MAO Zedong's Legal Values Analysis

Mao Zedong's legal values are one of the important components of his personal great thoughts. The contents are abundant and integrated. It leaves the profound lesson and precious experience for the development of modern legal system. In addition, Mao Zedong's legal values are his essential attitudes toward law in the long-term revolution and construction of new C hina.For the study of Mao Zedong's legal values, we should begin with the definition of legal values. The legal values are not a simple legal term but a comprehensive concept mixed with law and philosophy. The definition of legal values is the basis of the full text. C lassifying and summarizing the law values are the fundamental link in studying Mao Zedong's legal values; also it has great implication to study its characteristics and significance.Mao Zedong's legal values have certain guidance and reference meaning to modernization of Chinese legal system. Therefore, for C hina it is more important to absorb and draw lessons from the useful part of Mao Zedong's legal values in this transitional period. As a result, the analysis of Mao Zedong's legal values is essential. First of all, we should find out the formative process of his legal values by looking through the historical data. What's more, we should sum up the different legal values during the different historical periods and analyzes the particularity and universality of Mao Zedong's legal values. Then, we should elaborate the basic content of Mao Zedong's legal values from the viewpoint of law, politics, economy and culture respectively. Through the conclusion of Mao's legal values and his theoretical and practical significance, we should make an objective judgement to the influence on the development of the modern legal system in the aspect of legislation, law enforcement and law-abiding.During the transitional period, the various conflict and confrontation of values urge people to review Mao Zedong's legal values. Through the study of Mao's legal values to find a more reasonable and harmonious solution is impending. Moreover, we should make a closely contact with Mao Zedong's legal values and current social situation and analyze the hot spots of society and legal problems. Through the summary and analysis of Mao Zedong's legal values, it not only solves more practical situations, but also has an instructive effect on the development of contemporary society which is precisely the true meaning of this thesis.