Title: Replace "Belief in Law" with "Identification with the Rule of law"
Abstract: The principle of Belief in Law is not applicable to China and should be replaced by the principle of Identification with the Rule of Law.Embodied in the later is the respect to people's values as well as the protection of their rights.The principle of Identification with the Rule of Law recognizes the actual situation of the general legal awareness and highlights the difficulty and the prolonged process characteristic of China's legal development.The principle first of all demands the respect and obedience of law by those in power,which will help to achieve identification of all social members.It also provides strong theoretical support to fighting against the concept that draconian law is law.The establishment of the principle is subject to social environment.Firstly,market economy plays a decisive role.Secondly,recognizing and protecting people's legitimate interests lays a solid basis for its formation.Thirdly,political order,political democracy and political legality are closely related to the formation of the principle.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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