Constitution is the fundamental law of the country which is higher than other legal departments (laws, administrative regulations, local regulations, autonomous regulations and separate regulations). It stipulates the most basic principles of the state system and social system, the basic rights and obligations of citizens, and the principles of organization and activities of state institutions. Law is a mandatory norm subordinate to the Constitution, and it is the embodiment of the Constitution.
Constitution is the foundation and core of national law, and law is an important part of national law. Laws can be divided into basic laws (such as criminal law, criminal procedure law, general principles of civil law, civil procedure law, administrative procedure law, commercial law, international law, etc. ) and ordinary laws (such as trademark law and cultural relics protection law, etc. ). Administrative regulations are the general name of administrative norms formulated by state administrative organs (the State Council) according to the Constitution and laws.
Law is the general name of code and law, which respectively stipulate what citizens can and cannot do in social life.
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1. The ultimate function of law is to maintain social order and safeguard the personal safety and interests of the public.
2. The guiding function of law means that law, as a code of conduct, provides people with a certain behavior pattern, guides people to act in this way, and must act in this way or not, thus affecting the behavior of the actor himself. In other words, the guiding role (function) of law is realized by stipulating people's rights and obligations, and the object it involves mainly refers to my behavior.
3. The evaluation function of law means that law has the function of judging and measuring whether people's behavior is legal and its degree. In other words, the evaluation function of law involves the heteronomy function of law, that is, the evaluation of others' behavior, which is the key to distinguish the guiding function (involving one's own behavior) from the evaluation function (involving others' behavior).
4. The predictive function of law means that people can estimate in advance how the parties will act and the legal consequences of their actions according to the provisions of legal norms, that is to say, the object of predictive function is people's mutual behavior, and people here should make a broad understanding, including the behavior of state organs.
5. The mandatory role of law refers to the role of law in sanctioning and punishing illegal acts in order to fully realize itself. In other words, the mandatory role of the law can only be aimed at the behavior of criminals. If there are no illegal and criminal acts, then the mandatory role of the law cannot be reflected.
6. The educational function of law refers to the direct or indirect inductive influence of legal norms on people's future behavior through the implementation of law, that is to say, the educational function of law is aimed at the behavior of ordinary people. For example, by imposing legal sanctions on illegal acts, it not only plays a warning and vigilance role for the offenders themselves, but also has an educational impact on ordinary people.
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Law (legal concept)-Baidu Encyclopedia