法律地理学在中国：研究脉络与本土进路——基于CNKI (1994~2025)文献的分析

Legal Geography in China: Research Trajectories and Local Approaches—An Analysis of CNKI Literature (1994~2025)

摘要: 法律地理学作为法学与地理学的交叉研究领域，自20世纪90年代以来逐渐进入国内学界视野。文章基于中国知网(CNKI) 1994年至2025年间收录的相关学术文献，对国内法律地理学的研究现状进行了系统梳理。研究发现，国内研究呈现出“理论引介”与“地方经验性探讨”并行的双重脉络：在理论层面，完成了从孟德斯鸠到布隆里的理论谱系梳理，识别了批判主义、符号学、系统论、规范论等多元研究进路；在地方层面，形成了司法需求空间差异、基层法院职能地方性、历史制度地理维度、具体制度空间分析等核心议题，并与多个领域形成交叉对话。当前研究正致力于探讨“空间”概念的共识凝聚、理论引介与地方经验的融合深化，以及方法论探索的持续拓展等重要课题。未来研究应强化地方理论建构，拓展数字空间等新兴议题，深化方法论探索，推动法律地理学从“译介”走向“自主理论创新”。

Abstract: As an interdisciplinary field bridging law and geography, legal geography has gradually entered the horizon of Chinese academia since the 1990s. Based on academic literature retrieved from CNKI (1994-2025), this paper systematically reviews the current state of legal geography research in China. The study finds that domestic research presents a dual trajectory of “theoretical introduction” and “local exploration”. At the theoretical level, scholars have systematically traced the intellectual lineage from Montesquieu to Blomley, identifying multiple research approaches including critical, semiotic, systems-theoretical, and normative pathways. At the local level, core research themes have emerged, including spatial variations in judicial demand, the locality of grassroots court functions, the geographical dimensions of historical institutions, and spatial analysis of specific legal institutions. Cross-disciplinary dialogues have also developed with other fields. Current research is focusing on reaching a consensus on the concept of “space”, deepening the local theoretical introduction and indigenous experience, and continuously expanding methodological explorations. Future research should strengthen indigenous theoretical construction, expand into emerging issues such as digital space, deepen methodological approaches, and promote the transition of legal geography from “translation” to “autonomous theoretical innovation”.