两种缺席判决模式的价值取向——兼谈我国缺席判决制度的完善

On the Value of Two Models of the Default Judgment——Analysis of the Improvement of the Chinese Civil Procedural Law

缺席判决是民事诉讼中的一项重要制度。从古罗马到近代,它不断发展、完善。缺席判决有其独特的存在价值,实现着在特定情况下,解决纠纷、简化诉讼程序、经济诉讼的目的。缺席判决制度从其确立,历经缺席判决主义——一方辩论主义的变迁,其价值取向也从惩罚主义走向追求制度的正当性。而我国的缺席判决制度法律规定粗疏,存在忽视程序独立价值的缺陷,需要得到修正。

The default judgment in the civil action is an important system. From ancient Rome to modern times, it has been continuously developing and improving. Default judgment has its own unique value to settle disputes, to simplify the proceedings, and to reduce costs of litigation in a particular situation. After its being established, the default judgment changed from the Default Judgment Doctrine to the Party Debate Doctrine, its value orientation so moves from the penalty principle to the pursuit of the legitimacy of the system. Moreover, the legal rules of the default judgment in the civil action in the Civil Procedural Law are too sketchy, ignoring its independent procedural value. The shortcomings of the legalrules need to be amended.