The Rule of Law Approach to Government Governance in China

中国政府治理的法治路径（英文）

Chinese government governance involves the two dimensions of autonomy and cogovernance.The process of moving from government management to government governance is a synchronous process of moving from government by a legal system to a“rule of law”government.Such governance coincides with the rule of law in terms of fundamental guarantees,governance frameworks,intrinsic values,external forms,goal pursuits and construction paths and lays the foundation for the realization of government governance.The multi-subject structure,multiplicity of rules and regulations,interaction of processes,diversity of modes and complexity of disputes in this form of governance place new demands on the construction of the rule of law.In response to these needs,we should improve the government’s functional orientation and the disposition of its powers by means of statute law;expand the types of administrative bodies and improve the laws on administrative organizations;enrich the sources of law;use consensus rules to improve controlling rules;be guided by interactivity in improving the administrative procedure system;normalize diversified administrative behavior;and establish multiple dispute resolution mechanisms and strengthen right relief.This will highlight the rule of law path taken by government governance.In the course of the integration and interaction of such governance with the rule of law,we will need to coordinate our responses to its latent risks,such as governance pitfalls and the limitations of the rule of law.

中国政府治理包括自治和共治两个维度。从政府管理迈向政府治理的过程,也是从法制政府走向法治政府的同步过程。政府治理与法治存在根本保证、治道框架、内在价值、外在形式、目标追求、建设路径上的契合,这为实现政府治理的法治化奠定了基础。政府治理的多元主体结构、规则多元、过程交互、方式多样以及纠纷复合性对法治建设提出了新要求。回应政府治理的法治需求,应推进政府职能定位及其权力配置的法定化,拓展行政主体类型并完善行政组织法,丰富法的渊源并以共识性规则改造支配性规则,以交互性为指针完善行政程序制度,规范多样化的行政行为,建立多元纠纷解决机制与强化权利救济等,以彰显政府治理的法治之道。在政府治理与法治融合互动的进程中,会面临如政府治理陷阱、法治的限度等潜在风险需要协调。