构建海事司法鉴定机构的探索——以上海建设国际航运中心为视角

The Construction of Maritime Forensic Appraisal Institutions——in View of Establishing Shanghai as the International Maritime Centre

近年,海事、海商等涉海案件的数量逐年增长。海事诉讼案件中的待证事实多涉及专门性问题,需要通过科学实证予以鉴别和判断。上海在建设国际航运中心的同时根据国际法原则以及国际惯例,设立专门的海事司法鉴定机构已成为海事司法的必然要求。构建与完善海事司法鉴定机构对规范海事司法鉴定市场、维护当事人权益、保障社会法治建设、促进海事诉讼的审理与上海国际航运中心的建设都具有极为重要的意义。

The number of cases relating to maritime affairs is increasing in recent years.In these cases,factum probandum relates to professional knowledge and needs to be identified and judged with scientific evidence.According to the rules of international law and international practice,it is essential to set up professional maritime forensic appraisal institutions for judicial practice in maritime cases.Constructing and improving maritime forensic appraisal institutions are significant in regulating the maritime appraisal market,protecting the interests of the parties,safeguarding the legal system construction,promoting maritime case hearing and establishing the international maritime centre in Shanghai.