Abstract:

Since the assertion of "the rule of law and building a socialist legal country" was written in the Constitution, the control over administrative power has become a hot issue in the circles of our administrative jurisprudence and in the practice of rule of administrative law. Most of scholars seem to inquire into the control theory of administrative power from the angle of external control. The external and himself - disciplined control is necessary, but it is passive and at dear cost. The autonomous self - control over administrative power, that is, internal control, is active and at low cost, which few scholars have studied systematically. Thereof, this article tries to make a systematic research on self - control over administrative power, including its legal significance, mechanisms, and its challenges to rule of administrative law.

Key words: administrative power, self- control, mechanism of control, rule of administrative law