论电子证据的认证规则体系——以《民事诉讼法》修订为背景

On the Rule System of the Electronic Evidence for Authentication—Based on the Modification of the Code of Civil Procedure

电子证据是借助电子设备展现的、以电子形式存在的可作为法院认定案件事实依据的所有证据材料。从认证的场合来看,法院可以通过当庭和庭外两种方式对电子证据进行认证。从电子证据认证的一般规则来看,主要涉及电子证据可受性和可靠性的判断,前者是看电子证据是否符合特定的形式要件;后者是看电子证据的内容是否真实可靠。从电子证据认证的特殊规则来看,主要是对电子证据复制件效力的准确把握和认定。

The electronic evidence is the form of the evidence perceived by electronic equipment,which exists in electronic form and as the basis of the case.From the point of the authentication,the judge can authenticate the effect of the electronic evidence in the court and out of the court.From the common rules of authentication,the acceptability and reliability should be mainly judged;the former determines the form of the electronic evidence;the latter determines the essence of the electronic evidence.In terms of the particular rules of the authentication,the effect of the duplicated electronic evidence should be exactly defined and designated.