党的十五大明确提出的“建设社会主义法治国家”的目标,标志着建立现代法治国家已成为执政党的共识,建立现代的法治国家,从本质上反映了全国各族人民的意志,是建立市场经济,使中国成为21世纪强国的必然要求,我国正在向现代化强国迈进,如果没有与之相适应的上层建筑,建立现代化的强国只能是一句空话。中国的法治时代呼唤时代法学,法学理论界必须对法治国家的内涵与外延进行全面的探讨。笔者认为,建立现代 The goal set forth in the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to “build a socialist country under the rule of law” marks the consensus that the establishment of a modern country under the rule of law has become the consensus of the ruling party and the establishment of a modern state governed by the rule of law essentially reflects the will of the people of all ethnic groups across the country Is an inevitable requirement for establishing a market economy and making China a powerful nation in the 21st century. My country is moving towards a modern and powerful nation. If there is no superstructure corresponding to it, the establishment of a modern and powerful nation can only be an empty talk. The era of rule of law in China calls for the law of the times, and the legal theorists must conduct a comprehensive discussion on the connotation and denotation of the country ruled by law. The author believes that the establishment of modern