全国人民代表大会常务委员会:我受国务院的委托,现对《中华人民共和国人民调解法(草案)》作说明。人民调解是一项具有中国特色的化解矛盾、消除纷争的非诉讼纠纷解决方式,被国际社会誉为化解社会矛盾的“东方经验”。我国宪法、民事诉讼法对人民调解的性质和基本原则作了规定。1989年国务院公布施行了《人民调解委员 Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress: As entrusted by the State Council, I hereby give an explanation of the “People’s Republic of China People’s Mediation Law (Draft)”. People’s mediation is a non-litigation dispute resolution solution that resolves conflicts and eliminates disputes with Chinese characteristics and is praised by the international community as “Oriental Experience” for resolving social conflicts. China’s Constitution and Civil Procedure Law provide for the nature and basic principles of people’s mediation. In 1989 the State Council promulgated and implemented the "People’s Mediation Committee