公益诉讼入法标志着公益诉讼获得了法律上的正当性和规范性。《民事诉讼法》第55条确立了具有中国特色的公益诉讼制度，这为通过司法方法维护公共利益开辟了认识和确立公共利益的新范式，成就了公益诉讼规范、理性解决社会冲突的内在价值。公益诉讼是司法体制改革实践的成果，也给司法体制提出了挑战和要求。
The adoption of legal provisions on public interest litigation is an indication that public interest litigation has acquired the legitimacy and formalization in law in China. Article 55 of the Chinese Civil Procedural Law established a public interest litigation system with Chinese characteristics. The upholding of public interest through judicial means represents a new paradigm for the recognition and confirmation of public interest and highlights the intrinsic value of public interest litigation as a mechanism for the rational resolution of social conflicts. Public interest litigation is one of the results of judicial reform. At the same time，it also poses new challenges and raises new demands to the judicial system.
