公众判意的法理解析--对许霆案的延伸思考

A Jurisprudential Analysis on Public Opinion

本文把社会公众对于司法个案处置的主流性、主导性意见表述为公众判意。公众判意不仅体现了公众对司法个案处置的评价与期待,更蕴含着公众复杂的社会愿望和社会诉求。表达判意已成为公众参与政治、参与社会管理,实施对司法社会监督的一种形式。正确认识公众判意的特性及形成的社会条件,揭示公众判意的合理性与偏失,赋予公众判意以恰当的地位,是我国推进法治,尤其是深化司法改革的一项有益实践。

This thesis defines the popular and leading opinions of the general public on the adjudication of a specified pending case as the public judgment. The public judgment not merely manifests the opinions and expectations of the general public with regard to the adjudication of a specified case but also embodies the complex social claims and assertions. The expression of the public judgment is a means whereby the gen- eral public may participate in politics, social governance and monitoring of the judicial activities can be con- ducted. A proper understanding of the characteristics of the public judgment and its social conditions, a ra- tional analysis of the justifications and the adverse impacts of the public judgment and confining the public judgment to a reasonable position is indeed a beneficial practice in promoting China＇s process of the rule of law and particularly in furthering China＇s judicial reform process.