党的十八届四中全会通过的《中共中央关于全面推进依法治国若干重大问题的决定》(以下简称《决定》),明确提出了全面推进依法治国的时代背景、指导思想、总体目标、基本原则、重大任务和加强党对全面推进依法治国的领导等,为我国全面推进依法治国设计出了宏伟蓝图,成为我国法制史上的标志性事件,对法治中国建设具有里程碑式意义。《决定》提出了依法治国的一系列新观点、新举措,是加快建设社会主义法治国家的纲领性文件, The “Decision of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Government on Several Major Issues in Ruling the Country by Law” (the “Decision”) passed by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Party explicitly states the background, guiding ideology, overall objectives and basic conditions for comprehensively promoting governing the country according to law Principle and major task and strengthening the Party’s leadership in promoting the rule of law in an all-round way have all created magnificent blueprints for our country to comprehensively promote the administration of the country according to law. It has become a landmark event in the legal history of our country and has a milestone significance for the rule of law in China. The Decision sets forth a series of new ideas and measures for governing the country according to law, which is a programmatic document for speeding up the building of a socialist country ruled by law.