依法治国,健全社会主义法制,建设社会主义法治国家,已被我们党确立为建设社会主义伟大事业的一项宏伟目标。关于依法治国、建设社会主义法治国家的本质、基本原则及实现途径,一致观点是“有法可依、有法必依、执法必严、违法必究”十六字方针。然而,该十六字方针中,仅前四字关 Ruling the country by law, perfecting the socialist legal system and building a socialist country ruled by law have already been set by our party as a grand goal of building the great cause of socialism. With regard to the essence, basic principles, and ways of realizing the rule of law in accordance with the law and building a socialist country governed by the rule of law, the unanimous view is that the guideline should be adopted in accordance with the sixteen-character principle of “law can be followed, law must be followed, law enforcement must be conducted in strict compliance with the law.” However, only the first four characters of the sixteen-character guidelines are relevant