Absorption of Folk Norms in Local Legislation: Theoretical Argumentation and Exploration of Improvement Paths

地方立法要在国家治理体系中更好发挥其独特作用，便应当突出其地方性，吸收作为地方治理智慧的民间规范不失为一条重要途径。文章以理论论证与实践现状两个维度为参考系，论证地方立法吸收民间规范的必要性与可能性，并针对地方立法吸收民间规范规模小、程度低的实践问题，立足吸收的具体方法步骤，从三个方面探讨地方立法吸收民间规范的完善路径，以期地方立法通过吸收民间规范的方法继续发挥其在国家治理体系中的积极作用。For local legislation to better exert its unique role in the national governance system, it should highlight its local nature. Absorbing folk norms, as the wisdom of local governance, is an important approach. This article, taking both theoretical demonstration and the current practice situation as the frame of reference, justifies the necessity and possibility of local legislation absorbing folk norms. In view of the practical issues such as the small scale and low degree of local legislation absorbing folk norms, based on the specific methods and steps of absorption, it explores the paths for improvement of local legislation absorbing folk norms from three aspects in the hope that local legislation can continue to play its positive role in the national governance system through the method of absorbing folk norms.