Integration Function of Township Governments in the Context of Decentralised Law Enforcement and Its Realisation Under the Rule of Law
Article 24 of the 2021 Administrative Punishment Law was added to promote the decentralisation of administrative penalties to townships,marking the clear authorisation of the exercise of law enforcement powers by townships under the Administrative Acts Law.As the end of the state power system,the township government needs to undertake the important task of integrating the grassroots society,and the decentralisation of law enforcement power is an important measure to gradually break down the systemic obstacles that hinder the township government from playing its integration function.The integration function of the township government needs to be carried out in the three dimensions of value integration,interest integration and social order integration,which needs to break down the institutional obstacles of insufficient institutionalisation level of the township government,irrational allocation of law enforcement power and insufficient law enforcement resources.Therefore,it is necessary to respond to the real problems by promoting the institutionalisation of township governments,optimising the allocation of township government powers and strengthening the supply of law enforcement resources in townships,so as to enhance the integration capacity of township governments and promote the enhancement of grassroots governance capacity.
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