论宪法上的公民权利与国家权力

宪法的核心内容和基本功能是授予并控制国家权力、确认并保障公民权利。通过宪法,赋予并控制国家权力、确认并保障公民权利是宪政史亘古不变的主题。研究宪法中的公民权利、国家权力的本源及二者对立统一的关系,从本源上明确公民权利是国家权力产生和存在的基础,国家权力必须受公民权利制约,而公民权利的实现必须依靠国家权力的保障。

Civil Rights and State Power in the Constitution

The core content and basic function of the Constitution is to confer and control state power, to affirm and safeguard civil rights. The Constitution confers and controls state power, affirms and safeguards human rights, which is the everlasting theme in the history of Constitution since ancient time. The theme has assumed fresh content and requirement in China's new era stressing on the rule of law to administer the country and respecting and safeguarding human rights. The civil rights are safeguarded through the control of the operation of state power, which is the kernel and ultimate goal of the socialist democracy and the rule of law.