摘要: 中国与西方为其理想的司法者所造的形象各有不同。中国作为理想司法者标志的是铁面三眼的包公,而西方作为理想司法者标志的则是蒙眼持秤的女神。本文首先分析了司法的目的(追寻个案判决的妥当、同类案件判决的协和以及终极的社会理想),其次讨论了中西文化特质对于追寻此目的的方法所生的歧异(比较详细地阐述了中国为了追寻此目的,在理论、制度和实践方面的演变过程),然后谈到司法工作本质上的限制和司法者的功能,指出中西两种图像所表达的期望都有问题,应该加以修正。
关键词:
理想司法者,
司法目的,
判决妥当性,
判决协和性
Abstract: The Chinese image of an ideal judge(an upright and wise official) is different from that of the West(ablindfolded goddess holding a scale and a sword).Both represented unrealistic expectations. This paper analyzesthe background of the creation of these images and the theoretical and practical difficulties these “ideal judges'encounter.
Key words:
Ideal Judges,
Objectives of the Judicial Institutions and Processes,
Appropriate Decisions and Unanimity of Decisions
张伟仁. 天眼与天平:中西司法者的图像和标志解读[J]. 法学家, 2012(1): 1-14.
ZHANG Wei-Ren. The Third Eye and the Scale:The Images and Symbols of Chinese and Western Ideal Judges[J]. , 2012(1): 1-14.