论立法创制权

On the right of legislative initiative

创制是享有投票权的一定人数的公民依法创设特定宪法法案、普通法案或重大政策预案,提交立法机关(议会)讨论或交由全民公决使之成为法律或政策的一种民主活动形式。立法创制权则是享有投票权的一定人数的公民依法创设特定宪法法案或普通法案,提交立法机关(议会)讨论或交由全民公决使之成为宪法或法律的一种权力。立法创制权是人民主权理论的产物,是人民当家作主的直接体现。

Initiative is a democratic activity form, in which a certain number of citizens having the vote right create a specific constitutional act or an ordinary bill or a major policy preparedness according to the law and submitte to the legislature （parliament） for discussion or referendum so as to make it be a law or a policy. The right of legislative initiative is a power for instituting law. The right of legislative initiative is the product of the popular sovereignty theory and the direct embodiment of the people as masters.