正当法律程序:扼制腐败的屏障

正当法律程序最初源于"自己不做自己的法官"和"对他人做出不利行为要事先告知、说明理由和听取申辩"的"自然正义"原则,之后其内涵扩展到包括公开、公正、公平和参与等现代民主程序原则。在中国,由于民主、法治发展滞后,公权力运作领域一直没有建立起完善的正当法律程序机制,有些领域甚至正当法律程序完全缺位,以至为腐败滋生、蔓延提供了便利条件。中国是共产党执政的社会主义国家,是从前社会主义计划经济向后社会主义市场经济过渡的转型国家。中国的反腐主要不是靠权力制约权力,而主要是靠权利制约权力,靠正当法律程序制约权力。中国必须走出一条有自己特色的反腐之路。

Due Legal Process: A Barrier against Corruption

The principle of "due process of law" derives from the rules of "Natural Justice",which contains two basic legal requirements:"No man may be judge in his own cause" and "No decisions may be made without giving the adversely-affected parties advance notice,opportunity for statement and the right to be heard",and then it develops to embrace such modern democratic principles as openness,rightness,fairness and participation,etc;The success of China's anti-corruption campaign would largely rely on the restraints of rights on powers and the curb of "due process",instead of mainly on the mechanism of checks and balances among powers.China must find out a path of itself to fight corruption.