What are the characteristics of legislation

Examining the various categories of legislation in ancient and modern times, it can be seen that they have the following ****similar characteristics:

1. Legislation is an activity carried out by a specific subject . Legislation is an activity carried out in the name of the state. State organs is a system composed of many different functions, different levels, different levels of specialized organs, not all organs in this system are legislative organs, only the specific organs of which can legislate. These specific organs are called the subjects entitled to legislate. In modern countries, the parliament or representative organs can be called the subject of the right to legislate; a country exactly by which organs or which organs enjoy the right to legislate, mainly depends on the nature of the country, the form of organization, the legislative system and other national factors. The reason why legislation should be carried out by a specific subject, the fundamental reason is that the legislative activity in the country's various activities, is one of the most important activities, and the relationship between the national economy and people's livelihood major issues.

2. Legislation is an activity based on certain powers. The subject of the right to legislate can not be arbitrary legislation, but to legislate on the basis of certain powers:

1) on their own enjoyment of a specific level or level of legislative power to legislate.

② on their own enjoyment of a specific type of legislative power to legislate.

3) To legislate in respect of the particular form of law which it is entitled to adopt.

4. To legislate in respect of the integrity and independence of the legislative power which it exercises.

5. To legislate on the matters which it can and should regulate. If the subject does not legislate in accordance with the legislative power, it may exceed or abuse its power, or does not endeavor to exercise the power it should exercise, which will give rise to a lot of shortcomings.

3. Legislation is an activity based on certain procedures. Modern legislation generally through the legislative preparation, from the bill to the law and legislation to improve the stages. In special circumstances there can be special procedures. Legislation based on certain procedures to ensure that legislation has seriousness, authority and stability.

4. Legislation is the use of certain technical activities. Legislation is a science. Any country or legislative body to make the law can effectively play a role, can not pay no attention to the legislative technology. That is to say, pay attention to how to make the enacted law become the ideal law. Legislative technology in different times, under different national conditions, there are great differences, but in terms of its basic meaning, refers to a certain body of legislation in the process of legislation adopted by how to make the law perfect technical rules, or the development and change of normative legal documents in the activities of the operation of skills and methods.

5. Legislation is the activity of making, recognizing and changing the law. The main characteristic of legislation is more in the fact that it is an activity that directly produces and changes the law and activity. Legislation as an activity to produce and change the law, it is a systematic project, including the enactment of the law, endorsement of the law, amend the law, supplement the law and repeal the law and a series of activities.

The combination of the above characteristics distinguishes legislation from other activities and makes it an activity with its own characteristics and unique attributes.