论法治的文化基础

对立法而言,文化理念是立法的价值指引;公民素质是制约和影响立法质量的重要因素;制度文化与立法民主有着密切的关系。就法律运行而言,不同文化特性形成不同的法律运行模式;社会习惯、习俗对法律的运行具有重要的影响;对法律的信仰程度也是法律运行是否有效的重要因素。文化对法律制度的这种重要作用,要求我们必须高度重视法律文化的建设,积极培育与法治理念相适应的社会文化。

On the Cultural Basis of Rule-of-law

As for legislation, the cultural idea is the guide value of legislating. Citizen' s quality is the important factor of restricting and influences legislative quality. There are close relations between system culture and legislative democracy. As for the operation of the law, different cultural characteristics form different legal operational modes. Social habit and custom have important influence on the operation of the law . The legal belief is important condition to the effective of the law. Such important function on the legal system of culture, require us to pay close attention to the construction of legal culture, cultivate the social culture to suit with the rule - of - law isea.