改革开放30年来的中国民族法制建设

＂民族＂一词常在两种不同的含义上使用。一种用法是把＂民族＂与一个具有内部凝聚力的民族国家的人民概念等同，如中华民族等用法；另一种用法是指一个国家内部的不同族群。本文所谓的＂民族法制＂是在后一种含义上使用民族概念的，是指在中国这个多民族国家中处理内部各民族关系的法律制度及其动态的运作体制。综观改革开放30年，中国的民族法制建设取得了巨大的成就。这些成就是基于中国的实际创造的，因而符合中国的国情，具有鲜明的中国特色。这些成就为进一步构建和完善中国民族法制体系奠定了坚实的基础。

Development of China＇s Ethnic Legal System in 30 Years of Reform and Opening Up

In Chinese, the word minzu （nationality） is literally used for the expression of two major different meanings, with one equal to the definition of a people constituting a nation with internal aggregation force, such as Zhonghua Minzu （the Chinese nation）, and with the other referring to ethnic groups forming part of a political nation. The term of ＂the ethnic legal system＂ used in this article is based on the second meaning or definition of the word minzu. It refers to the legal system and its dynamic operation system intended to regulate relations among all ethnic groups in China as a country with a large number of ethnic groups. Over the past 30 years since China adopted the policy of reform and opening in 1978, great achievements have been made in the development of China＇s ethnic legal system. These achievements have been made on the basis of the realities in China, are in conformity to the national conditions in China and are of distinct Chinese characteristics. The making of these achievements has contributed to laying a solid foundation for further development and improvement of China＇ s ethnic legal system.