Mo Jihong: On the Value Goal of a"Legal China"

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( Institute of Law,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Beijing 100720,China)

Abstract: A "legal China" is the real space and place to put into practice a "legal country".It means a down to-earth construction of a "legal country". It gathers together all the value demands of a "legal country",a "legal government",and a "legal society". It indicates the characteristics of both "country law" and "local law" in its place. As a characteristic of a "legal country" as a whole,the "country law" is before the "local law",and the "local law" cannot exist without the "country law". In the process of practicing legal spirit,a state department,social organization or citizen does not enjoy any privilege. The legislation of the law,the practice of the law and the abiding by of the law should be done in accordance with legal principles. It is from the perspective of a

sovereign state that various value demands of legal practice have been made to push forward the basic methods of governing the country by law.

Key words: legal China; legal country; local law; governing the country by law

Published in Journal of Beijing Union University (Humanities and Social Sciences), Vol. 11, No.3, July, 2013.