Contemporary Jurist And Legislation

Jurist is a group of study the knowledge of law. Jurist differs from the lawyer, it has own characteristics. Jurist belongs to the part of the intellectuals. Jurist spreads legal knowledge, Leads the law education, it also is a important legislative participant.From ancient times to the present, a great number of jurists attend to the action of legislation. During the late Qing Dynasty, jurists were important in promoting the legislative process, such as the famous jurist Shen Jiaben, Wu Tingfang et al. because of corruption of the Qing government's, the power of the legislation always being controlled by The Qing imperial court, it intended to maintain the feudal rule. During the Republic of China period, jurists more and more involved in the legislative process. Because of social unrest, a great number of jurists existed as the government puppet,they cannot achieve their ideals. The early years of the Republic, jurists participated in the draft work of" constitution" and many other basic laws. In contemporary society, Jurists often participate in legislation.Jurists have the feature of independent, understanding the local situation, having the specialized knowledge. They Participate in the legislation have the necessity and inevitability. They Can directly add legislative committee Or accept bidding legislation.They also can through indirect means to effect the law, such as accepting the media interview or Publishing papersJurists can provide professional advice, raise the efficiency, increase the fairness of the law. But at the same time, we also need to Vigilant the idealistic idea of jurists.