党的十五大报告明确提出“依法治国 ,建设社会主义法治国家” ,这是我们党对马克思主义国家建设理论的重要贡献 ,是中国法制现代化建设的新的里程碑。本文从依法治国理论的提出是历史发展和社会进步的必然要求 ,依法治国方略是对邓小平民主法制思想的继承和发展 ,依法治国是我党治国方略的充分完善和重要发展等三个方面阐发了这一理论贡献的伟大意义 The report of the 15th National Congress of the CPC explicitly states that “governing the country according to law and building a socialist country ruled by law” is our party’s important contribution to the theory of Marxist state construction and a new milestone in the modernization of China’s legal system. This article from the theory of rule by law is the inevitable requirement of historical development and social progress. The strategy of governing the country according to law is the succession and development of Deng Xiaoping’s thought of democracy and legal system. The rule of law is the perfect and important development of our party’s governing strategy. The great contribution of this theory