At present, a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics has been formed, with the Constitution as the core and the law as the main task, including administrative regulations, local regulations and other normative documents, consisting of seven legal departments and three levels of legal norms. Laws have been enacted in the basic and main aspects of the country's economic, political, cultural and social life, which has laid a solid legal foundation for comprehensively implementing the general plan of governing the country according to law, building a socialist harmonious society and realizing the grand goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way.
The Constitution is the fundamental law of our country, the general statute of governing the country and keeping the country safe, the legal basis for safeguarding national unity, national unity, economic development, social progress and long-term stability, and provides a fundamental institutional guarantee for the construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. China has four constitutions, namely 1954, 1975, 1978 and the current 1982. The Constitution confirms the achievements of the people of all ethnic groups in China in the form of law, stipulates the fundamental system and tasks of the country, and has the greatest authority and the highest legal effect. The Constitution stipulates China's basic economic system and distribution system, clearly adheres to reform and opening up and develops the socialist market economy, and provides a solid legal guarantee for deepening reform, expanding opening up and promoting development. The system of people's congresses stipulated in the Constitution, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation led by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the system of regional ethnic autonomy have been adhered to and improved in practice, which has effectively promoted the development of socialist democracy in China. The Constitution comprehensively stipulates the basic rights and obligations of citizens, which provides a reliable legal guarantee for the broad masses of people to fully enjoy their democratic rights and give full play to their enthusiasm, initiative and creativity in national life, and greatly promotes the development of human rights and various social undertakings in China. Ruling the country according to law and building a socialist country ruled by law as stipulated in the Constitution have been vigorously promoted, which has promoted and guaranteed the construction of socialist democracy and legal system in China.
The laws for developing socialist democratic politics have been constantly improved. The system of people's congresses, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Chinese Production Party, the system of regional ethnic autonomy and the system of grass-roots mass autonomy have been continuously improved and developed, and the basic rights of citizens have been respected and guaranteed. Electoral Law, Organization Law of the National People's Congress, Organization Law of the State Council, Organization Law of Local People's Congresses and Local Governments, Law of Regional National Autonomy, Organization Law of Courts, Organization Law of Procuratorates, Legislation Law, Supervision Law, etc. To stipulate the formation, functions, activities and supervision of legislative organs, administrative organs and judicial organs, and ensure that the people manage state affairs, economic and cultural affairs and social affairs through various channels and forms according to law. The promulgation and implementation of laws such as the Administrative Licensing Law, the Administrative Punishment Law, the Administrative Supervision Law and the Administrative Reconsideration Law have adapted to the needs of strengthening social management, providing public services and building a government ruled by law, strengthened the regulation, restriction and supervision of administrative power, and promoted the deepening of the reform of the administrative management system. The organic laws of villagers' committees and urban residents' committees have further expanded grass-roots democracy in rural areas and cities, ensured that the people can directly exercise their democratic rights and manage their own affairs according to law, and effectively promoted the development of grass-roots democracy. The promulgation and implementation of the Basic Law of Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions provides a legal basis for the administration, legislation and judicature of Hong Kong and Macao, embodies the concept of "one country, two systems", safeguards the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, and promotes the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao. The Anti-Secession Law provides a series of major principles, policies and measures for the work of the Party and the state towards Taiwan in legal form, which has played an important role in opposing and containing the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and their activities and safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Laws regulating and safeguarding the socialist market economy have been constantly improved. Since the reform and opening up, China has successively formulated the General Principles of Civil Law and other civil laws. The General Principles of Civil Law stipulate the adjustment objects, basic principles, civil subjects, civil acts, civil rights and civil liabilities of civil law, which provide basic legal rules for the socialist market economy. Especially with the establishment and perfection of the socialist market economy, a series of laws have been promulgated to regulate market players and their behaviors, maintain market order, protect intellectual property rights, strengthen