法治即“依法治理”或“依法治国”。人类社会的发展趋势,是人类从愚蒙走向文明的过程,整个过程的每一发展阶段都需要依法保证社会秩序的稳定,经济的健康发展,思想文化的繁荣,这是发展的必然规律。法治是社会调控的根本。人类的每一社会阶段要想得以正常的存在和发展,就需要社会调控来稳定社会秩 The rule of law means “governing according to law” or “governing the country according to law”. The development trend of human society is the process of mankind’s transition from ignorance to civilization. At each stage of development of the whole process, it is necessary to ensure the stability of social order, the healthy development of economy, and the prosperity of ideology and culture in accordance with the law, which is the inevitable law of development. The rule of law is the root of social regulation. If every stage of humankind wants normal existence and development, it needs social regulation to stabilize the social rank