李步云先生新作《迈向法治新时代——我的治学理念与实践》一书对改革开放四十年来法治理论的发展及其内涵作了系统的阐述与研究,并揭示其从事法治理论研究的理念与方法,是李步云先生从事法治研究集大成之作。我们不仅可以从该书中了解四十年来依法治国理论的由来缘起,亦可探究依法治国建设历史进程中的成败得失,对促进新时代全面依法治国理论与实践的发展不无助益。

Mr. Li Buyun′s new book on ″Towards a New Era of Rule of Law —— My Philosophy and Practice″ provides a systematic exposition and research of the development and connotation of the theory of rule of law in the last forty years of reform and opening up, and reveals his ideas and methods of the study of the theory of the rule of law. The book is the most important law research work for Mr. Li Buyun. We can from the book read not only the theoretical origin of the rule of law in the last four decades but also study the successes and failures of the rule of law construction in the historical process. The publication of this book is beneficial to the development of the theory and practice of governing the country according to laws in the new era.