Statutes of the Ming Dynasty is law.It serves both as law and possesses certain characteristics of a historical document compilation.The status of the code emerged under the legislative tradition of the Chinese legal system's criminal law,where non-criminal legal norms continued to grow but did not form a clearly defined legal department due to the"immature"historical conditions.The fundamental compilation model of Statutes of the Ming Dynasty is"compilation."Its compilation method can be summarized as"sequential recording,preserving old chapters";"this section is open,subject to constant addi-tion and improvement";"affairs are interrelated,documents refer to each other,with detailed and concise sections";"statutes,precedents,and case examples are compiled in stages together";"supplementary compilation and corrections can be made at any time and as needed."Our country's environmental legal system is still in an"immature"stage,lacking the conditions to compile a legal code using the"creative compilation"model.Drawing inspiration from the compilation model of Statutes of the Ming Dynasty,which originated in an era when both legal development and legislative technology were"immature,"the com-pilation of China's"Environmental Code"should adopt"compilation"as the basic model,while not ruling out the implementa-tion of partial"creative compilation."The primary focus of compilation work should be on researching and designing the over-arching framework,using the method of"mutual reference"to arrange existing legal documents with varying degrees of detail or conciseness in different chapters.The comprehensive compilation method of multi-level legal documents aims to fully"gather"China's achievements in environmental protection legislation.
Ecological and Environmental CodeStatutes of the Ming DynastyCompilation of Legal CodeCompila-tionCreative Compilation