“活法”是人类社会法律秩序的基础,软法是法律社会化的一种表现形式,软法亦法。随着社会的发展及经济全球化的到来,政府主导的公共治理模式日益不能适应社会新的需求,社会共同体参与公共治理的积极性及可操作性越来越受到关注。软法作为社会共同体调节自身问题的规范而被广泛应用,公共治理需要软法。 “Living Law ” is the foundation of the legal order in human society. Soft law is a manifestation of the socialization of law. With the development of the society and the arrival of economic globalization, the government-led public governance model can not meet the new needs of society increasingly. The community’s participation in public governance has drawn increasing attention and enthusiasm. Soft law is widely used as a criterion for the social community to regulate its own problems, and public governance requires soft law.