Abstract: Between the general clauses of the Civil Codes and the discretionary power of the iudge，there is atype of“symbiosis”relation．The general clauses are essentially vague，abstract and general，such characters make themthe safeguard of the openness of the Civil Codes．Nevertheless，the complementary，correctional and creative functions ofthe general clauses can only be realized through the discretionary power of the judge．On the one hand，the Civil Codescontain necessarily some omissions even errors，the interpretation of the judge is the most efficient way to fill such gaps；on the other，all tentatives to limit the discretionary power of the judge will restrict the evolution of the COdes，accelemteits seleroses and impair its vitality．Today，the real problem is not the legitimacy of the creative power of the iudges．butthe increasing menace to such kind of power：law is more and more technical，legal rules contain more and more techni—cal details，the latitude of the judge’s interpretation is more and more compressed．In such sense，the future ChineseCivil Code should leave more institutional space for the interpretation by the judges．

Key words: Code, General Clause, Intepretafton, Discretionary power

摘要： 民法典中的一般性条款与法官的自由裁量权之间存在某种“共生”关系，一般条款的本质特征是“宽泛”、“抽象”和“一般性”，这些是民法典的开放性的重要保证；其所具有补充功能、矫正功能、造法功能等只有通过法官的裁量权才能得以实现。一方面，民法典必然会包含遗忘、疏忽甚至是错误等漏洞，而最为有效的补救办法就是法官的法律解释；另一方面，任何将法典条文制定得过分详尽以限制法官裁量权的作法，都将会损害法典的适应性，加速其衰老，减损其生命力。如今的问题已不再是法官造法是否具有合法性；真正需要解决的问题是法官这种造法权力越来越遭受到威胁：法律的技术性色彩越来越强，规范包含了越来越多的技术性细节，法律解释的空间越来越被压缩。在这个意义上，中国未来的民法典应当为法官的法律解释活动留下充分的制度性空间。

关键词: 民法典 , 一般条款 , 法律解释 , 自由裁量权