从独立到权威——对司法独立的一种反思

From Independence to Authority——A reflection of judical independence

学界对于司法独立的急论似乎已经平息,普遍认为它是成就法治中国的基础条件,甚至把对司法独立的追求视为中国司法改革的根本性问题,这种对司法独立过于迷信的思潮严重压缩了对司法独立理性思考的空间,使得人们往往忽视司法权威较之于司法独立更为重要的地位。因此,很有必要在检讨司法独立的基础上引起大家对司法权威的关注。

The theory field seems to have stopped the argument about judicial independence. Commonly regardlng,judicial independence is the fundamental condition to achieve ruling of law in China. The pursue for judicial independence even be regarded as the fundamental question of China＇s judicial reform. This academic trend , which embodies people＇s superstition about it, seriously compresses the space in which people rationally think about judicial independence. Ultimately, it leads to that people always neglect the fact that judicial authority has more important status than judicial independence. So, on the basis of the self-criticlsm of jndieial independence, it is essential to let people pay more attention to judicial authority.