macro-control and promote opening up, which have provided important legal guarantees for healthy, coordinated and sustainable economic development. Property law embodies the basic socialist economic system, follows the market law of equal protection of property rights, strengthens the protection of state-owned assets, implements the basic policies of the party in rural areas at this stage, and regulates the issues that the masses are most concerned about in real life. The contract law stipulates the rules that market equal subjects must abide by in transactions. Company law, partnership enterprise law, sole proprietorship enterprise law, commercial bank law, etc. Standardize all kinds of market players and their behaviors to ensure their fair participation in market competition. The Enterprise Bankruptcy Law establishes the survival of the fittest mechanism and the rescue system for enterprises in distress. Guarantee law, insurance law, negotiable instrument law, auction law, trust law, bidding law and securities law regulate market behavior in specific fields. Patent law, trademark law and copyright law provide legal protection for intellectual property rights. Anti-unfair competition law, anti-monopoly law and product quality law have played an important role in protecting and promoting fair competition and maintaining market order. While giving full play to the market mechanism and optimizing the allocation of resources, we should use legal means to carry out moderate macro-control on economic development. Budget law, individual income tax law, enterprise income tax law, tax collection and management law, etc. To provide legal protection for macro-control in related fields. China People's Bank Law strengthens the supervision and management of the financial industry, ensures the correct formulation and implementation of the national monetary policy, and promotes the establishment and improvement of the central bank's regulation system. The Law on Sino-foreign Joint Ventures, the Law on Sino-foreign Cooperative Ventures, the Law on Foreign-funded Enterprises and the Law on Foreign Trade have effectively promoted the development of the cause of opening to the outside world. Since 200 1, in order to meet the requirements of joining the WTO and establishing a unified market, the foreign trade law has been revised and a unified and transparent foreign trade legal system has been established.
Laws to promote socialist social construction and cultural undertakings have been continuously improved. Formulate labor law, labor contract law, employment promotion law, safety production law and occupational disease prevention law. Standardize and adjust the rights and obligations of employers and workers, promote employment according to law, and protect the personal safety and health of workers. Formulate a social insurance law, establish and improve a social security system, and safeguard citizens' rights to subsistence and development. We will formulate the law on the protection of the rights and interests of the elderly, the law on the protection of women's rights and interests, the law on the protection of minors and the law on the protection of the disabled to protect the legitimate rights and interests of vulnerable groups. Laws on science, technology, culture and health have been formulated to promote the healthy development of social undertakings. The formulation of social management laws such as the Public Security Administration Punishment Law, the Road Traffic Safety Law, the National Defense Law, the Customs Law, the Education Law, the Science and Technology Progress Law, the Real Estate Management Law, the Sports Law, the Food Hygiene Law, the Drug Administration Law, the Resident Identity Card Law and the Passport Law has promoted the healthy development of China's economy, culture, education, health, science and technology. Criminal law, civil procedure law, administrative procedure law and criminal procedure law have maintained social stability and strengthened judicial protection of human rights.
Laws to promote the construction of socialist ecological civilization have been continuously improved. In order to meet the requirements of building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society and realizing sustainable development, the construction of environmental legal system has been continuously strengthened. Environmental protection law, environmental impact assessment law, air pollution prevention law, water pollution prevention law, marine environmental protection law, environmental noise pollution prevention law, solid waste pollution prevention law, radioactive pollution prevention law, cleaner production promotion law, energy conservation law, renewable energy law, water and soil conservation law, mineral resources law, etc. The basic system of environmental protection has been clarified, environmental pollution and other public hazards have been prevented, the environment has been protected and improved, the rational development and utilization of resources have been promoted, and economic development has been promoted.
In short, the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics is an important carrier of the socialist system and socialist values, which embodies the organic unity of the party's ideas and the people's will, reflects the historical process of China's modernization, summarizes and confirms the latest achievements since the reform and opening up, promotes the great cause of China's reform and opening up, and plays an important role in safeguarding the unity of the socialist legal system, ensuring the long-term stability of the country, and upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Of course, the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics needs to keep pace with the times and constantly improve.