2007年3月16日,十届全国人大五次会议审议通过《中华人民共和国物权法》。作为民法典的重要组成部分,这部法律在哪些方面关系到老百姓的切身利益?它的实施将给普通群众的生活带来什么样的影响?本刊特邀请到《物权法》草案专家建议稿起草人之一,中国人民大学法学院教授、博士生导师王轶,就《物权法》所涉及的“公共利益”这一具体问题,撰写专文。 March 16, 2007, the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People’s Congress examined and adopted the “Property Law of the People’s Republic of China.” As an important part of the civil code, in what ways does this law relate to the vital interests of ordinary people? What impact will its implementation bring to ordinary people’s lives? This article specially invited the expert draft proposal of “Property Law” drafting Wang Yi, a professor and doctoral tutor at Law School of Renmin University of China, wrote a special paper on the specific issue of “public interest” involved in the “Property Law.”