The core spirit of The Spirit of Law is the theory of good constitution which is decided by geography, econ- omy, religion and other factors, and it is also the core spirit of the standard of rule by law. The Chinese present standard of rule by law lacks such spirit. Chinese ancient regimes went through three stages - monarchy, quasi - monarchy and autocra- cy, being short of class structure and economic base which is needed by constitutionalism. The thought of the power restric- tion reflected in The Spirit of Law still has great enlightening ...
