法治文明是人类为追求政治民主和维护公平正义,把法治确定为治国理政基本方式过程中所体现出来的文明程度,属于制度文明。虽然法治不仅仅是法律制度,但制度性构成和规则体系始终是法治的基本要素。在法治国家和法治社会,任何经济制度、政治制度以及文化制度要得到稳固的确立、顺利的运作和健康的发展都必须法律化、法治化。法治是政治文明的核心内容,政治文明的精义是政治民主。现代社会民主与法治总是如影随形。唯有法治,才能保障民主推动民主;唯有民主,才能丰富法治张扬法治。 Civilization of law is the degree of civilization embodied by mankind in the pursuit of political democracy and the maintenance of fairness and justice, and the establishment of the rule of law as the basic mode of governing the country. It belongs to the system of civilization. Although the rule of law is not just a legal system, its institutional composition and rules are always the basic elements of the rule of law. In a country ruled by law and a society ruled by law, any economic system, political system and cultural system should be firmly established, its smooth operation and healthy development must be legalized and ruled by law. The rule of law is the core of political civilization. The essence of political civilization is political democracy. Modern social democracy and rule of law always go hand in hand. Only by the rule of law can democracy and democracy be promoted. Only democracy can enrich the rule of law and publicize the rule of law.