自由心证的自由与不自由——民事裁判视角下的追问

The Liberty and Illiberality of Discretional Evaluation of Evidence

针对自由心证制度,从民事裁判视角发出三个追问:是否存在绝对的自由、我国裁判者是否具备践行自由的能力、自由应以何为缰?通过分析得出结论,在其历史发展脉络中不存在绝对的自由或不自由,自由和规制是在不断博弈中推动证据制度向前发展的。在我国,裁判者尚不具备充分践行自由的能力,需要完善内外系统来防止司法恣意,在自由和不自由之间寻找到最佳平衡点。

For the system of discretional evaluation of evidence,the article presents three questions from the perspective of civil jurisdiction: whether there is absolute liberty,whether the judicator has the ability of practicing liberty and what should the liberty be based on? Through analysis,conclusion has been reached that there is not absolute liberty and illiberality in historical development.Liberty and regulations move forward in constant game.In our country,the judicators do not have the ability of practici...