司法考试制度的悖论分析——一个制度—利益均衡论的进路

A Critical Analysis of the Paradoxes Pertaining to the National Judicial Examination System

从日常生活经验出发提出了制度—利益均衡论的假说,并运用该假说的分析框架对与司法考试制度相关的四个悖论———鼓励思维与压抑思维、法学的神圣化与法学的庸俗化、法律职业者的过剩与法律职业者的缺失、造就法律职业共同体与分化法律职业群体———进行分析;在揭示了其中的制度利益和制度均衡状况后,对司法考试制度的成熟性和活力作了一个初步的评价。

The paper starts with a hypothesis on equilibrium of interests within an institutional arrangement, and then conducts a critical analysis of four paradoxes pertaining to the national judicial examination system. The four paradoxes cover encouragement and inhibition of thinking, sanctification and vulgarization of law, surplus and shortage of legal professionals, establishment of professional community and polarization of professional groups. Lastly, the paper makes a preliminary evaluation of the existing examination system with regards to its maturity and vitality.