中国的法治进程不仅依靠政府自上而下力量的建构与推动,更重要的是通过社会主体即公民自下而上的积极参与法律而得以确立和维持的。法治秩序内在地要求保障公民的权利、追求自由与平等、弘扬法律至上的精神。而公民的法律参与作为一种内在驱动力,在推进这几个目标实现的过程中有着十分重要的意义。 The process of the rule of law in China depends not only on the construction and promotion of top-down government forces, but more importantly on the positive participation laws of the social subject, that is, from the bottom up. The rule of law inherently requires the protection of citizens’ rights, the pursuit of freedom and equality, and the promotion of the spirit of the supremacy of law. Citizens’ legal participation as an intrinsic driving force plays an important role in advancing these goals.