A Study of Relationship of Public Policy to the Law Operation

Abstract

Public policy is a public action plan, program and guideline formulated by the public authority of society, such as the government, in order to achieve social goals and solve social problems. It plays a pervasive role in the process of legal operation and has a far-reaching impact on legislation, justice or law enforcement. While the objective necessity and reasonableness of this impact should be recognized, the possible negative impact of public policy in the operation of the law should not be overlooked, and public policy should be prevented from impacting and weakening the authority of the law, and from distorting or replacing the function of the law by public policy. Therefore, it is necessary to rationally position the interrelationship between public policy and law, and strive to make public policy play a guiding role in the formulation and implementation of law. The realization of this rational positioning is mainly accomplished through the legalization, democratization and scientification of public policy.