The Constitutional Interpretation of Republicanism

Author: Zhou Yezhong
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: "The rule of law and the construction of a socialist rule-of-law state" were explicitly incorporated into China's Constitution in 1999. The proposal of the rule-of-law strategy and the fixation of the goal of a socialist rule-of-law state mark the entry of China's rule-of-law state construction into a new stage. The fundamental strategy of the rule of law must first be the rule of constitution, and the rule of constitution requires a comprehensive review and examination of constitutional theory and constitutional practice. As one of the important sources of constitutional theory, republicanism is an important part of human constitutional civilization. In a sense, it can be said that it is the republican tradition that led to the emergence of modern and contemporary constitutions and constitutionalism. Since republicanism has a profound influence and is integrated into constitutional civilization, it is extremely necessary to conduct in-depth research on constitutionalism, interpret the republican tradition in the long history of the West, draw beneficial components from it, and provide insights for building a socialist rule-of-law state with Chinese characteristics.