江泽民“三个代表”的重要思想,在新世纪为执政党的建设乃至整个社会主义现代化建设提出了新的要求和理论指导。在法学领域,“三个代表”重要思想有助于我们深化对社会主义法的本质的认识,从而加快依法治国,建设社会主义法治国家的步伐。一、法的本质是社会物质性和阶级意志性的统一历史上的思想家和法学家对法的本质作出了可贵 In the new century, Jiang Zemin and the important thinking of the ’Three Represents’ put forward new requirements and theoretical guidance for the construction of the ruling party and the entire socialist modernization. In the area of ​​jurisprudence, the important thinking of the ’Three Represents’ helps us deepen our understanding of the essence of socialist law and speed up the pace of governing the country according to law and building a socialist country ruled by law. First, the essence of the law is the unity of social materialism and class will. Historical thinkers and jurists have made a valuable contribution to the essence of the law