澳門法制史學芻議──文獻概覽、研究範式與學科構想

Based on relevant literature and research, this paper points out the paradigm, advantages as well as disadvantages of conspectus research (from the perspective of the Sino-Portuguese relationship, cultural communication and globalization) and monographic study (from the perspective of text interpretation, regulation practice and legal culture). Hence it proposes the establishment of a Macau legal history with a global historical view and the construction of its initial research framework, which includes the status, sovereignty, legal process and relevant texts, legal regulations and relevant practice, social development and legal culture, legal and political figures and their thoughts, and appropriate research methods. Thus it is expected to push forward the long-term development of Macau legal history.