Emergency Law in China： Its Formation, Present State and Future

中国非常法律的形成，是为了应对紧急事件。这类法律由法律法规、应急预案和军事法规等组成，规定了战争状态、紧急状态和应急状态三种非常状态，致力于建构专业化大分工基础上的综合统一体制。在实践中，应急预案取代了法律法规，成为紧急事件治理的基本规范依据；政府和武装力量处于主导地位。中国非常法律基于必要而形成，其适用具有临时性，主要内容具有授权性和预防性。非常法律未来发展的主要目标是：与中国特色社会主义法律体系衔接，制定紧急状态下的基本法，完善非常法律的各项具体机制。

China＇s emergency laws have emerged as a result of dealing with crises. They comprise laws and regulations, emergency plans, and military regulations, and define three exceptional or emergency states： war, emergency and emergency response, with the aim of constructing a comprehensive integrated system based on the specialized division of labor. In practice, however, emergency plans take the place of laws and regulations and provide the fundamental normative basis for tackling emergencies, with government and the military playing the dominant role. Developing out of necessity and possessing temporary applicability, China＇s emergency laws are characterized by authorization and prevention. Integrating emergency law with the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, formulating basic law for emergency situations and improving the specific mechanisms of emergency law should be regarded as major steps in its future development.