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Research On Li Jian-nong’s Thoughts Of Constitutionalism

Posted on:2015-06-27Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S L WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2296330431455854Subject:Law
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In the early years of the Republic of China, Yuan Shi-kai failed in the restoration, Although China maintaining a unified central government in form, in fact it has already formed the warlords state.To the outbreak of the civil war in1917, Guangzhou established the military government against to the government of Beijing,our country had formally to be secession. To reconcile various political forces and form a democratic constitutional state, Li Jian-nong put forward his own opinions from the construction of central system to the development of local autonomyLi Jian-nong’s thought of constitutionalism regard the reconcile, autonomy, democracy as its core. He believes that the reconcile can help autocracy evolve to democracy, and the political of reconcile can accommodate all factions running on the track of the constitution, but also can reach the effect of group evolution. The local autonomy and People’s autonomy is necessary approach and fundamental guarantee to get to democracy. Specifically, in the center of politics, Li Jian-nong advocated the British parliamentary politics. He claims that China should establish the government of responsibility cabinet system to follow Britain’s harmonic politics to establish the state; In the local system, Li Jian-nong advocated the gradual local autonomy as the guarantee of democratic political. After the outbreak of the civil war, Li Jian-nong opposed to Uniting China by force, and believe that China complete unity only can by the implementation of Allied-Provinces Autonomy at that time. In the Movement of Hunan province Constitution, Li Jian-nong participated in the formulation and implementation of the constitution of Hunan province.From the thought of constitutionalism and constitutional practice of Li Jian-nong,It can provide some useful experience and Enlightenment for us:First, democracy is a gradual development process, especially for a authoritarian country, democracy could not accomplish at one stroke; Second, the target of constituent should be appropriate, because a paper of constitution can not realize constitutionalism,only constitution focus on the target coinciding with the practical, can political run in the constitution orbit; third, local autonomy is the only way to eliminate autocratic. Local autonomy should pay more attention to improve the quality of the people through education, and cultivate our people to form good political habits gradually.
Keywords/Search Tags:Li Jian-nong, Constitutionalism, Local autonomy, Federal system
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