The Legislative Process, Core Concerns and Self-positioning of the Teachers Law 1993

Since its enactment in 1993, the Teachers Law has not been substantially amended. By placing the 1993 Teachers Law in a historical context, it is possible to develop a deeper and more systematic understanding of the 1993 Teachers Law, especially those provisions with typical characteristics of the times. From 1986 to 1993, the Teachers Law 1993 took eight years to enact and was passed after two deliberations. During the legislative process, the treatment of teachers in the 1993 Teachers Law was always the focus of the legislators' deliberations, and the enactment of the 1993 Teachers Law was primarily intended to respond to the two core concerns of safeguarding the treatment of teachers and strengthening the building of the teaching force. The 1993 Teachers Law is not only a "law on the protection of teachers' rights and interests", but also a "law on the building of the teaching force". It is structured around the macroscopic proposition of "building the teaching force", which is characterized by "macro-regulation". The legislative process, core concerns and self-positioning of the 1993 Teachers Law are of great significance to the revision of the Teachers Law.