从法制到法治:法律主体的成长之途

From Legal System to Rule of Law: the Growth Path of the Legal Subject

从人类历史的发展来看,一般的民族都经历了从法制到法治的发展过程。前者是以一种缺乏具有自由意志的一般法律主体为基础的,以外在的强制力为后盾的社会统治方式;而后者则是以具有自由意志为一般法律主体基础之上的自律社会治理体系。法律主体的存在,以特定的方式诠释了社会发展的阶段与过程。

In terms of the development of human history, every nation has roughly experienced the develop- ment process from the legal system to the rule of law. The legal system is a social governance based on ordinary le- gal subjects short of free will and backed by the external coercive force; while the rule of law is a system of self - discipline social governance based on legal subjects with free will. Therefore, the existence of legal subjects has in- terpreted the phases and processes of social advancement in a specific mannar.