“法律制度”与“法治”是法学中最常见的两个相互联系又相互区别的术语。如何科学地理解这两个术语所反映的意义并正确地使用它们,对法学研究具有极为重要的意义。一、法律制度“法律制度”的简称“法制”在我国古已有之。我国的法学著作和文献对“法律制度”的意义有几种不同的解释:第一,专指调整某一类社会关系的规范总和,是具体的、小的 The “legal system” and the “rule of law” are the two most common and distinct terms in law. How to scientifically understand the meaning reflected by these two terms and use them correctly is of great significance to jurisprudence research. First, the legal system “Legal system” for short “legal system” in our country has been ancient. There are several different interpretations of the significance of the “legal system” in China’s legal writings and documents: First, it refers to the sum of the norms that regulate a certain type of social relations. It is concrete and small