立宪主义宪法规范是指根据限制政府权力并保障人权的宪法法理而产生的具有特定样式和体系的法律规范。宪法规范的表述从语义学的角度来讲是一种含义的表达,但从法理的角度来看则应当是一种宪法观念的体现,即授予政府权力和保障公民权利的观念是宪法规范的精神,它在很大程度上决定了宪法规范的表述方式、宪法规范的结构以及宪法规范调整社会关系的范围。中国宪法规范的样式和体系与立宪主义宪法存在较大的差异,这种差异不是由国情决定的,而是由支配宪法规范的法理决定的,这种宪法法理上的特征体现了制宪者对宪法理解,在很大程度上制约中国的宪政建设。

The constitutional regulations of constitutionalism are the regulations which arise from the constitutional theory with regards to restricting governmental power and protecting human rights. Those regulations contain specific patterns and systems. The constitutional regulations are an expression of meaning from the viewpoint of semantics, but from the viewpoint of theory of law they are the embodiment of the constitutional notion. Awarding power to the government and protecting human rights are the spirits of constitutional regulations, which determine the constitutional regulations' way of expression, structure and the scope of social relations they regulate. The patterns and systems of Chinese constitutional regulations differ from those of the constitutions of constitutionalism, which result not from the situation of our country but from the constitutional theory. This kind of constitutional theory reflects how the constitution-makers comprehend the constitution, and thus affecting the construction of the constitutional government.