2004年全国人大第四次宪法修改的一个重要之处,是在宪法层面上将公民的“财产权”、“私有财产”的概念和保护制度明确地载入宪法。那么,公民的财产权与生命权之间是一种什么关系呢?人们对它们之间的关系的认识在历史上发生过什么样的变化呢?生命、自由和财产是传统上认为人所应享有的三大自然权利。这种学说首先来自于启蒙时期的思 An important part of the fourth constitutional amendment to the NPC in 2004 is that it explicitly incorporates the concept and system of protection of citizens’ “property rights” and “private property” into the constitution at the constitutional level. So what is the relationship between citizens’ right to property and right to life? What kind of change has occurred in people’s understanding of the relationship between them in the past? Life, freedom and property are traditionally considered to be what people should enjoy The three major natural rights. This theory first came from the enlightenment period of thinking