民意何以“绑架”判决

How Can Public Opinion Kidnap Judgment

法律职业化强调法官自律,防止其司法活动被民意所左右。但司法独立并不与民意存在对立,只是如何将民意合理地引入司法程序。引入的民意在司法程序中不是恣意妄为的,民意必须被一定的法定形式和法律程序所规范才能介入到司法审判程序当中来,从而增加司法裁判的可信赖程度。

The law emphasizes the importance of the judge＇s self-discipline,making sure its judicial activities will not be affected by public opinion.But the judicial independence does not mean law is against public opinion.The point is how to introduce public opinion into judicial procedure in a reasonable way.Public opinion must be specified by certain legal forms and legal procedure in order to increase the creditability of judicial referee.