行政立法的意义及其界限

行政立法是指行政机关制定涉及公民权利义务的一般性规范的活动。在自由法治国家时代,行政立法概念根本不可能成立,但是随着社会的发展,需要国家管的事务越来越多,立法机构越来越难以及时应付急需的立法,同时,规制事项的技术性、应急性和立法的灵活性、效率性等要素肯定了行政立法的存在。虽然行政立法有其历史的必然性与客观必要性,但是它也只能存在于现代民主主义与法治主义原理框架之内。它必须以＂法律的授权＂作为其存在的前提。

The Significance and Limitation of Administrative Legislation

The activities that administrative agencies regulate the general norm of citizens＇ rights and obligations are called administrative legislation.Though the concept can impossibly exist in the times of ruling by free legislation,it has now obtained its historical and objective necessity as more and more affairs have to be dealt with by governments and legislative bodies can hardly make adaptable laws in time.Administrative legislation not only can technically meet the needs of emergency,but also can ensure flexibility and efficiency.However,its existence should be within the framework of modern democracy and ruling by laws with a premise of ＂being authorized by laws＂.