党的十五大提出,“依法治国,建设社会主义法治国家”。加强立法,有法可依,是实行和坚持依法治国,建设法治国家的前提。改革开放以来的二十年,是我国立法工作最辉煌的时期,积累了比较丰富的立法经验。一我国立法工作全面恢复、进入新的时期是从党的十一届三中全会后开始的。二十年来,全国人大及其常委会的立法工作完全是以邓小平理论为指导来进行的,并且一直把立法工作放在首要位置,取得了举世瞩目的成绩。到1998年12月底,全国人大及其常委会一共制定 The 15th CPC National Congress proposed that “rule the country according to law and build a socialist country ruled by law”. Strengthening legislation is governed by the law and is the precondition for implementing and upholding the rule of law in accordance with the law and building a state under the rule of law. The two decades since the reform and opening up were the most brilliant period of our legislative work and accumulated rich legislative experience. As soon as the legislative work in our country was fully restored, the entry into a new period started after the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee. In the past 20 years, the legislative work of the NPC and its standing committees has been conducted entirely under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory. It has always put legislative work at the top of the list and has achieved world-renowned achievements. By the end of December 1998, the National People’s Congress and its standing committee have formulated a total of