Social Sciences in China

Vol. 38, No. 3, 2017

 

SPECIAL ISSUE: RULE OF LAW—CHINA AND THE WORLD

 

International Rule of Law and Rule of Law Construction in China

(Abstract)

 

Zeng Lingliang

 

The rule of law has international as well as domestic attributes, so it can be divided into two levels: the domestic rule of law and the international rule of law. Using the thinking behind the international rule of law to build the rule of law in China is both necessary and inevitable. China should put into practice the idea of the international rule of law at the institutional and the governance levels, and should at the same time participate in the UN’s rule of law activities and in international rule-making, thereby extending its rule of law discourse power and influence in the international sphere.

 

Keywords: the rule of law, the domestic rule of law, the international rule of law, the thinking of international rule of law, rule of law construction in China