风险时代的秩序重建与法治信念——以“能动司法”为对象的讨论

Rule Reconstruction in the Risk Era and the Faith in Law:A Discussion on "Active Judiciary"

转型时期中国社会呈现高风险状态。在民众中确立新的共同价值观和实现社会治理模式的规则之治是风险控制与秩序重建的两个基点。能动司法的出现回应了转型时期风险控制、秩序重建的需要,因而获得高度的政治合法性。"能动"应有之意包括:通过裁判确立风险社会的法治信念,重建社会共享价值体系;通过始终如一的适用法律,实现社会治理模式向规则之治转型;完善民众参与司法机制,让司法成为第一块"公共领域"。能动司法应当建立在对司法的本质属性与时代使命的准确把握基础上,在政治功能与审判职能之间保持必要的张力和平衡。

Chinese Transition period has doubles the risk of society,showing a high social risk status.Establishing new common values in the people and the rules governing mode of social governance are two basis points of risk control and order reconstruction in the society transition period of China.The emergence of ＂Active Judiciary＂ is the response to the need of risk control and order reconstruction in the transition period,so it has gained a high legitimacy of politic.The proper meaning of＂Active Judiciary＂ including：establishing the faith in law of risk society through judicial decisions,so that the social shared value system can be reconstruct;changing the social governance model to the rules of governance by the consistent application of the law;improving public participation in the judiciary,make justice the first piece of ＂Public Domain＂.Active judiciary should be based on the understanding of the essential attribute of justice and its mission of the times,and maintaining the necessary tension and balance between its political functions and judicial functions.