for China, a developing country to catch up. By comparison, not only can we broaden our horizons, enlighten our minds and broaden our horizons, but we can also tap resources and absorb advanced cultures and systems for what I use. Therefore, in the process of establishing and developing the legal system in contemporary China, it has become a recognized and important path to adopt a comparative approach to continue or transplant the Western legal system. However, what must be seen is that it is rather difficult or even risky for at least the following reasons. First of all, all countries and nations have their own specific historical and cultural traditions. With the differences in the level of economic development in real life and the differences in religious beliefs, many of the knowledge have become knowledge with a strong local flavor. Such knowledge is impossible ”Put the whole world