公民的知情权是联合国致力维护的一切自由权利的关键,是民主社会的基石。我国是人民当家作主的社会主义国家,公民的知情权已由《宪法》赋予。但是,现实生活中,由于缺乏与之相配套的法律支撑,公民的知情权还停留《宪法》原则的权利层面上没有被确认为实有权利。反思非典的教训,我国权力机关应加速对公民知情权的理论及立法研究,早日制定《政府信息公开法》,切实保障公民的《宪法》权利。 Citizens’ right to information is the key to all the freedoms the United Nations is committed to and the cornerstone of a democratic society. Our country is a socialist country where the people are the masters of the country. The citizens’ right to information has been given by the Constitution. However, in real life, due to the lack of legal support, citizens’ right to information still stays at the level of rights of the “constitutional principle” and has not been recognized as a real right. Reflecting on the lessons of SARS, our power organs should speed up the study of the theory and legislation on citizens ’right to information, formulate the “Government Information Disclosure Act” as soon as possible, and earnestly safeguard citizens’ “constitutional” rights.